Abhiram Dasari

Alpharetta '23

email for chain: dasaridebate@gmail.com

have fun

be nice

do what u want

any references to Playboi Carti, NAV, or Lebron James - all get 1.0 speaker point boost - :)

email for chain: jivangikar.sameer@gmail.com

Policy

---you do you

---never stress about debate, have fun

---final rebuttals off the flow get good speaks

2A/1N - Alpharetta HS '23, UGA '27

***I have no topic knowledge***

Email: techieanishk@gmail.com

---email title should provide useful information. Ex. Tournament---Round #---Team A v. Team B.

TLDR

---I am not ready when my camera is off.

---debating and judge instruction matter way more than personal preferences.

Online Debate

---I would prefer if everyone had their webcams on (though I understand if you cannot).

---debates already move slow, let's pick up the pace with technology.

Top Level

---tech > truth

---I will flow and vote on things said in the debate. Ideological considerations are irrelevant and I will value judge instruction more than anything

---asking for what cards were read is CX

---stop hiding ASPEC or other dumb stuff. You'll lose speaker points.

---condo is good

K

---don't say buzzwords and I am not as comfortable with these arguments---does not mean I will not hear these arguments but will need more explanation

---have links to the plan > links about reps

---do case debating

---good framework debating and links don't usually need an alternative

T

---competing interpretations > reasonability.

---better interpretations and more cards are always good

---impact comparison will heavily shape my decision

CP

---DA/CP---love them, most comfortable with these debates

---solvency deficits need impacts tied to the ADVs

---sufficiency framing seems intuitive based on cost-benefit analysis.

---intrinsic perms are fine, but they need a justification like texual legitamacy

---pretty NEG on most theory---competition probably decides if it's legit

DA

---im down for politics DAs in most variations---please explain what is going on for UQ

---impact turns are fun BUT plz make them coherent

---good impact calc will be rewarded and is always good

Others

---not voting for death good

---stealing prep, clipping cards = auto L + speaks nuked

---anything very unethical = auto L + speaks nuked

Alpharetta MT '23, Emory '27

Email

eshansmomin@gmail.com

---email title should provide useful information. Ex. Tournament---Round #---Team A v. Team B.

TLDR

---adopted from Anthony Trufanov, Tim Ellis, Jordan Di

—-if you have no idea who I am, literally read all policy arguments my senior year, found the quickest and smallest way to get to nuclear war on the aff while going for every cheaty courts, international fiat, let's fiat X DA in thing possible: https://opencaselist.com/hspolicy22/Alpharetta/MoTh

---debating and judge instruction matter way more than personal preferences.

---generally good: more cards, predictability, conditionality, judge kick.

Top Level

---tech > truth

---I will flow and vote on things said in the debate. Ideological considerations are irrelevant and I will value judge instruction more than anything

---asking for what cards were read is CX

---stop hiding ASPEC or other dumb stuff. You'll lose speaker points.

---flowing is great---if I can tell you are not at least sufficiently, it will not go so well.

---condo is good, if a new aff, go crazy

K

---don't say buzzwords and I am not as comfortable with these arguments---does not mean I will not hear these arguments but will need more explanation

---specific > backfile.

---have links to the plan > links about reps

---do case debating

---good framework debating and links don't usually need an alternative

T

---competing interpretations > reasonability.

vagueness in any form is almost always not a voting issue but can implicate AFF solvency.

---better interpretations and more cards are always good

---impact comparison will heavily shape my decision

CP

---DA/CP---love them, most comfortable with these debates

---default is judge kick. theory is an uphill battle and winning that condo is bad is an uphill battle

---solvency deficits need impacts tied to the ADVs, 1ar and 2ar consistency is crucial here

---intrinsic perms are fine, but they need a justification like textual legitimacy

---pretty NEG on most theory---competition probably decides if it's legit

DA

---framing pages are mostly silly. Ks of things the NEG has said > “but the DA has internal links.”

