2022–2023 Novice Packet & Curriculum

We’re excited to announce the 2022–2023 NDCA Novice Packet!

The NDCA is proud to present our novice policy evidence packet for the 2022-2023 season. It includes the following positions:

Aff/Neg - Ethical AI

Aff/Neg - Vaccine Diplomacy

Aff/Neg - Cyber Article V

Topicality

DA - European Autonomy

DA - Department of Defense Tradeoff

CP - European Union

CP - Department of State

K - Liberal Militarism

The novice packet is accessible via Google Drive: 2022-2023 NDCA Novice Packet Evidence Set

Thank you so much to our argument developers (in no particular order): Tim Alderete, Clara Conry, Serena Rupp, Jacob Wilkus, Jared Spiers, Sonya Doubledee, Jackson Hightower, David McDermott, Sophia Dal Pra, Evan Alexis, and Ari Davidson. They deserve the credit for putting out an excellent resource for the policy community, and we appreciate their hard work.

This year’s packet contains a comprehensive set of arguments on the topic, along with a brand-new curricular component, to better aid your classroom planning and instruction of novice policy debaters. It is available for download via Google Drive: 2022-2023 NDCA Novice Packet Curriculum

As always, we strongly encourage that tournaments offer a packet-specific novice division whenever possible, which enhances educational value. If you have any questions about the packet, or hosting a novice-packet division at your tournament, feel free to contact me at bmanuel@edgemont.org.

Wishing you a safe and healthy season,
Brian Manuel