by Joshua Hu | Oct 16, 2018 | Public Forum, Research Tips
Public Forum Debaters, we’re excited to bring you a three-part topic analysis on the Nov/Dec PF topic, Resolved: The United States federal government should impose price controls on the pharmaceutical industry. This is an excellent topic which combines discussions of...
by Joshua Anumolu | Oct 10, 2018 | Soapbox
Words matter. The way we describe things shapes the way we view them. As a debater, this is fairly obvious. Debate is based on the idea that words matter. But have you considered what words we — as a society, not just as debaters — use to describe intellectual...
by Toby Rivas | Oct 6, 2018 | Inherency, Negative, Strategy, Technique
This is the first post from one of our new team members, sixth-year debater Toby Rivas. Keep an eye out for more practical strategy tips from him coming soon! Debaters have lots of silly quirks–“debaterisms,” if you will. Things like always quoting Ronald...
by Joshua Hu | Oct 3, 2018 | Announcements, NSDA, Research Tips
Hi all NSDA Debaters! For many years, Ethos has provided quality debate coaching to debaters across all leagues. We believe that our method of communication and rhetoric is 1) applicable to every aspect of life, 2) able to foster long-term personal development, and 3)...
by Thaddeus Tague | Sep 29, 2018 | Advocacy, Fiat, Negative, Strategy, Technique
This is, hands down, the topic that I cover most as a coach. Every debater, new or experienced, has been in this situation. Listening to the first affirmative speaker (or PRO or GOV or PROP), and recognizing that not only do you NOT have any prepped material on what...
