Monthly Archives: January 2014

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of January 20th-26th, 2014

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. Is it in the Republican Party’s interest to become the party of international isolationism? 2. What regulations should the U.S. government place on Bitcoin? 3. Is the U.S. doing enough to avoid a cyber attack? 4. What laws … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: Chris Christie’s Political Problems

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D provides extempers … Continue reading →

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2014 Sunvitational: Saffran Wins Fourth TOC Tournament of the Season in Mini-Extemp TOC Tournament

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] While the polar vortex brought cold temperatures to much of the country, sixty-eight extempers competed in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida for this year’s Sunvitational. Miles Saffran of Trinity Preparatory School (FL), coming off the heels of a third place … Continue reading →

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2014 Winston Churchill Classic: Lin & Albrecht Take Titles in Crowded Fields

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Texas tournaments are usually large and last weekend’s Winston Churchill Classic in San Antonio, Texas was not exception. 100 extempers battled each other in International Extemp, while 116 competed in United States Extemp. Unlike St. Mark’s, extempers were not … Continue reading →

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2014 Arizona State University Southwest Championship: Paugh Becomes First South Dakota Extemper to Win a TOC Qualifying Tournament This Season; Denler Takes Second

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona hosted its annual Southwest Championship last wekend and the tournament drew twenty-seven extempers from five different states. Keegan Paugh of Stevens High School (SD) was the tournament champion, defeating Breckon Devon Denler of … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: Turkish Politics

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D provides resources … Continue reading →

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Strategy: Source Diversity

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] The ideal extemp speech should utilize, on average, seven to ten sources.  Most extempers get their sources from newspapers and magazines, but they fail to enhance their analysis by incorporating a diverse array of sources from different publications and/or … Continue reading →

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of January 13th-19th, 2014

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck! To access a list of all our old quizzes, click here.

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American Unemployment (2014)

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] The first Friday of every month sees the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveal the previous month’s unemployment rate.  Since the Great Recession of 2008 the BLS’s monthly announcements have been anticipated by political actors who wish to use … Continue reading →

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R&D: American Unemployment (2014)

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on American unemployment (2013). What’s driving declining labor force participation? @justinwolfers discusses with @BrianLehrer: http://t.co/3JoKFJHAsX — Brookings (@BrookingsInst) January 12, 2014 A “perverse” and chilly jobs report: Unemployment is down, … Continue reading →

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