by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 9, 2015 | Coaching a Club, Communication/Rhetoric, From Intermediate to Advanced, From Novice to Intermediate, Soapbox, Technique
For a skill that hinges on unblurred communication, debating can be brutally muddled. Thank unexplained debate jargon, thrown around in every speech. In the 20th century, cultivated primarily by guides who experienced debate as debaters rather than audience, debate...
by Isaiah McPeak | Sep 22, 2015 | Technique
My fellow Americans, in the GREAT COUNTRY OF AMERICA… It’s debate season again. No, not your debate season, the presidential primary debate season. Two Ethos coaches volunteered to take notes and report back with what we hoped would be analysis of the candidates...
by Isaiah McPeak | Sep 12, 2015 | Stoa
Former 1st place persuasive champion, all-star debater, and current Patrick Henry College debater, Thaddeus Tague brings you his topic lecture on the Stoa team policy topic – The United States federal government should substantially reform its trade policy with one or...
by Isaiah McPeak | Sep 3, 2015 | Soapbox
If you missed PHC Debate Camp this year, you missed some self exploration. We found the 15-year-old-dude in all of us. There is one. That 15-year-old-dude isn’t gender specific… it’s a composite personality that shows its face now and then. In...
by Isaiah McPeak | Aug 29, 2015 | Question and Answer, Research Tips
“I remember from camp that you said to contact people who work in and around the Federal Court System when in search of cases. What’s the best way to go about doing this? Email, phone or letter? Also, how would I find this info? I want to make sure I do it right so I...
