Barnes,+Nicole

Nicole Barnes (Williams)

I consider these four things important in good debate:

1)	Clash- I don’t care how you do it, with what arguments, etc.

2)	Explanation- You need to explain how your argument (DA, CP, K, whatever) works in the debate- tell me what it does. I also expect explanation of how your arguments interact with each other AND with the opponent’s arguments (gets back to clash).

3)	Impact analysis- End of the debate, how do your impacts stack up? Where do you stand, and why are your impacts more likely/ etc. than your opponents.

4)	Respect- respect yourself and the other team- don’t make an ass out of yourself by being a jerk.

On specifics:

T: is a voter, spec arguments not so much. I don’t care if they let you run your agent CP or not: not my problem.

Theory note: slow down here.

CPs: conditional PICs kill debate. Make these arguments and the other team loses. Otherwise, as long as I know what it does, how it solves, and why it’s better, you’re in like flint.

Das: I want a story, a link, an internal link (it’s sad that I have to specify this, but when they aren’t in the 1NC…) and an impact clear in the final speeches.

Ks: Need to explain to me what you’re talking about and why I should care.