by Thaddeus Tague | Dec 28, 2012 | Guest Posts
While the title of my post may not be entirely true, I believe that it will put your negative strategizing in a different light. In my never ending search for expert debating material, I stumbled upon an interesting idea. First, however, a little intro. Negative...
by Thaddeus Tague | Nov 2, 2012 | Guest Posts
This post is about a small, strategic step, which you can add to your arsenal of Negative strategies. ( For more reference, I expanded an idea that I got from a post on Travis Herche’s blog, and I encourage you to follow it. Enter the flexible strategy ‘Blitz the...
by justin | Jul 1, 2011 | Guest Posts
Thank you Justin Stacy for a Guest Post on the Ethos Blog. I went into Regionals planning to break. I thought I was a skilled orator. I thought everyone else won by getting lucky. I thought bad judges were to blame for my previous losses. I thought wrong. We had our...
by Emily Apgar | May 11, 2011 | Guest Posts
I’m going to put this out front before I even begin. I’m a novice debater. I just completed my first year in TP. I don’t have loads of experience or a great deal of deep advice when it comes to debate. What I do have is some encouragement for novice debaters, like...
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 | Nov 19, 2010 | Featured, Guest Posts, Strategy, Video
Watch and Learn. This video is several years old, from when Dr. Farris came to Vector to teach CX.