by Lisa Alexander | Oct 30, 2009 | Coaching, Research Tips, Strategy
I remember immigration year. At about this point in the season, one of our Ethos authors told me we needed to research a particular item for an update. I had to laugh and ask him if he had actually read his copy of Ethos. The very information he was seeking was right...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 22, 2009 | Featured, Strategy
Some of you may remember our video from last year at Vector’s debate meeting with Jordan Lorence teaching on Cross-Examination. Well…he came back this year for round 2. Find yourself taking on too much in cross-examination? Do you struggle in phrasing your...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 20, 2009 | Strategy
I am often asked which case I would be running if I were debating this topic. Let me say first what I always say, which is “I’m going to frustrate you but you shouldn’t run what I’d run.” Each of us has different interests, different...
by Patrick S | Oct 16, 2009 | Strategy
[Author’s note: If you’re completely uninitiated in Topicality, I recommend reading Coach Jen’s Topicality article from Ethos, as well as the article “Debating Topicality” by Stefan Bauschard (Debate coach for Harvard University). It’s an...
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...
