by Zack Voell | Jan 31, 2013 | Coaching, Tournaments
It is a fact that the first morning debate round of any tournament is not the debate that anyone wants their grandparents, friends, or parents to watch. Why? Because we are exhausted, and will not perform at our maximum potential. Or, in the words of Coach Jen (Jen...
by Kara Stivers | Dec 6, 2012 | Coaching
When I first joined debate, I remember my coaches were constantly touting the benefits of forensics for real life. They had past debaters come to our club and talk to us about how helpful the experience was for them. To be perfectly honest, I didn’t pay much...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 19, 2012 | Coaching
If you’re from NCFCA RVIII, team names like “Stacy/McLeod” and “Downing/Lester” could possibly frighten you a tad. But what if those were the parents who squared off against the students in an evening where parents, debating like this for...
by Zack Voell | Sep 21, 2012 | Coaching, Communication/Rhetoric, Technique
“Humor has always played an important role in argument, sometimes as the sugar that makes the medicine go down. You can slip humor into an argument to put readers at ease, thereby making them more open to a proposal you have to offer.” Unfortunately,...
by Isaiah McPeak | Aug 31, 2012 | Coaching
Which is better, NCFCA or Stoa? I’m not answering that question. Here’s why: I believe the activity of formally pitting arguments against each other is good. That’s why at Ethos we’re “pro debate,” period. It’s also why...
