Rout,+Aditya

[Last Updated: 7/27/2015] __aditya.rout@gmail.com__
 * Aditya Rout **

I debated for 4 years at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, CA. I competed on the national circuit and finished my high school career with an appearance in elimination rounds of the TOC. As a 2A, I have read both traditional policy affirmatives and soft left/middle of the road affirmatives. The following are merely paradigms I default to in round; do not hesitate to persuade me away from my predilections. Debate should be about leveraging your own strengths, not appealing to mine.
 * Experience **

Regardless of whether or not you decide to instrumentally defend government action, I believe the topic exists for a reason and that affirmatives should be related to and/or in the direction of the resolution.
 * Non-Traditional Affirmatives **

If framework is a part of your neg strategy, I am more compelled by substantive rather than theoretical questions of what debate should be about. I value discussions about methods/praxes over fairness/limits.
 * Framework **

I’ll default to competing interpretations unless convinced otherwise.
 * Topicality **

I lean aff on conditionality. I will certainly vote on theory if there’s a story of abuse (especially when it comes to things like process/delay counterplans) but rarely on cheapshots. If you decide to go for theory, you should devote enough time for it in all of your speeches, not just the last one.
 * Theory **

I enjoy the argument but don’t make it painful to listen to. This means you should have links/impacts that are contextualized to the claims of the 1AC (as opposed to the status quo) and a well-explained alternative.
 * Kritiks **

I enjoy these debates in general but the more specifically crafted these strategies are, the better. For instance, I like nuanced advantage counterplans but the politics disad bores me. A good counterplan should be textually and functionally competitive. If not, be ready to defend your choice.
 * Disadvantages/Counterplans **

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask me in round!