by Isaiah McPeak | Sep 15, 2009 | Research Tips
I was a power IE 7 user for years. I especially loved tabbed browsing and that it DIDN’T pop up an annoying box when you download stuff. Then I heard about Firefox’s add-ons…tried it…and now I’m hooked. Mrs. A is not so take it for what...
by firewire | Sep 7, 2009 | Research Tips
You’ve probably been told at some point in your debate career that the last place you want to research is google. I certainly have. And to some extent, that’s true. If I were to type in say “carbon tax” into the google search bar, I’d get...
by Isaiah McPeak | Nov 22, 2008 | Strategy
An Ethos user recently asked: Neither of us are good with DA’s. I generally can do T, Inh, and sig, which is what I did all last year. I’ve actually been thinking of solvency points lately, too, which is great… the thing is, though, I’m...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 29, 2008 | Coaching, Featured, Guest Posts, Strategy
Dr. Srader, professor at Northwestern Christian University, “What Inherency USED to be,” October 29, 2008 I often tell people that debate is a sport. A day full of debates is physically exhausting, and there are far more things about debate that are...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 6, 2008 | Strategy
We got an email from a debater in Region 8 with several pertinent questions, answered below: Hey Ethos, Had a couple questions for you: Is it a good idea to run multiple alt. causes? Seems like it would weaken your stance by provided an ultra-broad area to...
by Dr. Srader | Jul 3, 2008 | Coaching, Featured, Guest Posts, Research Tips
Just to shore up my credibility, I’m going to give you a bit of biography. If I can, I’m going to keep that part to one short paragraph, and then I’ll get to the good stuff. I was an extremely mediocre debater in high school. In four years, I never...
