Lauer,+Matthew

practice rd 1 6/26 Edstrom Antyle aff vs Matteli neg

1a kyle-right away- you are reading into your paper. you seem like you are fairly quick and capable when it comes to spreading, but you need to be louder and project towards the judge. don’t read block headers. this is a decent answer to funding questions, but you should have a more solid and prepared answer. people will ask this a lot. the start of the 1AR is excellent. I’m glad you took some of your prep time to work on delivering some persuasive indicts of the alternative.

2a anton- I think if you slow down a bit, you will sound more persuasive. also, you could likely highlight more and be able to read more cards. you have selected good evidence for this 2AC, with appropriate answers and non contradicting strategies- you even scratched the impact turn to avoid a dreaded double turn! I would like to hear more analytics in your 2AC to hear how you are processing these arguments. put your own spin on debate! I gotta say, you did an excellent job of bringing together the issues of the debate in your 2AR. talking about your case, discussing key defensive arguments etc. Make sure that you are connecting your 2AR to the 1AR.

1n eli- the 1N strategy is fine, but make sure that you have a good amount of time to read your case arguments. they will help you win whether you go for DA or the K. good knowledge of the politics DA. you made me so happy when you had a 1NR full of analytic arguments- way to think through the debate. in the future, more cards should be incorporated, but I can tell you are thinking about the arguments.

2n matt- if the person you are cross examining starts asking questions of you, you should definitely say “I’ll ask the questions, thanks.” you have a well-scripted speech, but I feel as though I have not one word that is your own on my flow. I encourage you to think about some of these arguments and how they are being presented instead of merely reading another stack of cards in the 2NC. excellent answers in cross x- it’s best not to give them any chance to win a permutation.

6/27/12

On the whole, both teams need to work on clashing with other teams positions. Both teams spent time talking about their points without comparing it to the other teams. This is an important skill, esp. in rebuttals. Both teams need to utilize all their time and realize the potential of their args. Highlight evidence before rounds, not during.

1AC – Good reading. Make eye contact more. Highlight the 1AC down a bit so you can get through all of it (you didn’t get to the equality impact) 2AC – You need to capitalize on the negatives errors in the 2AC, and realize the virtue of the stuff you did read. The fact the 1NC doesn’t get to case should be cause for joy b/c it lets you weigh your impacts uncontested. Esp. the global warming one. You should point out that the aff solves for the environment (which is the cap k impact).

You need to get creative. When the 1NC also doesn’t have an impact to the elections disad, you should impact turn. I saw the files had some CTBT bad stuff. A possible 2AC that could have really messed with the negative would be to argue that electing Romney would kill the economy, and run capitalism in to the ground (I know you don’t have the card for it, but Paul Krugman has been going around all the big talk shows making this argument. Cut it in the future and utilize it as an analytic now). Then just cross apply the cap k impact. By electing Romney, you kill capitalism. The only way for the neg to answer this is to defend Romney’s economic policies which don’t exactly jive with the thesis of Marx.

Also say “perm do both” when you want to perm. And do it on the CP and K. 1AR – Its all about swagger. You need to realize the opportunities that were present in the 2AC and highlight the important stuff like the Gibson-Graham argument and the fact that you solve environmental destruction as well. I think by better preparing before debates and talking through what strategy the 2AC is setting up will be helpful in the longterm. 2AR – I think you realize what the essential points in the debate are in the 2AR, but it’s a little too late to really use them. Remember every card you read in the 2AC has a purpose. Know what purpose that is. Hit me up if you have any questions. lucaswbsmith@gmail.com

6/28/12 in cx you need squash this idea of you having to defend after alt world or sell me a better world than this one or the world of the aff.(better speaks that way and ^ the chances of winning.tell me how us econ downturn turn into cap fall. this coneection could be in the leadership card that is read at the top pf the aff's 1ac. have good set of answers to suffering and how does that interact with each side on the impact level and framing. you must split the neg block i told u how for the 2 off in this round. Both teams write frontlines/blocks( answer to...) .Its not enough to know ur answer. delivery and word economy is what make the answer relevant in debates.  6/29/12  Case in the 2AC should be mostly analytical and answering what they said, not just reading cards. It’s a common mistake for new debaters. Highlighting down your cards more will help you get through all your arguments. Good job looking at me during cross-x.  