Harker '21

asl98@georgetown.edu

General guidelines for debating in front of me:

1) Introduce and go for a few deeply developed arguments rather than presenting a scattershot set of short/undeveloped arguments.

2) No "tricks."

3) I don't care for most theory arguments. I won't vote on RVIs.

4) I have a prima facie presumption against topicality if the affirmative can produce contextual evidence that their plan is topical. Given textual support for two competing interpretations, I find it ludicrous to think that a 1% risk of a limits disad justifies voting negative.

5) Conditionality is good and I generally view counterplans as opportunity cost disadvantages. Judge kick is a logical extension of this understanding.

6) With regard to "philosophy" debate, I generally view debate as a practice in applied ethics. Winning a normative framework that excludes all other moral considerations will be difficult. There is a place for ethics beyond utilitarianism, but to entirely deny the moral relevance of suffering and wellbeing is asinine.

7) I will read evidence after the round. Quality is relevant and informs technical debating.

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