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Sun February 16, 2020 at 1:35 AM PDT
Joshua Chung
Put me in the email chain please: joshua.yjn.chung@gmail.com
UC Berkeley
Torrey Pines High School
Conflicts: Torrey Pines High School, Dougherty Valley
I competed in the LD circuit for 4 years in high school. Debated for Torrey Pines High School but prepped with Dougherty Valley and haven't debated since the end of my high school career.
I read a lot of Ks, K affs, and plans.
Speaker points
I usually end up giving high speaker points. Usually in the 29-30 range. As long as you articulate your argument clearly and extend the correct arguments, I will vote for you.
General Beliefs
Full disclosure. If you don't disclose in full to the wiki, I'll most likely vote against you if disclosure theory is read.
CX matters. Understanding your arguments is good for your speaker points.
No need to give me a full on summary of why you won. Give me good extensions and I will connect the arguments for you.
I will only vote on arguments I flowed, so please be clear.
Debate is supposed to be fun, so please don't disrespect your opponent.
Hard Stops
Card Cutting
Not flashing the case to your opponent. If not by flash drive, google, etc, please prepare to show opponent the laptop.
Theory
GO for it. If you do think there was something abusive about an argument read or the round itself, read theory.
I generally think condo is good, but if there are too many conditional advocacies, I think condo should be read.
Topicality
Go for T. I generally tend to vote against debaters who aren't topical.
Critical arguments
I read a lot of Settler Colonialism, Security, and Capitalism Ks. Towards the end of my senior year, I read a lot of high theory args such as Deleuze and Baudrillard.
I love Critical arguments a lot. I only ask of debaters to clearly explain the link and the alternative. If I don't understand either of these two parts, I'll probably not vote for the K.
-If you go for a K trick, please be clear.
Philosophy
I might not be the best judge for Phil, but if you are reading it, please explain thoroughly. CRYSTALIZE when reading Phil. If I don't know what your Phil framework is, I will most likely lean towards Util.
Plans/Counterplans/Disads
-plan flaw args good
-permutations good
-counterplan advocacy should be explained clearly
-disads are nice. Please weigh arguments. Offense is more important than defense. :/