by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 15, 2011 | Coaching, Featured, Strategy, Video
Ethos author Drew Chambers (and partner Katie Bode) paired off against fellow Vector team Chloe Lorence and Rachell Smith in semifinals at last week’s Region IX tournament. Drew and Katie went on to win the tournament (their second tournament win in three...
by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 7, 2011 | Coaching, Guest Posts
This is a Guest Post by Dr. James Tallmon, Director of Debate at Patrick Henry College where he is also the Professor of Rhetoric. Dr. Tallmon has been an active contributor to homeschool debate, coaching several club meetings at Vector, VA, providing judging at many...
by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 1, 2011 | Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies, From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy, Video
In quarterfinals at NCFCA Nationals 2010, Josiah McPeak and Patrick Shipsey were negative against a team that had lost their AFF case once the entire year. Obviously, this team couldn’t be beat on their own ground. Through some in-depth analysis, Patrick and...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jan 19, 2011 | Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies, Featured, From Intermediate to Advanced, Video
You need to watch the constructive speeches in this round. It is semifinals at the NCFCA Region 9 Vector Icebreaker, with Ethos authors Zack Voell and Drew Chambers squaring off. We forgot to tape the 1AC, but that’s okay because the NEG completely derailed the...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jan 5, 2011 | Ethos Info
Congratulations to the Ethos staff, whose received top honors for Content and Evidence in a national poll! Ethos was also the winner or possibly second place (to COG, if margins of error favor them and harm us) in all other categories except “Formatting”...