Ramachandran,+David

=__**2017-2018**__=
 * About Me:**
 * I debated at Ruston High School for all four years of high school.
 * I am currently studying political science at Tulane University

__**Big Picture:**__
 * **Sportsmanship:** Debate is a platform by which competitors mutually enter into an academic environment to pursue education. If you do not respect your competitors, your speaker points will reflect it. With that being said, I am open to debates about what the platform should look like
 * **Communication:** It is the job of the debater to effectively convey their point. It is the debater's responsibility for making sure that the judge clearly understands their points. I do not enjoy yelling "Clear," but I will do it 3 times before I stop flowing entirely. Likewise, your speaker points will suffer for each time I have to intervene.
 * **Prep:** Flash time does count as prep time. Clearly say when you are starting and ending prep. I will penalize teams that appear to be doing prep after they have ended prep.
 * **Speaker Points:** Speaker points are contingent upon a variety of factors including: clarity, road-mapping, disrespectfulness, theft of prep time, effective participation in CX, a constructive speech, and a rebuttal, merits of your strategy, and presentation. If you use profanity, don't expect high speaker points.
 * **Flowing:** I flow both teams unless both teams tell me not to flow them. I evaluate the debate entirely off of my flow. It is your responsibility for ensuring you are clear enough for me to flow you.
 * **Evidence:** I reward teams who use quality evidence over a hot jumble of buzzwords. If a card is in question, I will call for it after the round. I give credit to an author's credentials and I think you should too. I should not have to read un-highlighted parts of your evidence to understand it. I have no tolerance for clipping, or jumping around parts of a card unannounced. If you mark a card, you better have it clearly marked on your document.
 * **Decision Making:** The way I judge the debate is entirely up to you. I will default to whatever I am told to do. Therefore, it is important to win framing arguments if you expect to win the round.

__**Specifics:**__
 * **Topicality:**
 * **I prefer the Aff actually have a plan or advocacy statement.**
 * **T is always a potential voter, but the negative must show an actual violation and abuse**
 * **The more specific the better**
 * **Kritiks:**
 * **Must have an alternative**
 * **Alt must solve**
 * **Must win Framework debate if you expect to win the K**
 * **Must prove why thinking and acting are opportunity costs**
 * **Performance:**
 * **Must have a purpose**
 * **Must prove why conventional policy debate doesn't work to represent your point and why I should value your point**
 * **Counter Plans:**
 * **I love a good theory debate.**
 * **I also love coherent Neg strats meaning that DAs that link to the CP will hurt you.**
 * **Read CP text slowly and clearly enough for me to actually flow it**
 * **I seriously doubt your one terrible card below your generic CP text makes it all that much better than the 8 minute 1AC.**
 * **Disadvantages:**
 * **Please have current Uniqueness cards**
 * **Not every impact has to be nuclear war or extinction, but I will evaluate them as they are presented.**
 * **I love impact calc debates.**