by Isaiah McPeak | Dec 3, 2013 | Parliamentary, The Parli Station, Top Drills
Simple exercise I did with Graham Stacy and Clare Downing tonight. Go to youtube and find a parli round available on youtube (probably by searching NPDA). Give yourself 15 minutes or less and prep your opp strategy and LOC. Watch and flow the PMC, preparing your LOC...
by Isaiah McPeak | Aug 19, 2013 | Coaching, Parliamentary
Here’s something cool! An outline to my quick 15-minute parli debate orientation. Make use of it to ensure that judges are aware of their role in a parli debate round. 1) Your Purpose – Judging Two Competitions > Hold up ballot / get ballot in their hands. >...
by Rebecca Frazer | Aug 16, 2013 | Coaching, Counterplans, From Novice to Intermediate
“Wait, they are running a topical counterplan against us? What do I do?” I said something along these lines to my debate partner in an NCFCA policy round at a national open. Arguing theory wasn’t popular in my region (I hadn’t debated a counterplan in two...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jun 12, 2013 | Best Resources, Counterplans, Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies, From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy
The Ethos team makes appearances at both Stoa and NCFCA National Championships. NCFCA debaters, here’s a case study worth your attention before nationals: Ethos staff members Drew Chambers and Isaac Kim, who this year have debated in NFL, Parli, Policy, and Mock...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jun 1, 2013 | Lincoln-Douglas
Post by Benjamin Dickert What was Meant and what was Said: Ethos’ LD Sourcebook Authors Talk NCFCA Resolutions As any debater can tell you, Strategy and Execution are two extremely different things. The ideas in the NCFCA resolutions are fantastic. Their actual...
by Thaddeus Tague | Feb 7, 2013 | Topicality
The Stoa Resolution (The USFG should substantially reform its foreign military polices or foreign military presence) Is an extremely broad resolution. Let me say that again. The Stoa Resolution (The USFG should substantially reform its foreign military polices and/or...
