by Toby Rivas | Dec 21, 2018 | Affirmatives, From Advanced to National-Class, From Intermediate to Advanced, Strategy, Technique
Last time, we introduced spikes and preemption, and saw what they look like in the 1AC. Today, we move to the 2AC, and next time we’ll talk about Neg. 2AC spikes exist to mitigate the Neg block by making the 1AR easier. This article does a wonderful job of outlining... 
by Joshua Hu | Jan 24, 2018 | Affirmatives, Debate, From Advanced to National-Class, From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative, Technique
In my last post, I laid out a clear case concerning why rebuttals deserve more attention from debaters, and listed five key fundamentals of national-class rebuttals. This post will look at the uniqueness of the rebuttal speeches, particularly in Policy &... 
by Noah Howard | Nov 1, 2017 | Basics, Debate, Debate Rounds, Strategy, Technique, Theory
It was 10:30 pm at NITOC 2016, and I was about to give the last speech of the last out round of the day. I had almost everything prepared. Almost. The problem was, Neg had run an argument that I just couldn’t come up with a response to. But it was okay, I had two... by Isaiah McPeak | Jul 6, 2015 | Affirmatives, NCFCA Resolutions, Research
Remember how Ethos is not a sourcebook company anymore? We’re sharing our research! Have a 1AC. Strike Three You’re Out – The Case To Eliminate Peremptory Challenges Robert Frost once said… Robert Frost, “Quotes By Robert Frost”,... 
by Joshua R | Mar 1, 2011 | Debate, Research, Strategy
I am not writing this to convince you that a plan advocate is needed for your plan. I will assume you’ve read the first two links at the bottom of my post* before this, and are agreed: You need a plan advocate. But Affirmatives aren’t the only ones that...