by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 19, 2011 | Featured, Tournaments
On April 8-9 I will be hosting the first annual Fun Tournament, here in Virginia. We have over 30 students registered from four states in attendance and are running TP, LD, and Parli (open to anyone). We are using the flexibility provided by Stoa qualifying rules to...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 12, 2011 | Coaching, Featured
Congratulations to Dan Pugh, who just won the National Parliamentary Debate Association’s (NPDA) Novice Nationals!! Dan wrote briefs for Ethos the previous two years and was coached by Isaiah in the Vector Debate Club for three years, where Dan spent 2008/9 and...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 7, 2011 | Featured, Parliamentary, Strategy
Zack Voell/Lydia Bode vs. Josiah McPeak/Peter Voell at a recent parli practice. The resolution was: “This house believes that World War 3 is imminent”. Watch and critique (I mean learn… what to not do and what to do). PMC — Zack Voell LOC...
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 | 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 | Dec 20, 2010 | Featured, Research Tips, Strategy
Reader Ryan Funkhouser from Washington submitted the following question: Hello! I attended the TX ethos camp this year and one of the things discussed was masking DAs. I understand the principal behind it, but I can’t find any generic evidence supporting it. Is...
