Mehta,+Abhishek



UC Berkeley Debate Debated for Chattahoochee High School in Georgia 2011 - 2015 Judged For: College Prep, Hooch Updated 10/16/2015

Quick Notes: - Prep Time ends when the flash drive leaves your computer, not when it is saved on your computer - no preference on argumentative choices, i.e. go with what you're good at - understanding of da/case will be greater than understanding of specific/ obscure k literature - I may not be the best judge for performance debate - be nice

The way I think:

Tech vs truth - TECH matters. Truth still matters somewhat - arguments need a claim and warrant + spin is hugely important for how I read evidence. Also, make sure to answer arguments like "turns case" and "counterplan leads to the plan" in the 1AR, even if you know your evidence is infinitely better.

Debate matters more than cards. that doesnt mean i wont ever call for them, but id rather go off my flow. if i have to read cards then i usually reconstruct the debate based off of the evidence as opposed to the actual debating. Flowing is important; the biggest flaw of paperless debate (among many) is the transition to over relying on the speech doc

Any sort of ethical violation (clipping cards, cross reading) will result in an immediate loss and a 0 given to the violator, if sufficient evidence exists. if you dont have enough evidence, dont stake the debate on it

Speed/clarity - debate is a communicative activity. If I don't comprehend an argument then I'm not going to flow it. I'm not sure who the source of this quote is, but it's great advice: "Speed is the number of arguments you make that the judge thinks the other team has to answer". Rounds Judged:

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Debates Judged on the Surveillance Topic: 15 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Debates Judged on the Oceans Topic: 35 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Debates Judged on the Latin America Topic: 9