by Noah McKay | May 23, 2023 | NCFCA Resolutions
The 2023-2024 NCFCA debate resolutions have been announced! The new Lincoln Douglas topic is, Resolved: rationalism ought to be valued above empiricism. As many of you know, I was not a fan of this resolution when it was proposed. I am still not a fan, though I am...
by Noah McKay | Mar 23, 2022 | Lincoln-Douglas, Thinking Strategically
Many (probably most) Lincoln Douglas resolutions recommend “valuing” one of two things over the other. And most LD debaters don’t elaborate on what this means, despite its centrality to the round. The few who do typically appeal to a somewhat vague...
by Noah McKay | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Speaker points” is an appropriate but potentially misleading label for the individual scores debaters receive on their ballots. One widespread misconception (especially among LD debaters) is that the “speaker” in “speaker points” refers to the quality of a...
by Joshua Hu | Aug 9, 2019 | Lincoln-Douglas, NSDA, Public Forum, Research Tips, Uncategorized
Ethos previously put out a free, 100+ page sourcebook on the 2019 NSDA March PF Topic to let you know what we’re like. I’m happy to announce that we will begin regularly publishing LD and PF Sourcebooks starting with our Sept/Oct release coming later this...
by Joshua Hu | Feb 12, 2019 | Bonus Evidence, Lincoln-Douglas, NSDA, Research Tips, Uncategorized
In August 2019, Ethos will begin publishing and selling high-quality briefs on the NSDA Public Forum (PF) and Lincoln-Douglas (LD) topics. We’ve recruited some outstanding researchers and are looking forward to what we can bring you! What Makes Ethos Different?...
