Transportation Policy: 3 Big Themes You Need to Know
Ahhh summer. Don’t you love it? 3 months of long days filled with nothing but long walks on the beach and long naps in the sun. And also, DEBATEEEEEEEE! If you’re like the average debater, then...
View ArticleDefining Transportation Policy
Transportation policy. Two simple words. One simple term. Easy enough to debate, easy enough to define. Right??? Nope. Sorry, hoss. No matter how you search, you won’t find a credible definition...
View ArticleStoa LD – What’s Different Part 1: The Fact Resolution
It’s been four years since Stoa last employed a fact-value resolution for LD. So most people debating this year will probably have never debated a fact resolution in a value context yet. And while...
View ArticleStoa LD – What’s Different Part 2: Why Applications Don’t Matter
This is Part II of a series on What’s Different for Stoa LDers this year. Part 1 can be found here. Having covered values, we now move to contention-level arguments. Last debate season, for the...
View ArticleStoa LD – What’s Different, Part 3: The Exceptions
In the last two pieces, I’ve discussed a couple of things that have changed due to the new resolution we’ve drawn for Stoa this year. So far, we’ve covered the proper role of values in a fact...
View ArticleThe Ethos Voting Guide: Stoa LD 2018-2019
Hopefully, you’re planning on making your voice heard as the votes are cast for Stoa’s 2018-2019 debate resolutions. Before you do that, though, take a moment to read what two Ethos team members have...
View ArticleTopic Analysis: Stoa LD 2018-2019, Part 1
This will be the first in a series of topic analyses Ethos is bringing to you—I’ll be breaking down the Stoa 2018-19 LD topic, addressing key definitions, areas of conflicts, and providing basic...
View ArticleTopic Analysis: Stoa LD 2018-2019, Part 2
This is Part 2 of a series on the new Stoa LD resolution: Criminal procedure should value truth-seeking over individual privacy. Be sure to check out Part 1 for some context. Definitions can make or...
View ArticleStoa LD Topic Analysis Part 3
. If you haven’t already, please check out Part 1 and Part 2 of Ethos’ Stoa LD 2017-18 topic analysis! You’ll understand some key observations and definitions in the resolution Criminal Procedure...
View ArticleTopic Analysis: Stoa Team Policy Resolution 2018-19
This post is a guest post from one of our 2018-19 sourcebook authors Jadon Buzzard. Take a look at the resources, and use his knowledge to help prep for the upcoming year! I know what you’re thinking....
View ArticleEthos Sourcebooks Are Here!
The Ethos Sourcebooks are up for purchase! Are you ready for this debate season to get started?? Ethos has a long legacy of publishing only the best content. We put together an all-star team of...
View ArticleEthos Voting Guide: Stoa TP 2019-2020
Harrison Durland took a look at Stoa’s 2019-2020 TP options. Here are some of his conclusions intended to spark your own independent thinking. 1. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should...
View ArticleTis The Season… TP Sourcebooks Are Coming!
As a young debater, the end of the summer was always like Christmas: sourcebooks were coming! (It was a very nerdy Christmas, but still…) Finding out what briefs were being published in each sourcebook...
View ArticleConcluding the Season With Ziggy Online Debate: Online Championships/Nationals
Note from the editor: As noted in our previous guest post/announcement from Isaac Sommers, we at Ethos understand the frustration of not being able to compete in normal/physical nationals. Thus, I and...
View Article2021-2022 Stoa TP Resolution Option Review
The Stoa TP resolution choices are out, and there are some important positives and negatives to go over. Thus, I’ll just jump right into the first option: Resolved: The USFG should substantially reform...
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