---I'm down for politics DAs in most variations---please explain what is going on for UQ

---impact turns are fun BUT plz make them coherent

---good impact calc will be rewarded and is always good

Others

---not voting for death good

---stealing prep, clipping cards = auto L

---"Being racist, sexist, violent, etc. in a way that is immediately and obviously hazardous to someone in the debate = L and 0. My role as educator > my role as any form of disciplinarian, so I will err on the side of letting stuff play out - i.e. if someone used gendered language and that gets brought up I will probably let the round happen and correct any ignorance after the fact. This ends when it begins to threaten the safety of round participants. Where that line is entirely up to me." – Truf.

Alpharetta '23 & Emory '27

Debated at Alpharetta for 4 years as a 2A and qualified to the TOC. Currently not debating in college.

Email chain: anishnayak34@gmail.com

Most of this paradigm is in line with / adapted from my school's debate alum / people I have debated with: Jordan Di, Hargunn Sandhu, Anish Thatiparthi, Eshan Momin.

General

1) I have little-to-no knowledge of the topic. Therefore, explain acronyms and don't assume I know the limits/community consensus on Topicality or Theory.

2) "Tech > Truth but the less truth, the easier the argument is to answer. Meanwhile, the implication of concessions is only what you make it." - Jordan Di

3) Good debating requires quality evidence, strong logical explanations, aff-specific strategies, and contextualization. Detailed language > debate buzz words.

4) Online debate - please slow down and enunciate more than you normally would. Clarity should definitely not be sacrificed for speed. Sending analytics might be useful in case the Internet cuts out. Please keep your camera on unless you absolutely cannot.

5) Racism, sexism, discrimination, or any other problematic actions will result in a loss, the lowest speaks, and a written report to Tab.

6) Speaks - if you opensource, let me know, + .1

CPs

Aff -

- Insert perm texts.

- Solvency deficits need impacts.

- I am receptive to intrinsic perms if argued well.

Neg -

- I'll judge kick the CP by default.

- I'll use sufficiency framing by default (it's just cost-benefit analysis)

- I won't reject the team if the aff wins a theory argument unless it's conditionality.

- Not the best with really intricate competition debates

DAs

Neg -

- The bar for going for a DA alone in the 2NR is high - links must be specific and well-explained and the case must be debated

- Turns case is great and makes DA-debating a whole lot better

Aff -

- Use your 1AC!

- 0% risk is a thing, but hard to get to.

Theory

- Conditionality is generally good.

- International CPs, Devolution CPs, and Ctrl + F Word PICs are generally bad. I lean neg on most other theory.

T

- Competing interps is generally > reasonability. However, the more ridiculous your interpretation is, the more I am likely to buy reasonability.

- Predictable limits > other internal links. Cards that define words > cards that just use them in context.

- Internal link debating/comparison is crucial. Both sides usually share the same impact.

Planless affs

- Fairness is an impact.

- I'm more inclined to vote on T-usfg/framework since I have mostly been on this side of the debate. Heg good, cap good, etc are all good 2nr options. However, I do think the aff can win with impact turns to the negative's model.

- Good K affs have a connection to the topic and a clear offense/defense mechanism in the 1AC.

- Not the best at adjudicating these debates

Ks

- Leaning towards aff gets to weigh the plan

- Don't care if fiat isn't real

- Drawing specific links, quoting the 1AC, and making in-depth explanations at all levels of the debate are important.

- Line-by line > overviews. Turns case/root cause/alt solves > fw 2nrs. Extinction ow/impact turn > permutation 2ars.

Alpharetta 23'

UGA 27'

email: saurabhpratham@gmail.com

T/L:

I lack knowledge on the topic; adapt arguments accordingly. Open to diverse debate styles, but avoid offensive language.

Tech > truth, but clarity aids understanding. Concessions' impact is subjective.

Tag teaming is chill

Topicality:

PTV. Precision matters with context. Rejecting the team is tough outside conditionality. 2NRs have leeway on brief 2AC theory. Creative counter-interpretations work. Fairness is crucial, predictability matters.

Planless Affs:

I've only judged T-USFG, fairness is an impact. Planless affs often lack predictability. Counter-interpretation + model explanation > impact turning.

Ks:

Extinction outweighs, impact turning links is effective. K tricks are good. Links to plan > links to 1AC. Ontological arguments need a specific link.

CPs:

Uncomfortable with intricate competition debates. Likely not the best judge for detailed CP debates.

