Kernan,+Chase


 * TL;DR:** Default to policymaker, unless otherwise persuaded. Speed is fine, unless incoherent. Ks are fine, unless devolving into unwarranted/unexplained jargon. +1 for overviews.


 * High School:** George Washington (Denver, CO)
 * College:** Olin (Needham, MA)
 * Experience:** 4 years CX in high school
 * Questions:** Feel free to ask before the round or email chase dot kernan at gmail.


 * Specifics Arguments: **
 * T: A long, persuasive T argument can definitely win the round for me, but I can be convinced to not vote on an underdeveloped shell if the aff drops it due to being out spread.
 * Theory: Should be as well articulated as any other argument. You'll probably have to slow down here.
 * K: All power to you to run Ks and set a framework for the round. Just make sure that you explain in full, plain English the crux of your argument particularly if its internals are heavy on jargon.
 * CP: CP text should be non-topical, textually and functionally competitive (but, hey, you can try to persuade me otherwise).
 * DA: There should be a convincing story here. Obviously, impact calcs are your friends.


 * Other Stuff:**
 * I have only judged a few rounds of this year's topic (infrastructure) so I won't be terribly familiar with the specifics of most plans or some of the acronyms involved.
 * If I look confused it's probably because I'm confused, so feel free to slow down/explain your points in another way.
 * I'm not going to pretend to be able to divorce the presentation of your arguments from the warrants behind them. Stand up, enunciate, be eloquent, cross-x matters.
 * Debate's pretty damn fun so I won't care too much about the little things (prep time, etc.) :)
 * You can probably persuade me to disregard anything I've said here.