by Noah Farley | Oct 27, 2017 | Lincoln-Douglas, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions
In the last two pieces, I’ve discussed a couple of things that have changed due to the new resolution we’ve drawn for Stoa this year. So far, we’ve covered the proper role of values in a fact resolution and the lack of need for applications to prove the resolution....
by Emily Rose | Aug 27, 2017 | Best Resources, Coaching, Coaching a Club, Ethos Info, From Advanced to National-Class, From Intermediate to Advanced, From Novice to Intermediate, Lincoln-Douglas, Speech Events, Thinking Strategically
A second-year team went from never advancing to qualifying to NITOC. A second-year LD student qualified to NCFCA Nationals and received second at a National Open. A third-year debater consistently placed first at their tournament. A novice LD debater became second in...
by Emily Rose | Jul 11, 2017 | Bonus Evidence, Coaching, Debate Rounds, Lincoln-Douglas, Question and Answer, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions
Get ahead on this year’s STOA LD resolution by getting an overview of the topic and having your questions asked and answered. Ethos’ Emily Rose interviews political scientist, history buff, and war veteran Dr. Joe Dunn on the subject of preemptive war....
by Noah Farley | Mar 3, 2017 | DebateSmart, Lincoln-Douglas, Technique, Thinking Strategically
We all know how hard it is to debate those who have trouble structuring arguments and organizing them. Points are scattered all across the map. In contrast to your claim that they never responded to your case, they insist that they did, and take the opportunity to...
by Noah Amedick | Feb 1, 2017 | Bonus Evidence, Lincoln-Douglas
“I hate LD. You just talk about things you don’t understand and you never get anywhere.” My brother said this to me as we were driving home from our most recent tournament. I asked him exactly what he meant and we discussed the concept of justice. His point was that...
by Noah Amedick | Jan 20, 2017 | Lincoln-Douglas
Let’s admit it: Value debaters have it rough. You see, policy debates have very tangible consequences. This makes their idea of conflict much more defined and understandable. But for value debaters, conflict can be a very tricky idea. Entire debates can revolve around...
