Qiu,+Kathy

Updated on October, 16, 2013

I debated for four years for the Hockaday School (TX) and qualified to the TOC twice. I am currently coaching for Randolph (NJ).

__**General: **__
 * I will vote on any argument with a warrant. That being said, I prefer to watch rounds with (1) interesting framework debates and/or (2) debates with quality evidence comparison and weighing.
 * Speed is fine as long as you are clear. If I cannot understand your arguments, I will not vote for them.
 * I will yell clear, slow, etc.
 * Slow down for author names and tags and pause between spikes, analytics, etc.

__**Framework: **__
 * Please have warranted framework justifications, preferably nuanced and interesting ones.
 * I do not care how you structure your framework (e.g. value/criterion, burden, etc.) as long as you provide some evaluative mechanism for the round.
 * Please compare frameworks in round.
 * I dislike AFC. That being said, if your opponent fails to properly answer AFC, I will evaluate/vote on it.

__**Critical Arguments: **__
 * I will vote on Ks and critical positions as long as I understand your arguments. I am not familiar with critical philosophy, so you need to clearly explain your arguments and their functions.
 * I prefer critical positions that specifically address the topic.

__**Theory/Topicality: **__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I default to competing interpretations and drop the argument.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Slow down when you read interps and counter-interps.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I do not assume that meta theory comes before theory.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I dislike theory/topicality debates with lots of blippy analytics and no weighing.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px;">Speaks: **__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I give speaks generally based on the overall execution of strategy in round. More specifically:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I will give higher speaks for:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Being strategic
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Making smart, nuanced arguments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Being clear
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Being considerate towards inexperienced debaters and making the round educational for them
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Nuanced framework debates and/or quality evidence comparison and weighing

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I will give lower Speaks for:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Being rude to your opponent
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Being unclear
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Being mean towards inexperienced debaters
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Running sexist, racist, or offensive arguments

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;"> **__Other:__**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I will not vote on arguments that debaters explicitly agree justify (or do not condemn) racism, sexism, genocide, rape, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Do NOT use dirty tricks in round. “Dirty tricks” include but are not limited to making your case unreadable (e.g. using size 8 font, formatting your analytics as one continuous paragraph of text), stealing prep time, etc.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Feel free to ask me any other questions you have before round.