by Isaiah McPeak | Apr 18, 2013 | Ethos Info, Featured, Stoa
Yes, this is a trick question of sorts. The correct answer for the purposes of this article is not “National Invitational Tournament of Champions”. The question refers to “NITOC” not as an acronym, but as a word…“Nitoc.” At Ethos one or two of the staffers were...
by BrennaBakke | Mar 7, 2013 | Soapbox, Tournaments
I’m in my fourth year of Team Policy debate and on my third partner. My first partner was a nerdy senior boy who I knew somewhat well by that point. I was thirteen. When I went to his house to work, he would make me watch Llamas with Hats videos, and it’s truly a...
by Thaddeus Tague | Jan 19, 2013 | Ethos Info
We are in the final stages of completing Ethos’ 2012-2013 mid-season sourcebook update, an it is going to be fantastic. Of course, we have updates for both Stoa debaters and NCFCA debaters. Here is a Table of Contents preview of everything you’ll be...
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 Zack Voell | Oct 13, 2012 | Ethos Info
Ethos continues to welcome guest authors (debaters, coaches, or alumni) who want to contribute to our debate blog. Whether you have an opinion on a particular policy issue, a piece of evidence you’d like Ethos to publish on our blog, or ideas for strategy, we...
