Adam+White

toc = Date of debate: 6/21 = 1AC: You are a very clear reader and place emphasis on the correct parts of the cards (tags, important phrases in the evidence) but you should try to read just a bit quicker if you can.
 * Debating on: Case Mini Debates**
 * Instructor/commentator: Katie Gjerpen**
 * Comments:**

2NC: You do a nice job of trying to do line-by-line. Keep working at it! You also explain why your evidence is more preferable to theirs for specific reasons. This is a good skill to have and to keep on developing. Try to sound a bit more confident!

2AC: Don’t just read cards at the start of your speech – you need to do some line-by-line to organize them so they are responsive to 1NC arguments. You do a nice job of giving some analytical arguments using empirical examples.

1NC: You sound confident! Good job labeling arguments (ex: no solvency).

= Date of debate: 6/23 = 2AC - You include a lot of references to pieces of evidence that either haven't been read, or it's not clear what they were. If you want to talk about them, you need to introduce them into the debate - You're a bit too wordy. Your arguments sound like paragraphs, rather than distinct arguments. That's not a bad problem to have, but you'll want to condense down to the essential stuff. - Number your arguments for the 2AC. It will really help the judge. - Put all your objections to their evidence on one argument. Keep it together so it won't get confusing
 * Debating on: T mini debates**
 * Instructor/commentator: Charles**
 * Comments:**

1AR wm. the milit is available for public use. protects the public. any person can join. and use - I think the best argument for military as having a public use is that the military serves a broad public purpose. I would focus on that more than on the fact that everyone can join the military. - You have a tendency to jump very quickly into the details of evidence. This is great because often people don't analyze evidence at all. But it's a bit of a problem because the way you speak is somewhat opaque. The judge is not likely to follow the contours of what you're trying to do. You did a particularly GOOD job discussing the enders (sp?) evidence. That is a good model for what you should do.

= Date of debate: 6/27 = 2nc: extend argument and then reference cite, not vice versa. It makes it easier to flow and front loads your arguments.
 * Debating on: DA**
 * Instructor/commentator: Nicole**
 * Comments:**

2nc redo: better job referencing 2ac arguments, but reference by 2ac # and arg, not just cite. Judges may not have cites written down so it's a bit less helpful. It also helps to number your 2nc arguments based off of each 2ac arg. so "2ac 1 entitlement spending 1. our card postdates 2. their card is about canada 2ac 2 fiscal D not key 1. yes it is 2. you're wrong" build in more even if arguments in argument comparisons.

REDO 2 in the evening: your arguments are much better, but your signposting is still a bit off. Keep focusing on that!

= Date of debate:6/29 = -make sure to have an interpretation of what a legitimate cp that your cp meets to frame the debate -when making impact defense statements, think of them as compromises in theory debates - it has to solve some argument the other team makes otherwise its not an acceptable solution to the theoretical problem raised -in theory debates its easy to get caught up in the line by line, dont forget your main arguments and their utility
 * Debating on:CPs**
 * Instructor/commentator:Baker**
 * Comments:**

= Date of debate: 6/30 =
 * Debating on: Security K**
 * Instructor/commentator: Mikaela**
 * Comments:** 2NC -- good speech! Try to answer each 2AC argument in the same order that they're made (I think this might partly because of confusion about who you were debating). Do some more impact assessment, comparing the impacts of the K to those of the case.

