Sinnarkar,+Violet

Evergreen Valley High School '16 UC Berkeley '20

**General** I will vote for whatever you present a compelling argument for. I default to an offense/defense paradigm, and ethical confidence on the framework level. I presume that all levels of the debate, e.g. theory, meta-theory, kritiks, contentions, etc. are equally important unless you argue otherwise. I flow cross-ex answers.

**Contentions** Weigh everything. I have a high threshold for extensions (i.e. you must re-explain the claim, impact, and warrant). You must explain why you win an argument and why it's a voting issue even if your opponent drops it.

**Theory** Theory must include all the elements of a structured shell. You don't have to say "A is the..., B is the..." but you must mention an interpretation, violation, standard, and voter sometime in order for me to vote on the argument. I default to dropping the argument and competing interpretations on the theory debate.

**Kritiks** I will act as if I have no knowledge of the authors or literature you reference outside of what you have told me.

**Other** Feel free to ask any questions before or after the round. You can contact me at v.a.sinnarkar@berkeley.edu.