LD Advanced program for Westwood Debate and Speech. Session 1 — Sept/Oct Topics $240 per 6-meeting session Advanced Meeting Schedule (2:00pm CST): Meeting 1 (Advanced Framework & Value Weighing): Sunday, September 20, 2026 — 2:00pm (CT) Goal: Teach students how to win "philosophical clash" and use their framework as a filter to exclude or outweigh opponent impacts. Meeting 2 (Advanced Case Construction - Pre-empts & Spikes): Sunday, September 27, 2026 — 2:00pm (CT) Goal: Teach students how to build defensive "spikes" (pre-empting common Neg arguments inside the 1AC) and integrate high-impact evidence with bulletproof internal links. Meeting 3 (Advanced Refutation & Rebuttal Blocks): Sunday, October 11, 2026 — 2:00pm (CT) Goal: Write and execute "multi-point rebuttal blocks." Teach advanced grouping (answering multiple opponent arguments with one cohesive block) and strategic concessions. Meeting 4 (Cross-Examination as a Rebuttal Map): Sunday, October 18, 2026 — 2:00pm (CT) Goal: Turn CX into an offensive weapon that directly structures the next speech. Teach question "funneling" to force logical double-binds. Meeting 5 (Rebuttal Collapsing & "Even-If" Weighing): Sunday, October 25, 2026 — 2:00pm (CT) Goal: Master the 2NR/2AR "Collapse"—abandoning weak arguments to go deep on winning points. Teach "Even-If" impact comparison. Meeting 6 (Advanced Tournament Mastery & Judge Adaptation): Sunday, November 1, 2026 — 2:00pm (CT) Goal: Polish competitive delivery, audit final files, and master adapting to "Lay" (parent) vs. "Flow" (technical) judges. WA Tournament 1: Saturday, November 7, 2026 Location: Online (Details will be sent after registering by email)