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Attention NCFCA LDers! Lasting Impact! is excited to release a 2-for-1 deal on LD Guidebooks! Ethan Tong (NCFCA Alumnus ’19) and Noah McKay (NCFCA Alumnus ’17) have compiled TWO comprehensive LD Guides to tackle this year’s NCFCA resolution. Both writers graduated with philosophy degrees and are excited to share their knowledge in a way that’s accessible to students, parents, and club coaches alike!
The guidebooks offer a rich, easy-to-understand philosophical history of the 17th Century debate. But beyond that, they also offer real-world applications for TODAY! You can find thorough discussion on both the “intellectual” and the “practical” ends of the debate in these guidebooks.
Contents include:
⁃ a definitions section
⁃ a philosophical primer on both rationalism and empiricism
⁃ a list of reasons to prefer definitions
⁃ a list of potential values
⁃ arguments for affirmative and negative on each value
⁃ general arguments
⁃ a balanced negative strategy
⁃ a case writing guide, INCLUDING 4 CASES!
⁃ … and more!
Noah McKay
Noah McKay is an alumnus of the NCFCA and a PhD candidate in philosophy at Purdue University. During his time in the NCFCA, Noah was a regional champion and national finalist in both Lincoln Douglas debate and apologetics. In 2017, Noah won first place in moot court and Best Advocate at two out of three national opens, and became one of only a dozen students to receive the “Iron Man Plus” award for simultaneously competing in five speech events, debate, and moot court at the National Championship. Since graduating high school, Noah has earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in philosophy, published philosophical work in several leading academic journals, written several hundred pages’ worth of debate curriculum and sourcebook material, and coached Lincoln Douglas debate for six years.
Ethan Tong
Ethan Tong is excited to be a part of the Lasting Impact! team again! He is the head coach and founder of Blackstone Moot Court, the premiere Moot Court coaching organization in the nation. In addition to Moot coaching, he has coached Lincoln-Douglas, Team Policy, and Apologetics. His students have routinely placed at the National level. A recent graduate of Hillsdale College with a Philosophy and Religion degree, Ethan is attending Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, pursuing a Masters of Divinity. He approaches coaching with an equally strong focus on knowledge (from his liberal arts education) and rhetorical excellence (from his collegiate Mock Trial experience). He will be coaching Limited Prep, LD, and Moot.
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