by Ben Brown | Sep 8, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, NSDA, Research Tips
Source: Pixabay Editor’s Note: The following is a piece by guest writer and NSDA debater Rik Roy which explores the potential long-term effects of artificial intelligence in the debate space. Though rules and norms surrounding AI may vary from league-to-league,...
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 D. J. Mendenhall | Apr 22, 2023 | Concept Analysis, DebateSmart, Lincoln-Douglas, Research Tips, Uncategorized
If you have been on the internet much at all recently, you have probably heard of the new AI, Chat GPT. It’s known for being able to produce text that follows remarkably specific criteria in a matter of seconds based on prompts that anyone could write, such as “write...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Mar 23, 2023 | Ethics Bowl, Lincoln-Douglas, Research Tips, Strategy, Uncategorized
Back in 2013, before I had ever done any speech and debate, and when my family was first considering joining the NCFCA, we had a meeting with the founder of the club we were going to join. During this meeting she went over lots of things concerning how debate works,...
by Noah McKay | Feb 27, 2023 | Research Tips
Pixabay.com, https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2013/07/13/01/09/books-155185_1280.png Last week, Coach Jayla made a fantastic post about systematizing your debate research. That inspired me to compile my most helpful research tips in the hopes of saving you all dozens of...
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...
