by Harrison Durland | Nov 6, 2019 | Soapbox, Team Policy
When we were on the affirmative, my old high school partner and I would often live or die with The Block—that is, the negative block in team policy: If the negative delivered most of their strongest arguments in the 2NC speech (as opposed to in the 1NC), then we were...
by Joshua Anumolu | Sep 19, 2019 | Research Tips, Team Policy
I just read (skimmed) a book entitled Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper by Robert Bryce. It provides an illuminating history of many of the most influential and amazing technologies and innovations throughout the history of mankind. But the last section of the...
by Harrison Durland | Sep 9, 2019 | For Alumni, Judging/Judges, Soapbox, Team Policy
In the previous article in this series, I broadly described hybrid and purist judging approaches, but I didn’t dive into comparing the approaches’ pros and cons. Thus, I will devote this article to outlining some of the main arguments I see for and against each...
by Sebastian Anastasi | Aug 14, 2019 | Announcements, Ethos Info, Research Tips, Stoa Resolutions, Team Policy
As a young debater, the end of the summer was always like Christmas: sourcebooks were coming! (It was a very nerdy Christmas, but still…) Finding out what briefs were being published in each sourcebook was something I eagerly looked forward to. This year I’ve had the...
by Thaddeus Tague | Jun 24, 2019 | Best Resources, Communication/Rhetoric, Featured, For Alumni, From Advanced to National-Class, Question and Answer, Stoa, Team Policy, Technique, Uncategorized
Last year, Ethos brought on Jadon Buzzard as a coach and sourcebook writer. From the beginning, Jadon showed a real knack for grasping Ethos’ core mission and teaching it to his students. Today – we sit down with Jadon and talk about his debate career, and...
by Josh Arnold | Dec 29, 2018 | Negative, Strategy, Team Policy
You listen as the Aff speaker presents their case. They drone through their introduction and into their first point, and a sinking feeling begins to slide its icy fingers around your heart. You’ve never prepared a negative strategy against this case; you don’t know...
