This House Would Ethically Engage

This study explores the relationship between ethics,pedagogy, and rhetoric through the relationshipbetween NPDA partnerships and how forensic coachesimpact these relationships. The main premise is thatdirectors of forensics and NPDA debaters are arguablyin a state of crisis. This book aims to heighten thelevel of intellectual discussion in this subfield aswell as add to both the quantity and quality ofresearch. I begin with an introduction and review ofthe relevant literature. Next, there is aquantitative study to assess how argumentativenessand verbal aggressiveness influence competitiverelational satisfaction within NPDA partnerships,from debaters. After the quantitative portion, Ireport a qualitative study with the coaches, andfinally, I explore the rhetorical and pedagogicalimpacts of the findings. I conclude that especiallyin forensics, there is no one model pedagogy orethic, just as there is no one way to garneringcompetitive success and further theoretically andhistorically grounded study must be conducted in thisarea in order to bolster the credibility of forensicliterature as well as to provide furtherunderstanding in this area.

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Crystal Lane Swift completed her AAs, BA, MA, and PhD at Palomar College, California Baptist University, Ball State University, and Louisiana State University, is a national champion speaker and debater, has presented 26 papers and published eight articles and is a Professor and Co Director of Forensics at Mt. San Antonio College.

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This study explores the relationship between ethics, pedagogy, and rhetoric through the relationship between NPDA partnerships and how forensic coaches impact these relationships. The main premise is that directors of forensics and NPDA debaters are arguably in a state of crisis. This book aims to heighten the level of intellectual discussion in this subfield as well as add to both the quantity and quality of research. I begin with an introduction and review of the relevant literature. Next, there is a quantitative study to assess how argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness influence competitive relational satisfaction within NPDA partnerships, from debaters. After the quantitative portion, I report a qualitative study with the coaches, and finally, I explore the rhetorical and pedagogical impacts of the findings. I conclude that especially in forensics, there is no one model pedagogy or ethic, just as there is no one way to garnering competitive success and further theoretically and historically grounded study must be conducted in this area in order to bolster the credibility of forensic literature as well as to provide further understanding in this area.