Smith,+Ross+NE

I was a debater for three years in high school at Millard North. The talented and handsome Dana Christensen was my partner for two of those years. Following that I have stayed involved in debate by periodically judging, coaching, and writing arguments when friends come calling for help. I am a person who has a very analytical/scientific brain. I like things to be well organized and to apply to basic rules of common sense. This leads me to a couple of preferences that might be telling. I am almost entirely convinced that an affirmative should have a plan text or at very least a definitive course of action that they should be willing to defend as enacted in the real world. I will listen to non-traditional forms of debate but I am likely not the best judge for you. This also means that I will adhere strongly to what is on my flow. If it isn’t on my flow it doesn’t exist. That means that you should likely be watching me when you are reading. If you are unclear I will stop flowing and likely give you some non-verbal cues that I am unhappy. You should also slow down on theory debates. Recently these debates have become extremely blippy and <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">often thinly warranted. If you are going to have a theory debate in front <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">of me please slow down a touch and give the argument some credit rather <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">than just reading a block. I will also read evidence after the round. I <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">believe that research is a critical part of debate. The better the quality <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">of your evidence and the better your extrapolation of that evidence the <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">greater your chances of winning. As for negative strategies I am <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">comfortable with most of anything that applies to those concepts I just <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">set out above. Therefore, your troll type arguments or esoteric philosophy <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">may not be the best. I have voted for them in the past however. I would <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">prefer a counterplan/disad/case debate if I had my druthers. Aside from <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">that I am willing to answer questions before the round and think that <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">debate should be fun but difficult.