by Drew | Nov 19, 2012 | Lincoln-Douglas, Strategy
I wrote a version of this for HSD (homeschooldebate.com) a while back, but the Ethos blog-master wanted me to write up a version for Ethos in case you missed the article before. This article is more closely affiliated with a stream of consciousness, than a...
by Zack Voell | Sep 5, 2012 | Parliamentary
Written by Dan Pugh As a college student, I rarely have time to read the news as much as I would like. I have to be economical with what I read. Part of that means picking good sources (BBC, Reuters, New York Times, The Economist, etc.). The more important part is...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 9, 2011 | Coaching, Parliamentary, Strategy
I’m teaching some parli classes lately. While these structures help in other forms of debate too, it’s good to learn a few standard case structures to deploy in parli. You can do almost anything you want to organize your speech, as long as you do it...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jun 24, 2011 | Parliamentary, Video
Private Military Contractors are a frequent topic to surface in parli debates. You should watch the following debate to get familiar with the topic and to learn some value debating (team value format, fyi). The resolution is: “Corporate influence on the U.S. is...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 3, 2011 | Parliamentary, Strategy
See the following three Ethos staff debating in the final round of parli nationals this year: Josiah McPeak, Peter Voell, and Ty Harding. This was the first year that parli debate was offered in high school homeschool leagues. Notice how these awesome debaters still...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 7, 2011 | Featured, Parliamentary, Strategy
Zack Voell/Lydia Bode vs. Josiah McPeak/Peter Voell at a recent parli practice. The resolution was: “This house believes that World War 3 is imminent”. Watch and critique (I mean learn… what to not do and what to do). PMC — Zack Voell LOC...
