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Sat February 15, 2020 at 4:54 AM EDT
Good afternoon, my name is Garett Halsell, I'm a seasoned debate participant and coach. I have debated for 8 years, and coached for 3.
I believe that the use of logic is Paramount to any good case, I'd request that you speak at a reasonable pace, spreading as gonna lose you speaker points I think it's dumb and irrelevant to the debate. Our job is not to talk nice, it's to think well.
I want to see a lot of value clash, framework clash, weighing mechanism clash, or whatever term you use. Just don't be two ships in the night.
I want to see blood on the floor during cross. Be aggressive, do not be afraid to cut eachother off. That's not to tell you to be aggressive for aggressions sake. I want you to be respectful of eachother and your time.
Impact your evidence well, I will call out bad cards and expect you to point out. Be quick with giving cards, more than what is reasonable will trigger me starting your prep time.