Kone,+Aya

Round 2—Aff: Isha/Claire v. Neg: Cayla/Aya Judge: Baxter

Aya—direct your answers to specific 2AC responses, so say something along the lines of “their first argument is X, my responses are Y Z etc.)—don’t forget about the 1NC evidence you have already read, explain what it is, how it answers their arguments, etc.—also make sure to analyze their evidence and their arguments, don’t JUST read more cards, make your own arguments as well—start the 2nr out with an overview, you really have to set the tone for the debate, articulate the vision that the judge is voting for when they vote negative, what questions do I have to answer? Etc. –close the 2nr strongly, leave the judge believing that the 2ar has a big burden to overcome when they stand up

6/28/12 1ac - Ran out of time on the energy advantage. The Harris card on the econ advantage is too long (takes over a minute to read). Trim it and use the time to get the energy advantage out cx of 1ac-I don’t know where the line of questions about the source of imported oil is going. The premise of the question is wrong anyway. 2ac - you read extensions to two advantages not covered by 1nc. you could spend more time on the issues raised in 1nc. you also had four minutes left. all your responses to 1nc arguments were good--you should just have more of them. after prompting by your partner, you read the pretty good “states are racist” card. You should probably call this a disad to the counterplan. No perms read to the cp--you should have at least one to test its competetiveness. cx of 2ac - “could you explain that card” doesn’t get you anywhere. You have a habit of asking that question and THEN asking a good substantive one that takes a shot at the card. Skip the “can you explain” intro and go for the substantive question. 1ar - on elections. Yay! an evidence comparison--“our evidence is a little newer”. Now say it HARD

6/29/12

1NC- very clear for your speed! where is the ptx uniqueness? CX- aya, work on knowing your cards to avoid those awkward pauses in cross-ex. if you're running a federalism cp, do not advocate ANY federal interference re: plan 1NR- not sure where you're going with the "freedom analytics". you're not clashing with their evidence here- you have cards you could read or extend, and you need to answer specific arguments they are making. on energy, you have some great cards you could exgend- you don't have to rely on analytics alone. make sure you have everthing flowed, makes your speeches easier. extend actual pieces of evidence, please. i understand you're referring to them, but i want to hear who you're citing. make sure you're extending your plan on the cp. your analytics on racism are a little weak- i'm sure you have cards for this, use the 2NC/CX to prep for your speech and make sure you answe all their arguments. you ignored the theory and the perm, which puts you in some pretty hot water. be confident, the more you go "um" and look at me questioningly, the less time you have. you are smart and capable, you can do this all by yourself and kick butt

7/01/12



7/2/12 2N: good questions in cross x, but make sure to take them somewhere (ask follow up questions) and respectfully cut off your opponent as to not allow them more speech time 1N: make sure to put case on the bottom--all of your offense is in the off case positions. good job in cross x staying calm and answering questions directly 2N: don't walk over your partner in cross x; "open cross x" allows you to help your partner when shes in a pinch; talking over her when she has answers isn't really necessary. 2A: you obviously have a lot of common knowledge you want to weave into your cross x questions, but try not to be so abrasive. keep your questions and answers short, direct, and make sure they serve a purpose other than trying to make the other team look dumb. Good time allocation in your 2ac--make sure your transitions between arguments is clear so you're easier to flow. You need to make sure to perm the CP. 2N/2A: very good extension of dropped args, 1NC evidence, but you need to start impact comparisons, solvency mechanism comparisons in the 2NC--it will make your 2NR easier. Also, there was no reason for you to take every flow in the 2NC--don't be afraid to split the block; it will allow you to make more args, read more cards, while also not spreading yourself out. 2A: good 2ar analytics and empirical examples, but a lot of them were new or at least not tied to evidence/args from previous aff speeches.making sure to always flow and following a more line by line structure will help these examples become more useful in a debate sense to you in the future 1N: need more organization in the 1nr--was very unclear which args applied to which positions 2N: don't feed your partner their whole speech; a few prompts are totally cool, but it just hurts the overall flow of their speech, their organization and will probably lead to lower speaker points. 1A: good analytics in a lot of places in your 1AR, but a lot of these arguments are new and not backed up by evidence or contextualized in terms of warrants from the 2AC