by Joshua Hu | Jun 25, 2018 | Lincoln-Douglas, Research Tips, Stoa Resolutions
. If you haven’t already, please check out Part 1 and Part 2 of Ethos’ Stoa LD 2017-18 topic analysis! You’ll understand some key observations and definitions in the resolution Criminal Procedure should value truth-seeking over individual privacy. Part 3 will be...
by Joshua Hu | Jun 13, 2018 | Lincoln-Douglas, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions
This will be the first in a series of topic analyses Ethos is bringing to you—I’ll be breaking down the Stoa 2018-19 LD topic, addressing key definitions, areas of conflicts, and providing basic resources and arguments to jumpstart your research. I’ll start with basic...
by Anna Johansen | May 12, 2018 | Lincoln-Douglas
Voting for next year’s NCFCA debate resolutions is still open! Be sure to read our analysis of the TP options, too, and cast your vote before the polls close next week, May 21st. . A. Resolved: When in conflict, rationalism ought to be valued above empiricism. Noah...
by Anna Johansen | May 9, 2018 | Team Policy
The saga continues. We now turn to NCFCA’s proposed debate resolutions for the 2018-2019 season. A. Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its policy toward one or more of the countries in the Economic Community of West African...
by Thaddeus Tague | Apr 28, 2018 | Lincoln-Douglas, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions
Stoa has released their prospective resolutions for the 2018/2019 debate season! You can check them out here, and be sure to stay tuned for the Ethos Voting Guide (coming soon). In the meantime, take a look at this post that tackles a major issue involved in one of...
by Joshua Hu | Mar 31, 2018 | Parliamentary, The Parli Station
My last post detailed how to prepare for parliamentary debate by expanding your knowledge base. But with that knowledge on hand, how can you best use your precious minutes of prep time? Generally, your prep sessions are best divided into three sections. Giraldine...