by Noah McKay | Nov 7, 2022 | Cross Examination, Lincoln-Douglas, Strategy, Uncategorized
Poly Languages, https://polylanguages.edu/bend-over-backwards/ Competitive debaters are trained to give good answers to difficult questions. So, we are profoundly uncomfortable when we don’t have an answer to a question. And, under most circumstances, we would...
by Charlie Said | Oct 20, 2022 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Parliamentary, Strategy, Team Policy, Thinking Strategically, Topicality
There’s few things that make experienced debaters happier than a quality Topicality debate (Hereafter referred to by the common debate lingo of “T”). That’s probably because T is so often mishandled by both teams, to the frustration of...
by Noah McKay | Oct 10, 2022 | Lincoln-Douglas, NCFCA, Strategy, Uncategorized
Pixabay.com, https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2021/04/09/09/39/money-6163908_1280.png The moment this season’s resolution was announced, most NCFCA LD debaters doubtless rushed to the nearest copy of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations in search of arguments...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Sep 8, 2022 | Debate Resources, Uncategorized
If my brother took a pencil from me and my first response was to call the police on him and charge him with stealing, most people would say I’m overreacting. I could have asked him for the pencil back first, if that didn’t work I could have gotten my parents involved...
by Jadon Buzzard | Sep 5, 2022 | Announcements, Best Resources, Coaching, Debate Resources, Ethos Info, Featured, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Team Policy
Almost four years ago, the venerable Thaddeus Tague (former Ethos owner and certified debate genius) wrote “The Unrivaled Success of Ethos Debate.” In the article, Thaddeus lays out the core history and development of Ethos during his involvement with the...
by Ben Brown | Sep 1, 2022 | Negative, Soapbox, Team Policy, Topicality
Resolved: You should get ice cream Mandate 1: Acquire chocolate ice cream at the local Walmart Mandate 2: Purchase sprinkles Mandate 3: Purchase chocolate fudge Mandate 4: Get some root beer in case anyone wants to make floats Mandate 5: Throw an ice cream party We’ve...