1A/2N - Alpharetta High

Add me to the email chain: app4viswas@gmail.com

Chain Title: *TEAM NAME* (AFF/NEG) vs *TEAM NAME* (AFF/NEG) - Round # - Tournament

TLDR:

- Tech>Truth

- Please be clear: clarity > speed (and I'll only flow what I hear)

- Don't hide ASPEC or dumb stuff. You'll lose speaker points

- I value persuasion as I think debate is a speaking activity first. Judge instruction and good debating > personal preferences.

- Unlimited condo good - but my threshold for responses by the aff goes down if the conditional advocacies are excessive.

- Line by line and flowing is great. Please slow down on analytics.

- Time your prep.

- If a team concedes an argument, explain to me why I should care.

- Be nice. Things can get heated in debate, but being a jerk is not cool.

Online Debate:

- If my camera's off, I'm not ready.

- I would prefer it if everyone had their camera on, but I understand if you have issues.

- Send analytics, especially in online debate.

K:

- Please explain your K well instead of reading random blocks - buzzwords annoy me.

- A clear, well explained, and specific link to the AFF is crucial (rather than generic reps links)

- Don't forget about case.

- Winning the framework and links debate means you usually don't need an alt.

DA/CP:

- They're great, very comfortable with these debates.

- CPs: Solvency deficits need impacts tied to ADVs

- DAs: Impact calc is important. If you're going to impact turn, make it coherent.

Speaker Points:

Everyone starts from 29, and it goes up or down from there.

+0.1 if you make me laugh or make a good joke about any Alpharetta Debater

Other things:

- Anything unethical, clipping, stealing prep = L and speaks nuked.

- Death good is stupid

Alpharetta 23, Michigan 27

Email: anish.thatiparthi@gmail.com

Debated at Alpharetta for 4 years as a 2N. Not debating in college.

Top Level:

I do not know anything about the topic. Please keep that in mind if you choose to go for any arguments centered around community consensus (topicality, various competition arguments, etc.).

The debate should look like what the debaters want it to be . Anything not in this section can be changed through good debating. My paradigm is intentionally brief to prevent debaters from over adapting. Anything is fair game barring blatant instances of racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. and any other actions that make someone in the room feel unsafe. Such instances will be an auto L + report to tab.

"Tech > truth but the less truth, the easier the argument is to answer. Meanwhile, the implication of concessions is only what you make it." - Jordan Di

Out of round actions have no implication on my ballot.

Rehighlightings can be only inserted if it is using the ALL of the same words highlighted by the opponent. I will disregard it otherwise.

If you do not explicitly stake the debate (i.e., stop the round and provide proof) on an evidence ethics violation, the most I will do is reject the piece of evidence in question.

Topicality:

Plan text in a vacuum is dumb but it still needs a counter interpretation to answer it.

Precision is irrelevant without context.

No solvency advocates and/or specific examples with a case list make me think you are making stuff up.

Predictable limits matter a lot to me.

Theory:

Neg terrorism is usually good but I recognize when it leaves the Aff with no other choice but theory.

It's hard to a win a "reject the team" argument for anything but conditionality.

2NRs get a lot more leeway for answering theory if the 2ACs theory argument was barely a sentence long.

A lot of creative counter-interpretations can solve Neg offense.

Planless Affs:

I have exclusively gone for T-USFG against every planless aff and have never defended a planless aff.

Fairness is an impact.

Most planless affs lack a solid answer to predictability.

Counter interpretation + explaining a model of debate > impact turning everything.

T-USFG is a substantive disagreement with the 1AC.

Ks:

Extinction outweighs + impact turning links is an easy way out against a lot of Ks.

K tricks are good but must be somewhat fleshed out in the block.

Links to the implementation of the plan are always better than links to the 1AC.

Ontological arguments do not eliminate the necessity for an actual link argument.

Evidence is under utilized by both sides in these debates.

CPs:

I have never been comfortable in super intricate competition debates and will probably be bad at judging these type of debates.

2NC CPs are awesome and should be used more.

Send perm texts.

Assistant Coach and Researcher for Banneker/Washington Urban Debate League (WUDL)

American University '27 (Public Health)

Woodward Academy '23

Email Chain: jayyoon35@gmail.com

Jay, not judge.

