by Bronson Bast | Jun 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Okay, so most of us know the drill. If you’re reading a piece of evidence and you come across a name that you can’t pronounce just make it up right? Nobodies going to know the difference. While that may work for obscure authors like Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi...
by firewire | Jun 2, 2010 | Strategy
I just got back last week from the first annual National Invitational Tournament of Champions (aka NITOC). Since it was a national tournament, I had the opportunity to watch & debate several excellent teams who will also be going to the NCFCA national...
by Lisa Alexander | May 20, 2010 | From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy
Every year students ask us how to prep for nationals. Here is our answer which will also be included in the upcoming strategy guide. Reread all your evidence. You already have a mountain of evidence. I know this because you are Ethos users. That generally means you...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 19, 2010 | Coaching
1. Note Matt Baker’s comment on my post from yesterday. It is more insightful than mine from a debater’s perspective. And please realize that my comments about info from graphs assumed the given that you’d say “These statistics from a graph...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 18, 2010 | Coaching
Here’s a serious post… I’m coming to judge some rounds at nationals again this year. Last year I sent some excellent debaters packing to their car for full articles after the round. Here are a couple tips in preparing for nationals… which can...