by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 1, 2011 | Debate Blog, Environment TP 09-10, Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies, From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy, Video
In quarterfinals at NCFCA Nationals 2010, Josiah McPeak and Patrick Shipsey were negative against a team that had lost their AFF case once the entire year. Obviously, this team couldn’t be beat on their own ground. Through some in-depth analysis, Patrick and...
by Patrick S | Feb 23, 2010 | Debate Blog, Environment TP 09-10
I’m essentially the mad scientist of the Ethos group. I keep trying to re-invent the wheel, and more often than not, it blows up in my face. So, with that in mind, some of my favorite cases should probably be approached with caution, but I think they’re...
by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 10, 2010 | Debate Blog, Environment TP 09-10
Dan Pugh and Sarah Snyder just won the Vector-hosted R9 tournament with this case. Coaches Isaiah and Amy McPeak decided to debate them in club through the 1AR. The point was two-fold: 1. To demonstrate better speaking skills we have been emphasizing. 2. To use some...
by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 3, 2010 | Debate Blog, Environment TP 09-10
We had a heated discussion in club about my position that debaters should not practice arguing things they do not believe–ever. But what if you face your own case and you really believe in it? I maintained that without disagreeing with the idea (i.e....
by Zack Voell | Jan 24, 2010 | Debate Blog, Environment TP 09-10
I’m kinda the new kid on the ‘Ethos’ block—I moved in halfway through the school year, but it has been so much fun. I was asked to give my opinion on what I think my favorite/the strongest cases are out there this year and I have several, but not many (I have not seen...
by Lisa Alexander | Dec 17, 2009 | Debate Blog, Environment TP 09-10
I was recently asked to post the cases that I would run or that are my favorite ideas. You would think this to be an easy question, but it never is. I have several cases that I think are interesting. I feel passionately about the carbon labeling cases. In my opinion,...
