When I competed in NCFCA LD, I never bought sourcebooks. Why? It seemed like a waste of money. Why spend $45 on 6 aff cases and 6 neg cases, just to choose maybe one of them, and discard the rest?
Most likely, even if I did choose a case or two, I’d discard it in the middle of the year, realizing that I’ve developed better ideas and can write them better than someone else. So why spend money?
Enter the Lasting Impact! Lincoln-Douglas GUIDEBOOK. Instead of a sourcebook, where you just parrot someone else’s words, Lasting Impact is providing a guidebook to provide you with the tools you need to write the best possible case. We don’t just give you cases––we give you arguments. We give you evidence. We give you stories and examples. This isn’t just a guidebook for students! This is a guide for parents, coaches, and clubs! The Lasting Impact! model is to come alongside you to help and assist you in your journey. Go to the SHOP to purchase yours today… or scroll to learn more…
2024-2025 NCFCA LD Guidebook + Club Syllabus (2 eBook bundle)
Downloadable PDF – 110 pages
Price: $35 member / $40 nonmembers
Description
This is Lasting Impact!’s official guidebook for the 2024-2025 NCFCA LD resolution. With 35,721 words and 110 pages of well-researched content, it’s over 20 pages longer than last year’s guide!
It’s not just filler, either. The guidebook is PACKED with content that you need for this year. In contrast to other sourcebooks that give you 6 aff and neg cases you might use for one tournament and then scrap, Lasting Impact’s model is to provide you with arguments, responses, examples, studies, and stories that you can use ALL YEAR long.
To improve on last year’s guidebook, we’ve added an additional section on TEN viable resolution analyses one could choose from this year. That’s in addition to:
– 40 definitions
– 8 reasons to prefer definitions
– 19 examples of modern-day automation
– 6 case studies on automation’s pros and cons
– 12 value frameworks and affirmative/negative arguments
– 123 citations
– 2 full LD cases
People who have used Lasting Impact’s guidebooks can’t recommend them enough. After buying last year’s sourcebook, a club coach, wrote, “I’m not going to bother with any others this year.” Tena Crosby, who has been coaching professional public speaking for over 10 years, said, “This past season, we purchased and used the Lasting Impact LD Guidebook and it was FAR AND AWAY the best sourcebook I have ever used.” Alumnus Joel Erickson, who reviewed this year’s guide, wrote: “This Guidebook is an invaluable resource—Ethan’s exhaustive research and engaging prose will prepare novices and national champions alike to tackle the intricacies of this year’s topic.”
Grab yours today! From July 8th until July 15th, your purchase will include a FREE club syllabus that features suggested weekly topics, homework/reading assignments, and discussion questions. It’s the same syllabus that Ethan Tong’s Lasting Impact’s fall LD club will use. You don’t want to miss out! Sign up NOW!
** CLUBS – Please reach out to heather@lastingimpact.info for club/bulk discounts on the Guide.
Ethan Tong
(’19 NCFCA alumnus) has coached for over five years after a successful high school career that included fifteen top-3 placements and two national oral advocate awards. He went on to garner an outstanding attorney award and two outstanding witness awards in College Mock Trial. Now, he coaches Apologetics, LD, TP, and Moot (through his organization, Blackstone Moot Court). His coaching philosophy emphasizes that persuasion is about teaching judges, not just sounding good to your peers. His students routinely place at the National Championship, including 10 Oral Advocates, 2 LD Semifinalists, and 3 Moot Court Finalists.
After graduating in the top 10 of his class at Hillsdale College with a Philosophy and Religion degree, Ethan moved to Waco, TX, where he’s obtaining his Masters of Divinity degree from Truett Theological Seminary.
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