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-The '''Ladder Theory of Quizbowl''' was first elucidated by [[Jonathan Magin]] to quizbowl luminaries [[Rob Carson]] and [[Hannah Kirsch]] on [[IRC]].
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-First, learning takes place in three steps:
-#Being exposed to a topic
-#Learning facts about that topic
-#Internalizing knowledge about that topic by applying it, gaining outside knowledge, and strengthening the cognitive map.
-Quizbowl helps with the first two processes, but not the third. However, assuming the player in concern is an intelligent human being, not a quizbowl-playing robot, he will perform the third process on his own. Therefore, quizbowl is like a ladder of information that a person metaphorically climbs by successively internalizing more knowledge about new topics.
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