by Ben Brown | Mar 16, 2023 | Negative, Team Policy
Image Credit: alamy.com A lot of 2NRs follow the same pattern. First, the speaker gives an intro. Then, they explain that they’re going to, first, respond to the aff on each line of the flow, and, second, give voting issues. They then follow through...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Feb 23, 2023 | Lincoln-Douglas, Top Drills, Uncategorized
One thing I found when I was debating is that I often wanted more practice going up against debaters similar to my level, but often didn’t have the forethought to actually schedule practice rounds. While this was annoying, and I have no doubt I would have been a...
by Ben Brown | Feb 16, 2023 | Lincoln-Douglas, NCFCA, Soapbox, Stoa, Theory
I have two disclaimers before diving into today’s article: As always, the opinions contained herein reflect my own and not necessarily those of Ethos Debate. I say that explicitly in this particular case because This article challenges the typical paradigm of...
by Noah McKay | Jan 31, 2023 | 2022 - 2023 NCFCA LD Rez: Property Rights vs. Community, Lincoln-Douglas, Strategy, Thinking Strategically
Most LD debaters have participated in, or at least seen, an exchange like this one: AFF: “When the Soviet Union attempted to collectivize agriculture and industry in the early 20th century, it led to injustice and inefficiency. This shows that sacrificing individual...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Nov 17, 2022 | Lincoln-Douglas
As you may or may not know, I was a fairly experienced Team Policy debater before making the switch to Lincoln-Douglas this season. I’ve debated about 10-15 rounds now, and I thought maybe some of you would be interested in hearing some of my initial thoughts on...
by Ben Brown | Nov 10, 2022 | Fiat, From Advanced to National-Class, Negative, Team Policy
As any TPer knows, one of the most satisfying parts of the preparation process is when one stumbles across a golden piece of evidence, thinks of a killshot argument, or anything similarly incredible that looks like it all but guarantees a win against a given case. ...
