News & Guides
Season guides, division explainers and the latest on the National Economics Challenge and the China National Round (CNEC).
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Critical Thinking Runs Twice, and the Two Rounds Are Not the Same Test
Critical Thinking runs at both the China round and the global round, but one is open research ending in a written report and the other is timed and closed-book.
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25 Minutes, One Blank Deck: How to Build an NEC Critical Thinking Presentation From Zero
CEE published rules give teams 25 minutes to prepare, 12 to present and 8 for questions, starting from a blank deck with no speaker notes. Here is a build protocol that fits.
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How to Defend Your NEC Critical Thinking Work: Preparing for the Questions That Follow Your Submission
Producing a Critical Thinking answer and defending it under questioning are two different skills. A drill for assumption audits, challenge types and who answers what.
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CNEC Season Review: What a Cohort's Results Reveal About How NEC Teams Actually Win
A de-identified review of one CNEC season: where results peaked, why Critical Thinking and Quiz Bowl decided the top, and how to read outcomes as a training diagnostic.