Peter,+Ann

__**Maine East 07-11 **__

- I worked at the Spartan Debate Institute for four weeks over the summer. Keeping this in mind, I’m not too familiar with the topic so specific advantage counterplans/tricky case turns will probably require more investment.
 * Meta Issues **

- I’m also new to judging – that means a lot of the following here is probably subject to change over time/I’m still learning.

- A dropped argument doesn’t translate into a true argument ex. Reverse voting issue

- I tend to read a lot of evidence. If you initiate evidence comparison = good = I don’t have to read as many cards. Evidence comparison also determines how I’ll read said cards. A debate filled with evidence **does not** necessarily mean that an argument is going on – you should challenge the logic behind the evidence. If it’s dumb, you should point it out. 

I like a good DA+CP and/or case debate. I think defensive arguments can reduce the disad to zero risk or close to it. Impact comparison is obviously important.
 * Disads/Counterplans **

I’m not well versed in the literature. This will definitely require more work on your part in terms of explanation.
 * Kritiks **

Affs should probably have a plan text and negatives should have stable advocacies.
 * Theory/Framework **

My gut reactions tend to be the following: Conditionality, pics, multi-plank advantage CPs, international actor fiat = good Consult, conditions, delay, word PICs = probably bad

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Unless persuaded otherwise, theory is usually a reason to reject the argument and not the team.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Speaker points are arbitrary, but after judging my first high school debate tournament, I realized I’m a point fairy. I’m working on that.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Speaker Points **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You don’t need to take prep to flash speeches. Don’t abuse this privilege and take 10 minutes to jump a speech. And please dear God don’t send the speech as separate documents. It makes everyone’s life difficult. You should always have a USB drive and a viewing computer upon request.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Policy on Paperless **