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=__2ac Politics Drill - July 12__= Comments by Peyton

Great Clarity and use of their cards- maybe work a little on speed really good diversity in terms of arguments and having some offense on the flow as well You can be more word efficient on analytics - and frontload them so they make succinct arguments (you don't need to cite their argument as extensively) Maybe cut out one of the Uniqueness or impact defense cards wth the same warrant and instead read an internal link takeout, or make your other analytic.

=__Mini-Debate #1 - Neg vs. Conor/Andrew - July 16__=

Comments by Jeffrey Xu
Team Comments - Neg: Make sure the 1NC shells are assembled before getting up to speak. In the 2NC and 1NR, be more on-point with answering the specifics of the 2AC. For example, when they read warming science fails or warming isn't anthropogenic, reading more warming impacts isn't responsive. Good on doing comparisons on uniqueness on politics. Point out more concessions like the link to politics.

=__Mini-Debate #2 - Aff (2A) vs. Lydia/Mike - Jul 17__=

Comments by Vinay Sridharan
Yays for everyone: -Pretty excellent line by line for sophomores --- nice to all of you -All debaters are pretty quick for sophomores too -Nice job making ev indicts and qualifications comparisons! Konstantine: It's hard to give much commentary becaues the 2ac is prescripted In any case, we talked about enunciation --- that's I think one of the most important skills for you to work on before you try and go any faster. Also, lose the pol cap will always be high arg and replace it with a pol cap low card --- again, there's no uniqueenss for your turn if you argue that there'll always be enough pol cap to pass the energy bill because then it doesnt matter if the plan is popular or not.

=__Practice Debate #1 - July 20__= Comments by Peyton - Make sure to signpost where you're going on case (distinct adv flows) - more developed T shell - Be more confident - you sound great - resolve DA could be shorter - Good diversty in off and case args - make sure transitions on case flows are really cllear - RULE ONE - no prep for 1NR - Partner shouldn't d - why are we taking the same flows?? - Signposting and ordering of the 2AC could be worked on - Don't need to kick Topicality

=__Practice Debate #2 - Aff (1A) vs. Erik/Anshuman - July 21__=

Comments by Chris Mair
You need to flow and overall pay attention to the negative block. I noticed this was not happening during both negative speeches, which affected the way you could effectively give a 1ar because you did not have a good grasp on all of the arguments they made. Do more work to exploit the space command turn on the abl da – not responded to in the block. Just a little articulation on this point gets you a far way in the context of this debate because the negative has very few offensive. answers on either DA

=__Practice Debate #4 - Neg (1N) vs. Hebah/Andrew - July 25__=

Comments by Vinay Sridharan
Yays for all: Everyone’s quick and clear in this debate --- the cross-exs are intelligently debated --- ev comparisons are made – occasionally, excellent impact calculus is introduced --- effectivie line by line seems to be in use by all sides --- was very pleased with everyone’s performance. General suggestions for all: -Almost everyone in this debate needs to be able to speak more confidently and persuasively – try and make contact with your judge --- bring your personality into the debate. -Everyone also needs to be able to articulate the intricacies of their arguments in a quick and clear fashion --- I know this is hard, esp. for sophomores, but being able to efficiency communicate your arg in both c-x and speeches is the next step for all of you. 1N: -Read more specific ptx link one about afganistan at least -althgh the ground standard is hard to articulate, try and have a ready answer --- if not quickly refocus on ur limits standard or whatever -highlght more of ur START ! -Should perhaps write out a few of your c-x questions so you can say them more quickly and clearly -You’re generally clear but I would recommend some enunciation drills so you can speak consistently clearly and crisply in speeches and c-x -Don’t let him get away w/ some of his answers – he misconstrues some of your args in a pejorative way --- play offense some more--- project confidence. -You need to invest more time to win T – you do little more than re-iterate the 1nc shell -the instability flow is debating well – however, you seem to re-read the landy card that I thght I heard in the 1nc/ -Try doing some ev comparison --- read through the 1ac before giving the 1nr. -Instead of reading many cards which seem to say the same as that in the 1nc (like repeats of withdrawal is seen as weakeness), try to pick apart the 1nc ev’s wrrnts and try to read cards with new wrrnts that the 1ar has to answer --- your extensions are a little light in terms of explaining why there’s no impact to hegemony or why a troop presence is necessary, etc. -Overall, good job though.

=__Practice Debate #7 - Neg (2N) vs. Erik/Anshuman - July 29__=

Comments by Vinay Sridharan
-Work on efficiency saying a phrase like "turns case" instead of "the plan doesn't solve nuclear war, it actually has the opposite effect of causing a nuclear war" is helpful for example. Avoid the underviews to arguments --- you only have to explain an argument once in any given speech. -Need to apply the CP to specific parts of the 1ac when trying to prove the CP solves 100% of the case --- don't just mention allied cooperation, mention what it is about allied cooperation that resolves a specific 1ac internal link like insurgents crossing the border into Pakistan.

=__Practice Debate #9 - Aff (2A) vs. Mahnvee/Carol - August 01__=

Work on your time allocation in the 2AC. You can save a lot of time on case by extending 1AC evidence instead of reading redundant cards. Make sure to answer the 1NC claims specifically. Good that you recognized what the core question of the debate was in the 2AR, you need to do a better job of explaining why your internal link to hegemony is better than theirs. Don't read extensively from your cards in the 2AR. Just explain them.
 * Comments by Jeffrey Xu**