Monthly Archives: June 2015

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 29-July 5, 2015

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. How will the Obergefell case impact the Republican presidential primaries? 2. Is Bernie Sanders becoming a significant threat to Hillary Clinton’s presidential aspirations? 3. With no rate increase in June, is the Federal Reserve poised to raise rates … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 29-July 5, 2015

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. Will the Danish People’s Party benefit by being left out of Denmark’s new government? 2. Is South Africa’s ANC becoming autocratic? 3. What reforms are needed to fix the European Union’s economic malaise? 4. Does mass deforestation constitute … Continue reading →

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of June 22-28, 2015

Posted on June 24, 2015 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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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 22-28, 2015

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. Should the Nieto back off of reform efforts following the results of the Mexican midterm elections? 2. Is Pope Francis strengthening global efforts to do more about climate change? 3. What steps does Cristina Fernandez need to take to … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 22-28, 2015

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. Should the Charleston church shooting be considered an act of terrorism? 2. Is Donald Trump a serious presidential candidate? 3. Will a crackdown on dissident Republicans strengthen John Boehner’s power in the House? 4. Should South Carolina remove … Continue reading →

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Site News: Off-Season Schedule

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] With the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament in the books, Extemp Central will head into its off-season posting schedule until August.  During this time, questions will still be uploaded on Mondays (for any extemp camps that may … Continue reading →

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2015 NSDA Nationals: Anderson’s Comeback Ends Kentucky’s Title Drought; U.S. Extemp Splits as Yu and Wartel Edge Out Sirot for Overall and Final Round National Championships

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] After a thrilling five days of competition in Dallas, the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) wrapped up its annual national tournament by crowning new national champions in International and United States Extemp in some of the closest contests … Continue reading →

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Sources Used in the 2015 NSDA Final Rounds

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] As another fun exercise, Extemp Central totaled all of the sources used in the International and United States Extemp final rounds to see which sources were most commonly used in each competition. Of all publications, The Washington Post was cited … Continue reading →

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2015 NSDA Nationals: IX & USX Semi-Finalist Placings

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Although we await the final placings in International and United States Extemp later this evening, NSDA has already named the exact placings of the semi-finalists in International and United States Extemp. Included below are the rankings for the semi-finalists … Continue reading →

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2015 NSDA Nationals: IX Final Round Analysis

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] With the conclusion of International Extemp, all of the extemporaneous speaking rounds are finished at the 2015 NSDA National Tournament. All that is left is to find out how they ended up and awards can be streamed at this … Continue reading →

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