Hamre,+Derek

Derek: use less 2ac prep time, good overview in 2ac, avoid reading cards in 2ac on case, Dont oversay "specifically says", I would avoid environmental impact analysis. If they go for an environmental DA and win, you are making impact comparisons for them. Collapse in the 2AR for aff impacts!


 * 6/26**

2AC –

Don’t go to flows they don’t go to – “extend across” is inefficient Your warrants on Warming real are good – but you refer to cards by author names too much instead of engaging arguments You spend way too long on these case arugments Good numbering Don’t say “literally” when it doesn’t make sense Be careful of your poverty impact vs the cap k

2AR Start with a “here’s why we win” moment – you’re spending too much time focusing at the top on the energy poverty impact, - they aren’t disputing the impact level of your advantage, but the internal link level, you can say it’s the biggest impact, but your focus needs to be on why you’re the only team who gets access to it. In this debate I don’t think you should be starting with energy poverty, I think you should talk about your other advatnages that they don’t access as much Your actual analysis is good – Good job explaining the actual case arguments – though I think you’re taking too long to go through this. You spend too much time on arguments the 2NR doesn’t focus on. For example, you don’t need to go to Solvency if they don’t in the 2NR Impact your arguments – if capitalism is not on the brink – what does that mean for the alt solvency – you can take your arugments a step further Perms aren’t voting issues when you’re aff….or ever


 * Round 8: Blaize DePass:** Alex/Derek vs Aasim

2AC--This was a good speech. I thought you had good time allocation. i think more impact analysis and explanation should have been done on case and on the offcase. I think you spent a lot of time on case, but it ended up not being a problem because you got to the K and DA w/ enough time. It is always necessary to have some impact comparison so the judge knows what they should be weighing versus other things. I think you should work on speaking drills so you become louder and clearer. I also think if you went a little faster you could've put a lot more offense on the arguments they had.

2AR--This was fine but i think you have to do more analysis and impact work. You are making arguments that make sense but i need more offense coming out of the 2AR. On top of that, i need a comprehensive overview, you need to step back and give me the big picture and what i should be looking at in the debate.