Progress continues on Ethics Bowl to the Rescue! How the Anti-Debate is Saving Democracy. If all goes well, it’ll be ready for release in paperback, Kindle, audiobook and for free in PDF right here at EthicsBowl.org in time to kickoff the 2022-2023 season. One recent development: villains!
SuperSocrates, whose mission it is to elevate discourse and facilitate the collaborative pursuit of justice, is our hero. But rather than battling abstractions, he channels the power of ethics bowl to combat specific enemies. Or such is my idea for an early chapter 🙂
Below are some draft characters. Have ideas for better names, better descriptions, better villains? Worried this is too silly? Not silly enough? Share your thoughts in the comments and thanks in advance!
Dr. Denial
- Power: sewing uncertainty
- Catchphrase: “What is truth, really?”
- Weaknesses: investigative reporters, Snopes
Subjectivo
- Power: eroding moral standards
- Catchphrase: “Yeah, well that’s your opinion, man!”
- Weaknesses: obvious absurdities, ethics professors
Captain Debate
- Power: one-sided close-minded bullying
- Catchphrase: “For my next point…”
- Weakness: ethics bowl alumni!
Divisio
- Power: dividing countries, families, friends
- Catchphrase: “They’re either stupid, evil or both!”
- Weakness: our shared humanity, peacemakers, SuperSocrates!