Bekele,+Maci

toc =6/28/2011= Kyndra/Maci vs Purva/Michaela Really good questions in cx to keep it going. You want to push Kendra to ask those questions though, so that you can prep during that time. Bring those arguments into the 2ac as well. Really good 2ac—I would say the thing to work on is not reclarifying each card after you read it. Save that for Kendra in the 1ar—also, make sure to answer each case argument as presented. You can group the asteroid risk low arguments, but you want to be sure to answer the other arguments about whether or not other countries can solve the problem

=6/29/2011= - Good cross-x – you had pointed questions. You should try and focus these questions more on arguments you’re going to run (if you had an international agent CP, those questions would have been money) - Good job on case! Way to impact your arguments in terms of why the status quo solves the Aff - You should probably skip the Cap K, especially since the alternative wasn’t read in the 1NC, so it’s pretty hard to win. You should spend more time on the link debate on weaponization and the impact debate. - Make sure you’re answering arguments straight down on the flow - In the 2NR, you should put your disad before the case debate. If you win the case defense but don’t have enough time on the disad, you will probably lose because there’s a risk the Aff does something good. However if you win the DA but don’t have enough time on the case, you can still win that the disad outweighs - You do a good job on the case debate again, you’re very good at attacking other people’s positions, you should try and do practice debates on defending your own - You need to make sure you’re not extending arguments that weren’t read in the debate (like some of the alternative stuff) - Try and avoid phrases like “another thing”, “also” or “next” is quicker - You need to kick positions and go for less in the 2NR. You should generally go for just the kritik (you shouldn’t go for it in this debate) or a single disad and case.

=7/5/2011=

You sound faster, but work on being consistent. Read evidence you are expecting to read before debates so you know what words you will see. Don’t bend over when you read. It cramps your diaphragm and closes your airways. FACE THE JUDGE DURING CX. Good CX ?s Maci. You should also tear apart this debris DA so Rosie doesn’t have to spend much time on it in the 2AC. Good debris 1AR. Careful with your characterization of technology- this can easily result in a concession of the weaponization link. You are doing a good job on the case debate, but I think you are conceding their evidence that says UV rays destroy satellites. I know it’s hard to cover, especially in a messy debate, but keep two things in mind: 1) if you want to have access to all of your energy advantages, you need to win the satellites stay functional and 2) in my opinion, it doesn’t matter if you don’t win satellites solve- the best articulation of the heg advantage is that it is predicated on advancing current U.S. aerospace developments which leads to technological superiority. Too many impacts in the 1AR- narrow it to one or two and go in-depth on them.