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Trevor Turner
He/them
Yes email chain: trevorturner2001@gmail.com
Debated 6 years in the Raymore-Peculiar School District (MO), 5 years at Kansas State
M.Arch '24, MA.Comm '26
I used to have a paradigm broken into the different arg typologies to give you a comprehensive overview on how I feel about them, but I'm hardly convinced people were reading any/all of it. Below is a framework of the most important things that could win/lose you my ballot. Assume if something is not explicitly called out here, my ideology falls in-line with the broader community's thoughts on the subject. Yes I'll answer additional questions about things not covered/undercovered before the round starts.
Top-level:
I'm not one for "wearing a poker face", so if it looks like I think your argument is wrong/bad or I'm confused, that's probably the case.
My threshold for two non-Black individuals running afropess/futurism/even certain anti-Blackness args is really high. As a Black person, it's pretty hard for me to sit through two non-Black people trying to prescribe, then force me to vote for, the best solution to violence that's unfathomable to non-Black beings. This Tweet from Katherine McKittrick is beautiful on this question.
My first Masters was in Architecture. During my time as a debater, I was often making haptic/visual arguments. I think art is a valid and extremely important form of argument. I do need to be prompted when to begin flowing (ie. if you are playing music before a speech) or if there are visuals in a doc.
Generally, Fast debate > Slow debate, barring any accessibility needs. Top of the 2N/AR should be top of my RFD.
K Debate:
Yes its good and valuable.
Yes I vote both ways in FW vs K aff debates. My RFD either direction on FW should probably start with how convincing the TVA is.
Presumption has become way too dangerous against K affs. Yes I'll vote on presumption if you can't explain why I shouldn't, but the 15sec 1NC presumption shell should really be shut down in the 2AC (hint: Impact turn + K of presumption -- you're prob not winning a link turn).
FW:
Again, have a good TVA.
Out of the box FW interps are fun!
Theory:
Why did 2As stop reading Condo???? It's the internal link for massive amounts of aff flex. Undercover a sheet in the 2AC? Thank god Condo gives 1AR leeway. Double-turn yourself? Contradictory condo (even potential abuse) bad. 1AR drop a perm? Oops -- but Condo gives you cross-apps. Yes I think that Condo is good for debate, but 2A's should be taking advantage of all additional flex opportunities that come their way.
Yes I vote both ways on PIC theory. Your speaker points will be rewarded for quality PICs.
If you want to want to make a formal evidence/ethics violation complaint, you need to prompt me to stop the round -- I will then follow tournament protocol. Yes, you can make arguments about evidence/ethics that do not involve stopping the round.
DAs:
I read a Disad in the 1NR maybe one singular time in all of my years of debating. My answer to them in the 2AC was always(?) an impact turn. Do with that info what you will.
List of random gripes:
If you read an unhighlighted card and BEFORE YOU BEGIN READING don't tell me whether you're reading the whole card, just underlined, just bold, etc. -- I'm putting my pen down.
Underviews are gross. Do impact calc instead.
I'm not a time keeper.
