It is absolutely impossible to quantify the impact forensics has made upon my learning and scholarship. Debate taught me to be critical of my privilege and personal perspective, to read things that I otherwise found boring or "too hard", to take notes that are comprehensive and representative of what happened in a discussion, to speak to others when tension is high, to be a dependable teammate who does their share of the work, and to listen to everyone no matter how hard it might be. It taught me how to tell strong arguments from weak ones, and this has changed my life countless times.