Obuchi,+Michael

UC Berkeley 2020 East Kentwood Highschool 2016 michaelobuchi@gmail.com Five beliefs: I think debate is a game, but this game is not neutral nor is it isolated from many of the forms of violence we talk about. Speech times Rocks may/may be people, and death may/may not be bad, idk you tell me one winner one loser I can only decide what was in the round, nothing else  Bad arguments even if dropped, are not true. In other words Truth>Tech How I judge debates: 1. write out main questions of the debate 2. Compare 2AR/2NR on these issues 3. Look at connections to previous speeches and cx 4. Evaluate relevant evidence Content: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">I have no preferences. Go for what you're best at. <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">What I like: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Impac calc, ev comparison, structured and organized speeches, clarity, a good joke <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">What I don't like: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Rudeness <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Policy Affs: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">I will be very annoyed if your interal link evidence and solvency advocates are crap <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">K Affs: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Relevance to the topic is good. What that looks like is definitely up for debate. Defending something is really good. Shifting advocacies are not good. <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">K: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Must be specific to the 1AC and not the squo. Please invest significant effort into the link debate. I vote Aff in these rounds quite a bit because contextualization to the aff is very lack luster. Impact framing is major. It's not cool to not know what you're talking about. I expect a decent understanding of not only the theoretical basis of your arguments, but also examples and a solid praxis as well <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Framework: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">I think fw debates are incredibly important. It's where we truly talk about what this activity means (this is something I personally go back and forth on a lot, but love to hear what you have to say about it). <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Topicality: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">The team that wins has the best understanding of how the competing interpretations influence aff/neg ground. <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Theory: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">eh. sure. i guess <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Disads: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">IMPACT CALC. Turns case and specific link work analysis are awesome <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Case Debating: <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">I will be very happy if this is a thing <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">Speaker Point Range <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">27.5-27.9-Poor grasp of the debate, rudeness <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">28-28.5- Understood what was going on. Made logical arguments and attempted line by line <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">28.6-28.9- Solid. Engaged the line by line. Ev comparison was a thing. Impeccable framing <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">29-29.5-Wow <span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: open_sans,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle;">29.6-30- How is possible for such beauty to exist in this ugly world