by Zack Voell | Aug 30, 2013 | Bonus Evidence, Coaching
Because of the researching genius that is Ty Harding, the following breakdown (in importance and amount of resources require to neutralize) of US security threats was discovered. Really, this is something you will want to have with you for the entire debate season (or...
by BrennaBakke | Aug 23, 2013 | Coaching, Strategy
As a negative team, one of the most important things you must remember is that you are a team. You are not two individual speakers making your own arguments, attempting to see what sticks. You are a team of two, working side by side in cooperation with each other to...
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 Lydia Bode | Mar 18, 2013 | Bonus Evidence
“No Independence. Still, despite all this good news, the U.S. energy boom won’t deliver the one geopolitical benefit Americans long for most: a release from the Middle East. True, by 2020 the U.S. will be importing substantially less oil than it does today, and...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 8, 2013 | Communication/Rhetoric, Technique
Every debate team wants to see the check mark under their names on the debate ballot. Winning is important. Winning is the best. There is nothing wrong with winning. But one of the worst feelings is when you see “LPW” scribbled on the side of a ballot: Low...
by Zack Voell | Feb 25, 2013 | Bonus Evidence
The U.S. was a state sponsor of terrorism Dr. Brigitte L. Nacos, [PhD in political science, terrorism expert], “Terrorism and Counterterrorism: understanding threats and responses in the Post-9/11 World,” Columbia University, 2006 (pg. 32) “When states support groups...
