Re: Topic Suggestion

[Steven Hunt <hunt@lclark.edu>]

Jim Hanson's comments are one reason why the topic committee needs help. 
Go to the library look up oceans oceanographic  etc. talk to any 
oceanographers environmentalists on your campuses for ideas. 
Above all, help the committee with short, concise, precise fair clear 
wording for the topic. When you suggest a topic be sure the grammar is 
clear. When you suggest a topic be sure it is clear. If you want an agent 
of action suggest one (this implies I assume a policy should topic???)If 
you want a topic with clear bounds, suggest wording that will prevent or 
at least slow debater wierdo creativity. If you want a good topic, use 
just the right (correct) words. 
If you try all this, you will find it isn't as easy maybe as you first 
thought. However, if you produce some good topics, please do suggest them 
to us. The committee does very very seriously consider suggestions. We 
are most willing to have our topics "critiqued" to come up with the best 
we can for the community to debate. We will allow a short criticism 
period for the topics we do come up with at San Diego. WE will then reach 
a committee consensus or majority and send them to all of you who have 
paid your CEDA dues for a vote.
Steve Hunt 

On Fri, 7 Oct 1994 HANSON@VAX.WHITMAN.EDU wrote:

> Topic Committee
> Please, please, please include an agent of action
> Please, please, please try to keep the topic to about 20 to 50 cases
> Please, please, please try to make it clear and specific what the affirmative 
> should advocate
> Jim Hanson
> Whitman College
> 
>

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