Kuang,+Rebecca

greenhill '13 georgetown '18

i debated for four years (3 in LD, 1 in policy) and now i coach Greenhill!

- i like it when debaters talk about the tournament topic, however creatively interpreted - i like policy args a lot, this is a safe go-to strat for me - i think k debates are my favorite debates to judge so if you have them in your toolbox you should pull them out. - re k vs T/framework: i love me a good critical aff. but! I also love me a good non-generic framework shell. I'd prefer a critical aff that could be construed as topical (you can tell me what that means though!). - UPDATE TO THIS: I've realized that winning T/framework against a critical aff is increasingly an uphill battle for me. the framework arguments i most commonly hear are very boring and uncreative. i might vote on it if the 1ar is honestly just dreadful, but don't make this your A strat. - FYI you don't win just because you said "X thing is rly bad". give me some way to grapple with it. doesn't have to be state action. - i think T debates are a lot of fun
 * the good**

- i won't vote on arguments that imply nothing or everything is morally permissible. - i'm bad for a dense analytic philosophy debate. haven't read the lit, can't really keep up, sorry. - that being said I'd prefer if you went for something that you're good at explaining even if it's not my favorite argument, as opposed to reading what you think is my favorite argument and explaining it badly - i really really don't like theory for the sake of having theory in the speech doc. i don't have a clear standard for what counts as "frivolous" but jobes, use common sense. if you see me pulling a face and shaking my head (i'm really expressive!) you should just say "nvm" and skip to the next thing in ur doc because odds are I will just go "la la la" and pretend i never flowed the argument
 * the bad**

- i'm probably tired and distracted when i'm judging you, so be interesting and emphasize the things you want me to pay attention to. - if ur debating someone who is obviously less experienced than you are, please don't be mean. slow down and make the debate as fun and educational for them as possible. we've all been there before, and I'll raise your speaks by 0.5 for it. - sass is great and fun to watch, unnecessary rudeness/pettiness are annoying. - racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise offensive comments = L0 - plez disclose (thoughts on disclosure theory: i'll vote on it against debaters who should know better. please don't read this against local debaters/novices who have no clue what the wiki is. that is really not cool.) - plez do not shake my hand after the round - u get a 30 only if you're the greatest debater I've ever seen, or (more attainable) if you make me laugh a lot.
 * misc stuff**