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How to Collapse in Debate

Collapsing means choosing the few arguments that win and abandoning the rest.

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Why collapsing matters

If you spread yourself thin, you lose. Collapsing lets you spend more time on the argument that actually wins the round.

How to decide what to collapse to

Pick the clash where you have the strongest evidence, the clearest warrant, and the best weighing. Drop the rest cleanly.

How to collapse cleanly

Signal that you are collapsing, explain why the dropped arguments do not matter, and spend your remaining time on the winning clash.

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