by Thaddeus Tague | Nov 20, 2019 | Affirmatives, Announcements, Best Resources, Bonus Evidence, Debate, Stoa, Uncategorized
Ethos debate is excited to announce that this Saturday it will be releasing both its Stoa and NCFCA TP sourcebooks. We have 18 quality briefs in each sourcebook, that are ready for debaters to use. In order for you to see the quality of the sourcebook, we are... 
by Josh Arnold | May 15, 2019 | Affirmatives, NSDA, NSDA LD Resolutions
This year’s national tournament for the NSDA will debate the resolution: “The United States federal government should enforce antitrust regulations on technology giants.” Below is a brief strategy guide for the affirmative side of this resolution. Between 100 and 130... 
by Thaddeus Tague | Feb 12, 2019 | Affirmatives, Bonus Evidence, Debate, NSDA, Public Forum, Uncategorized
Looking for a ton of quality evidence and insightful topic analyses compiled by seasoned debaters? We’ve got our free 110-page March PF brief here! The heart of this debate will boil down to which side of the motion can provide the best housing for the most... 
by Thaddeus Tague | Feb 7, 2019 | Affirmatives, Bonus Evidence, Debate, Debate Rounds, NSDA, Uncategorized
This topic post is for Gov/Aff/Pro. Between watching practice rounds, and helping teams prep, it seems like Pro/Aff is definitely fighting an uphill battle on the PF February motion. Why? It can be daunting to argue against a really well run Fill-in DA, especially... 
by Toby Rivas | Dec 21, 2018 | Affirmatives, From Advanced to National-Class, From Intermediate to Advanced, Strategy, Technique
Last time, we introduced spikes and preemption, and saw what they look like in the 1AC. Today, we move to the 2AC, and next time we’ll talk about Neg. 2AC spikes exist to mitigate the Neg block by making the 1AR easier. This article does a wonderful job of outlining... 
by Toby Rivas | Dec 4, 2018 | Affirmatives, Communication/Rhetoric, From Intermediate to Advanced, From Novice to Intermediate, Strategy
If you’ve ever played volleyball, you know the terror of a spike. A player slams the ball over the net so hard you have no hope of returning it. In debate, a spike is a little different, but still a powerful offensive tactic. Referring broadly to preemption, a spike...