by Thaddeus Tague | Aug 23, 2018 | Best Resources, Communication/Rhetoric, From Intermediate to Advanced, Speaking, Technique
Almost all of us have been there. Sitting, listening to a speaker or a debater, laughing blissfully. At that moment, the speaker has the audience practically in his or her palm. Later, we will try those same tactics we heard, only to be greeted with awkward moments....
by Thaddeus Tague | Aug 20, 2018 | Best Resources, Communication/Rhetoric, From Advanced to National-Class, From Intermediate to Advanced, Technique, Uncategorized
How do you take your speeches to the next level? How do you separate yourself from the rest of the room, and even the other speakers in the debate round? Focus on the key distinguishing factors that make all the difference. Most of the time you can just get good or...
by Thaddeus Tague | Jul 5, 2018 | Guest Posts, Research Tips, Stoa Resolutions, Uncategorized
This post is a guest post from one of our 2018-19 sourcebook authors Jadon Buzzard. Take a look at the resources, and use his knowledge to help prep for the upcoming year! I know what you’re thinking. “Oh man, the 2018-2019 Stoa team policy resolution dropped like a...
by Thaddeus Tague | Jun 28, 2018 | Best Resources, From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative, Technique, Thinking Strategically, Uncategorized
Whenever I come into conversation with a parent or student who wants resources to “get better” at debate, among many recommendations, I tell them to take a gander at the Ethos blog. If you have the time to scroll and scroll, it goes way back and contains a...
by Joshua Hu | Jun 25, 2018 | Lincoln-Douglas, Research Tips, Stoa Resolutions
. If you haven’t already, please check out Part 1 and Part 2 of Ethos’ Stoa LD 2017-18 topic analysis! You’ll understand some key observations and definitions in the resolution Criminal Procedure should value truth-seeking over individual privacy. Part 3 will be...
by Thaddeus Tague | Jun 9, 2018 | Best Resources, Research Tips
Ethos Debate has been around for a little longer than a decade now, if my math is correct. Through teaching about a hundred camps, judging thousands of rounds, and coaching tens of thousands of hours (and a dozen national champs), we have a few books that just might...