Topic knowledge: I am familiar with basic economic concepts, have done limited research and file production on the topic. Judged at GDS, and the Gonzaga and Michigan camp tournaments. Explain in-depth economic concepts as well as acronyms and nuances present within arguments intrinsic to the topic.

Individuals who have influenced parts of my paradigm:

Maggie Berthiaume

Bill Batterman

Sam Wombough

Zaria Jarman

Jack Hightower

David Trigaux

Liv Birnstad

Top Level

Good luck!

Be nice, have fun, don't clip, and learn something from the round.

Extinction first/extinction good is unethical and never prioritized.

Send analytics.

If I cannot flow an argument, it does not count as one.

If an argument does not have a warrant, it is not an argument.

Clash > Tricks

Truth = Tech

Accessibility

Have a way to share ev if one team is using paper.

Don't read args with graphic descriptions unless everyone in the round is fine with it.

Don't spread if speed is not accessible to your opponents.

Biases

As debate is a persuasive activity, confidence and intelligent arguments are important. While every judge has their own biases, which are subject to change over time, here are some of mine:

Death/suffering is bad

War is bad

Climate change is real and exacerbated daily

Discrimination and violence in any form is bad.

1NC

Hiding ASPEC is bad; therefore the aff is permitted to briefly address it and move on. not auto-neg even if dropped.

Case

I will consider voting on complete defense if there is minimal/no risk of aff solvency.

Case turns are good.

Don't forget about impact framing.

Disadvantages

If the DA is incomplete, it is not an argument. The 1AR gets new answers when the missing part/s are added.

The link is the most important part of the DA. I will not disregard the importance of the UQ and impact despite that.

Politics DAs are structurally flawed and rely upon a flawed model of politics. The aff can easily mitigate the risk by pointing out and emphasizing these flaws. Intrinsic DAs are better for neg ground and clash throughout the round so I might not be the best judge if your 2NRs are mostly politics.

Turns case is useful but it needs to be developed further in the overview/line-by-line.

Impact/Case Turns

I enjoy them, assuming they aren't offensive/morally objectionable. Winning an impact turn will require some defense to mitigate the risk of the case.

Counterplans

States: Don't leave D.C. out of texts or advocacy statements. Uniformity is unrealistic

Have a relevant solvency advocate in the 1NC; if the neg reads a specific solvency advocate in the block (as opposed to the 1NC), the aff gets new answers.

CPs should fiat a specific policy, not an outcome.

Process and Agent CPs: Arguments on the competition flow are likely more persuasive than theory but theory args can complement competition args if warranted out properly.

Critiques

Ks are particularly significant for this year's topic. The Ks I'm most familiar with include degrowth/growth bad (both as a K and DA/impact turn), settler colonialism, capitalism/neoliberalism, and security. Moving toward higher theory literature such as Psychoanalysis or Baudrillard is where I might start to get lost.

I will default to weighing the aff/perm against the alt. Neg teams can read links stemming from the aff's actions , defense of impacts, as well as the mechanism/ representations (without becoming a PIK). I think that PIKs out of the aff’s reps are only competitive if the neg proves that the aff’s reps are bad. If the aff wins their reps are good, I’m much more like to vote aff on a perm.

Explain the links and alt level and distinguish them from a vague and potentially utopian outcome.

K Affs

I have only been negative against critical affs.

Defend the entirety of your 1AC, including your authors and concepts forwarded.

There is a higher threshold for perms when the neg has specific links/the aff has a vaguer advocacy.

Fairness can be an impact depending on how it's argued. Even if not, it is a large internal link to other impacts.

Topicality

Not the best judge for T vs policy affs.

Plan text in a vacuum is a bad argument.

T is not a reverse voting issue.

Procedurals

Likely not a voting issue unless dropped and warranted.

Disclosure is good.

Plans should not be vague to the point where it is undebatable.

Hiding APSEC/theory is a good way to lose speaker points.

Theory

Condo: I'm comfortable voting aff if there are at least two conditional advocacies. It's also the only reason to reject the team unless warranted out in explicit detail. Condo also becomes more persuasive when combined with args like perf con. Make sure to distinguish between conditional (judge kick is not permitted) and the status quo is a logical option (judge kick is permitted) when stating the interp.

Good theory debating requires good line-by-line.

If you still have questions, feel free to ask before the round starts.