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 Lisa Alexander | Apr 6, 2010 | Strategy
Now that you have a good caselist and have your 1AC all put together, it is time to work on negative. 1. First step is to get with your partner and go through the caselist one by one. Set out your negative strategy for each of the affirmatives. The negative strategy...
by Lisa Alexander | Mar 31, 2010 | Research Tips
It is that time of year again. We are headed into regionals and teams are gearing up with new cases, new negatives, and new evidence. It is also the time of year when people start sending me their cases and evidence to critique as well as negative briefs to critique....
by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Think about this with me… what are some other words for a “brief”? Either it is “short” or it is from “briefing,” which is how one gets others “up to date.” It’s a “summary”. Here are some words...
by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
http://www.homeschooldebate.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9485 Since I don’t know if all several hundred of you read HSD…here is fair warning: TP debaters (Stoa and NCFCA), Ethos will be hosting a “best brief in the nation” contest in a...
