Neeraj

July 23rd - Linda

 * __2N Comments __**
 * 1) Speed/clarity issues with constructive or rebuttal: **You have a strong speaking voice – work on speed.


 * 2) Recommended Drills: **You should do speed drills.


 * 3) 2NC—technical skill and coverage for case and off-case arguments: **
 * Spending DA
 * Impact calculus – you should give an overview of your spending DA that includes impact calculus – explain why you access the best internal link to the economy, and how economic collapse turns the rest of their case.
 * Line-by-line
 * You can’t just read cards – you have to address each 2AC argument explicitly and provide several answers to each.
 * Don’t forget to extend your internal link and impact.
 * Extend your 1NC evidence.
 * States CP – you can’t just read cards on the states counterplan either – you have to explicitly address the 2AC responses, extend 1NC evidence, and make analytical arguments and indicts of their evidence.


 * 4) Assess use of evidence in constructive and rebuttal: quantity, quality, and comparison: **
 * Less evidence for the sake of evidence
 * You need to do more evidence comparison.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You need to extend the warrants of your evidence from previous speeches, instead of just reading more cards.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You need to make analytical arguments to indict your opponents’ arguments.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5) Strategic Choice and Execution of 2NC/2NR: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">CHOOSE – you cannot go for everything in the 2NR – narrow your speech to one or two good options to win. In this situation, I suggest going for the politics disadvantage and case, or the politics disadvantage and the counterplan. You could go for the spending DA as a case turn.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Politics DA
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You have to extend your uniqueness and most importantly your links.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Do impact calculus – see 2NC comments.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">6) Rebuttal Re-do suggestions: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Give your speech with the above suggestions.

Round 9 (Mara): - if the 1A keeps running you in circles in the cross-ex, shut it down. Move onto a new question (you should always have extra questions prepared!) and consult their ev on the original question -- then hold the aff to what their ev says, not what they think it does - political capital CAN be quantified -- one example is the amount of the president's time it takes to make promises and secure compromises. If Congress realizes that the president is having trouble pushing his agenda because he now has to get the aff passed, he loses momentum/the pc he invested. Make the I/L explicit when you're pressed on it in cx

Round 4 (Eli) 1AR: make a plan for time allocation so that you make sure to cover anything use the flow as your guide - make sure you're extending the 2AC arguments and using the 2AC structure, rather than responding to every line by line argument in the block

Round 3 (Tripp) - Make sure you answer DAs on the case as full DAs - don't pause so much in the 2ac - try to keep a consistent, fluid rhythm - way too much time on the case in the 2ac - 2ar explanation of "Uq o/w link" is great - but needs to be clearer earlier in the debate - start has already been ratified!

Round 1 (Eli) Practice the 1AC - it will help your speed/fluency Make sure you know all the ev in the 1AC - you shouldnt be stumped by CX questions about your evidence Make sure to ask what net benefits go with what CPs