by Jeremiah Mosbey | Feb 23, 2021 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Tournaments
Debate is not a sport. Debate is not a physical competition where the strength and stamina of your body is tested against that of someone else’s body, rather, it is a test of your mind and communication skills. But with that being said, we need to remember that...
by Ben Brown | Feb 18, 2021 | From Intermediate to Advanced
Looking back on my freshman year of high school, I imagine that I and my partner were one of the most obnoxious teams in the region, perhaps the nation. We would run topicality almost every single negative round, not to mention starting virtually every single speech...
by Kyle Lee | Feb 16, 2021 | From Novice to Intermediate, Speech Events
Every so often, I’m asked if there’s any speech event that’s a necessity to compete in. My answer is always the same: “Impromptu”. Impromptu is an event that pushes your speaking style and thinking to the maximum. Learning the event is...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Feb 9, 2021 | Fiat, From Novice to Intermediate, Team Policy
If you’ve been in debate for any length of time, you’re probably well aware of the principle of fiat power. You’ve read about it in debate manuals, learned about it in camp, and probably even argued it in actual rounds. In fact, it’s even addressed in other Ethos...
by Nathan Wang | Feb 5, 2021 | From Novice to Intermediate, Team Policy
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should add more seats to the supreme court. What are your first thoughts from reading this resolution? Well, if you think like me, you’re thinking about all the reasons why the supreme court needs more justices. My...
by Ben Brown | Feb 4, 2021 | Concept Analysis, From Advanced to National-Class, From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative, Strategy, Team Policy, Uncategorized
In part 1, we looked at the argument for net benefits being the superior framing as compared to the burden of proof in Team Policy. The short version is that 9 times out of 10, the burden of proof boils down to net benefits anyway. That is, first, if there’s a net...
