by Joshua Hu | Sep 12, 2017 | Parli Resolutions, Parliamentary, Research Tips
This is part two in a series focused on helping you improve in parliamentary debate. In my last post, I briefly spoke about the benefits of parliamentary debate and provided 20 practice resolutions for you to use in club or on your own, to improve. This post will...
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 Joshua Hu | Aug 22, 2017 | Parli Resolutions, Parliamentary
For the coming months, Ethos is providing free resources for parliamentary debaters. Throughout this “Parli Series”, I’ll be posting either practice debate resolutions or strategic tips and advice for parliamentary debate. Want to get better at parli debate? Take a...
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 Harrison Durland | Jun 30, 2017 | Topicality
“Resolved: ‘This house should eat ice cream tonight.’” The government team launches into a well detailed and superbly structured PMC about the policy resolution. They detail how ice cream is tasty and how much they enjoy ice cream. They read conclusion after...
by Joshua Hu | Jun 16, 2017 | Fiat, Inherency, Topicality
In both debate circles and the “real-world”, it’s a shame that bad arguments prevail. But it’s not the blatantly false arguments which remain; rather, it’s the appealing and seemingly simple points which misguide listeners and debaters alike. These arguments become...
