Success in debate

Hensley, Wayne E.; Strother, David B.

doi:10.1080/03634526809377688

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“…Discrimination in competitive forensics has been investigated frequently, albeit not in a way informed by economic theory or particularly rigorous empirical testing. Participation and success in speech and debate has never been equal; differential participation has been a cause of concern for over 70 years (Cole 1957;Knee 1939), and early forensic competitions separated men and women into separate divisions because of "the belief that the male is generally superior to the female in forensic endeavors" (Hensley and Strother 1968). "In general, it appears that regardless of the forensic activity, male domination ranges from 'slight' to 'overwhelming"' (Friedley and Manchester 1985).…”

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Judging Bias in Competitive Academic Debate: The Effects of Region, Side, and Sex

Henson

Dorasil

2013

Contemporary Economic Policy

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Debate is a "mind sport" that requires fair and impartial judging. This study examines debate rounds at the Tournament of Champions from 2004 to 2009. We use a binomial choice model to estimate the marginal effects of regional bias, sex bias, and side bias, using transitive predictions to control for idiosyncratic quality. We find evidence of region and side bias but not sex bias. These factors may explain the significant number of nontransitive outcomes in the data. Finally, we suggest some policy remedies to mitigate the impact of biases and further applications of our methodology. (JEL C25, J16, J52, J71, L83)

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