by Emily Rose | Oct 26, 2015 | From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy
“Effective debaters” are these elusive creatures, hunted by students year-round, at constant risk of being consumed by the masses. The hunt for debate-senpais is real. Everybody wants to be, or at least know, an effective debater. I won’t judge if...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jun 12, 2013 | Best Resources, Counterplans, Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies, From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy
The Ethos team makes appearances at both Stoa and NCFCA National Championships. NCFCA debaters, here’s a case study worth your attention before nationals: Ethos staff members Drew Chambers and Isaac Kim, who this year have debated in NFL, Parli, Policy, and Mock...
by Drew | Jun 9, 2011 | From Advanced to National-Class, Technique
Heading into nationals, I find myself in another quandary of speaking style and the absolute best strategy for persuasive speaking. At nationals nearly everyone is expected to be fairly proficient at getting things across and doing it a persuasive way. And the way I...
by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 1, 2011 | Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies, From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy, Video
In quarterfinals at NCFCA Nationals 2010, Josiah McPeak and Patrick Shipsey were negative against a team that had lost their AFF case once the entire year. Obviously, this team couldn’t be beat on their own ground. Through some in-depth analysis, Patrick and...
by Isaiah McPeak | Dec 15, 2010 | Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies, From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy
I talk about burdens and create metadebate to weigh competing arguments. When you are in a debate round, especially one where facts are in dispute (policy) or unverifiable (parli), or you just happen to be at the short end of the argument stick, it is time to debate...
by Patrick S | Sep 20, 2010 | Featured, From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy
We have a problem in the debate community. It’s not bad evidence that I’m referring to. It’s not shallow argumentation. It’s not a lack of thinking. It’s not poor judging. Those are all problems, of course, but they’re not the...