= Date of debate: 7/2 = 2NC – need a reference point for what argument you’re making or answering right at the beginning Read tag before the cite (so “China’s the biggest contributor to warming – Reuters 11” rather than “Reuters 11, China’s the biggest contributor.”) *For your re-do – redo the 2NC. You had a lot of good content but it was super disorganized. You probably can’t extend both DA’s and do a good job on case, especially if you’re also answering the theory arguments. If you decide to extend politics, don’t just read a bunch of cards; answer each 2AC argument in order. 2NR – you’re answering the wrong theory argument – the 1AR extended 50 state fiat bad, not conditionality bad. This speech also suffers from a lack of organization but I think that largely stems from the block. Answer the impact turn on federalism! It’s really the only argument in the 1AR on the DA so it’s especially important.
 * Debating on: Practice debate #1**
 * Instructor/commentator: Mikaela**
 * Comments:** Face the judge during cross-ex

Good job focusing on the DA and case advantages. Always start out the case arguments by extending a 1NC argument, explaining it, and then reading new evidence -- don't just start reading cards without any signposting. On the DA, answer each 2AC argument with the structure of 1) extending relevant 1NC evidence, 2) making analytical arguments/indicting the 2AC card, 3) reading more evidence. On the second time around you sounded great! Try to use the same structure every 2NC.
 * Re-do -- much better! ****

= Date of debate: 7/6 = You should be the one cross-exing the 1NC! Alan needs to prep for the 2AC. Don’t bother taking 2AC prep time for the qualifications of a card. 1AR Order – the cap K should be higher in the order since it’s the biggest threat. The urban sprawl DA should be last because it’s not a threat at all. Don’t bother going to the economy flow separately – you don’t have time to spend a 45 seconds re-explaining the advantage. Instead, extend the impacts on either the K or the DA. Spend much less time on warming – group their arguments and quickly explain how you solve. Politics – focus on extending PC not real – the block has read no evidence to answer that argument so you will be ahead on it. CP – extend the permutation as well as your solvency deficits. Urban sprawl DA – put this last and spend very little time on it – one argument and you should be good, because they have no case arguments. Cap K – generally pretty good but you should probably fight back on the block argument that you don’t get to weigh your impacts. ALSO, extend the impact turns – they were totally conceded in the block – this would be an easy path to victory.
 * Debating on: practice debate B**
 * Instructor/commentator: Mikaela**
 * Comments:** 1AC - Consider adding an additional advantage. You still have a minute left and read plenty of states pre-empts (not all of which are probably necessary, but some are good).
 * For your re-do – regive the 1AR incorporating the suggestions above, and especially focus on your time allocation (less on case, more on the cap K, less on the urban sprawl DA).

1AR re-do -- Better! You could still be faster, and more efficient on the case and the urban sprawl DA. (Also, remember to put the case first in the order -- which you did in the debate.) Efficiently written 1AR blocks will help with this. You should respond to the block's argument that the aff doesn't get to weigh their impacts, by explaining why accessing the case is a necessary prerequisite for clash and education.

= Date of debate: 7/7 =
 * Debating on: Practice Debate D (1A)**
 * Instructor/commentator: Quigley**
 * Comments:**
 * -Need to do speed drills and practice the 1AC, you gotta get faster.**
 * -Don't take a position on the popularity of the plan in 1AC CX**
 * -Need to spend a little more time on the case in the 1AR** **esp since they dropped the perm on the CP in the block, you know they are going to have to go for DA+Case.** **Extend the story of the adv at the top and then go though each one of their argument systematically**
 * -Good job extending the conceded arguments on the DA by citation and warrants, if you still have more time you should read another card on whatever the most important argument on the DA is**

= Date of debate: 7/9 = Your 1AC has several different cards that HSR creates jobs – do you really need them all? Are the warrants different? 1AR – Generally good, but you get repetitive sometimes. On the K, don’t just extend everything – pick a few arguments and really explain them, and mention that they haven’t answered certain arguments or explain why those answers don’t apply. Be more efficient on the case! You’ve definitely gotten better in this respect, but could still stand to use fewer words to make each argument.
 * Debating on: Tournament round #4**
 * Instructor/commentator: Mikaela**
 * Comments:** 1AC – It’s usually better to put your laptop on something (like a chair on the table) rather than holding it up in front of you.

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= EXAMPLE = Awesome job! Best 1AC ever!
 * Date of debate: June 23**
 * Debating on: Constellation aff**
 * Instructor/commentator: Nicole**
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