by D. J. Mendenhall | Feb 2, 2024 | Lincoln-Douglas, Negative, Strategy
https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/opposite-teams-activists-with-yes-no-banners_30534343.htm#query=disagree&position=2&from_view=search&track=sph&uuid=ad71268b-5361-49ee-876d-9d8abe568333 Freshman year, going into my second round of the first...
by Noah McKay | Oct 19, 2023 | Concept Analysis, Lincoln-Douglas, Negative, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions
Image from Pixabay.com Lots of people think that this season’s first Stoa LD resolution is lopsided. Here it is: Resolved: A free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy. Why do people think this resolution is lopsided? My impression is that they can’t...
by Nathanael Morgan | May 2, 2023 | Affirmative, Concept Analysis, Debate Resources, NCFCA, Negative, NSDA, Research Tips, Stoa, Thinking Strategically
Source: Pixabay For the first time in history, the modern western world suffers not from a lack of information, but an utter abundance of it. Now, more than ever, it is critical that those who wish to find answers know how to sort through all the meaningless and...
by Ben Brown | Mar 16, 2023 | Negative, Team Policy
Image Credit: alamy.com A lot of 2NRs follow the same pattern. First, the speaker gives an intro. Then, they explain that they’re going to, first, respond to the aff on each line of the flow, and, second, give voting issues. They then follow through...
by Nathanael Morgan | Mar 7, 2023 | Concept Analysis, NCFCA, Negative, Speaking, Stoa, Strategy, Team Policy, Technique, Thinking Strategically
Source: Pixabay When I was just getting a good grip on how to debate well, I struggled with winning the judges over. Oftentimes the ballots blamed this on my aggressiveness, but looking back on it now, I realize that that was only one facet of the problem....
by Jala Boyer | Feb 20, 2023 | Affirmative, College Debate, Debate Leagues, Debate Resources, From Intermediate to Advanced, From Novice to Intermediate, NCFCA, Negative, NSDA, Research Tips, Stoa, Strategy, Technique, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Jason Blackeye, https://unsplash.com/@jeisblack I’m not joking, this is possibly one of the most valuable articles that I have published on the Ethos website. That is because this article is a list of different documents that I have made or have seen...
