by Nathanael Morgan | Apr 3, 2023 | Debate Resources, Disadvantages, NCFCA, Stoa, Strategy, Team Policy, Uncategorized
Source: Pixabay In recent years, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend among Team Policy debate, both in Stoa and in NCFCA (although most of my experience has been within the Stoa sphere). As debaters progress in their skills, one idea I almost never hear brought up within...
by Toby Rivas | Oct 6, 2018 | Inherency, Negative, Strategy, Technique
This is the first post from one of our new team members, sixth-year debater Toby Rivas. Keep an eye out for more practical strategy tips from him coming soon! Debaters have lots of silly quirks–“debaterisms,” if you will. Things like always quoting Ronald...
by Noah Howard | Apr 7, 2018 | From Novice to Intermediate, Strategy, Technique
Here at Ethos, we spend a lot of time talking about all the different strategies there are for winning debate rounds, and while winning shouldn’t be the only reason you debate, it’s definitely more fun when you do. In that vein, here are the 5 most important things to...
by Allen Scheie | Dec 2, 2010 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Strategy, Thinking Strategically
What would you say if you saw a warrior do battle and lose—because he never thought to use his strongest weapon? What would you think if you saw a chess player who refused to ever bring out his queen? And what would you think of a football coach who never threw to his...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 12, 2010 | Strategy
I recently referred a quarterfinal round at Christian Nationals (college circuit). Most debaters know what they should be doing in rebuttals to weigh. Dan Nadal actually DID it. It’s something basic. It should be something we all know. But I hardly ever see it...
