by Noah McKay | May 23, 2023 | NCFCA Resolutions
freebeacon.com, https://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Frans_Hals_Portrait_of_Rene%CC%81_Descartes.png The 2023-2024 NCFCA debate resolutions have been announced! The new Lincoln Douglas topic is, Resolved: rationalism ought to be valued above empiricism....
by Noah McKay | Jan 31, 2023 | 2022 - 2023 NCFCA LD Rez: Property Rights vs. Community, Lincoln-Douglas, Strategy, Thinking Strategically
Pixabay.com, https://pixabay.com/photos/boy-portrait-child-hands-hide-317041/ Most LD debaters have participated in, or at least seen, an exchange like this one: AFF: “When the Soviet Union attempted to collectivize agriculture and industry in the early 20th century,...
by Harrison Durland | Apr 18, 2021 | Stoa, Stoa Resolutions, Team Policy
The Stoa TP resolution choices are out, and there are some important positives and negatives to go over. Thus, I’ll just jump right into the first option: Resolved: The USFG should substantially reform the use of Artificial Intelligence technology. I feel like I...
by Isaac Sommers | May 31, 2020 | Announcements, Guest Posts, Online Debate, Stoa, Stoa Resolutions, Tournaments
Note from the editor: As noted in our previous guest post/announcement from Isaac Sommers, we at Ethos understand the frustration of not being able to compete in normal/physical nationals. Thus, I and others at Ethos want to help make debaters more aware of some of...
by Sebastian Anastasi | Aug 14, 2019 | Announcements, Ethos Info, Research Tips, Stoa Resolutions, Team Policy
As a young debater, the end of the summer was always like Christmas: sourcebooks were coming! (It was a very nerdy Christmas, but still…) Finding out what briefs were being published in each sourcebook was something I eagerly looked forward to. This year I’ve had the...
by Harrison Durland | Apr 24, 2019 | Stoa Resolutions
Harrison Durland took a look at Stoa’s 2019-2020 TP options. Here are some of his conclusions intended to spark your own independent thinking. 1. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its banking, finance, and/or monetary policy....