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Hi, I'm Anika! UCLA, Debated at Notre Dame San Jose for 3 years, qualled 3 times, and earned 9 career bids to the TOC. Put me on the email chain (anikaganesh1989[at]gmail[dot]com) although speech drop >>
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General
Will not vote on anything racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. that makes the round unsafe. This includes any arguments that deny the badness of death. Debate is an educational activity, but there are clear lines for what makes the space accessible and safe.
I was a policy and set col/ir debater in high school, which shapes my comfortability in certain debates. Pref me for pure policy, policy v k, and set col/ir v k debates. I’m fine in a kvk debate but substantially better for set col and ir ks than I am for pomo.
I will evaluate tricks but the threshold for answering them is very low -- I will lower speaks for every one read. I’m not your judge for phil and will be lost in anything other than a kant v set col debate. If you for some reason read phil in front of me, explain it to me like I’m 5.
I default reasonability > competing interps, neg on presumption, judge kick, no rvis, cx is binding, and dta. All of these can be changed with proper warranting. **NOTE FOR THEORY** I will not vote on 1ar theory without a warrant that becomes a 3 minutes from “condo is a voter for strat skew.”
“If your eyes don't move up from your computer your speaks aren't moving up either” - Sophia Tian.
I value high quality evidence and will give the same weight to arguments as is in the evidence (ie. my threshold for disads with 10 word cards strung together is way higher).
Policy
Weighing is extremely underutilized (especially turns case arguments) and should always be at the top of the speech.
I love cheaty/process counterplans, impact turns (reading the link for the aff is fine), and good da debates. Counterplan competition debates are fun and interesting, just make sure the warrant for the perm is in the 1ar. Inserting rehighlightings/perm texts is fine. Straight turn 1ar/2ar’s and impact turn 2nr’s are some of my favorite speeches to listen to. Risky NC's like 0 off case will be rewarded with high speaks.
K
My biggest pet peeve in k2nr’s is long and ranty overviews that throw around buzzwords. All of that explanation should be on the lbl. 2nr's should organize the debate into framework, link, and alt sections. Links should be contextualized to the aff even if they’re written generally. Please use link walls!
I like topical k affs that are written/debated well. That being said, you should err on the side of more explanation if the lit base is anything other than cap/setcol/ir/generic baudrillard.
My favorite k 2ar’s are perm + link turn + alt fails, but I also enjoy the fascist way out (framework, case o/w, no link, alt fails). Link turns should be carded. Great 2ar’s on alt fails cite and indict specific examples.
Fairness is ABSOLUTELY an impact. Good TFW 2nr’s have caselists, a TVA, and a clear abuse story.
Cx matters a lot in these debates – reverse pit of doom, asking what the alt does, how the TOP explains the aff, what the aff Does, etc.
Topicality
Topicality is great! I went for t quite a few times as a debater, but all my views were entirely shaped through discussions with Elmer Yang (the topicality GOAT). Nebel-T is less great than topic specific violations, and I’m not voting on the grammar da/niemi.
Theory
Please slow down on interps and standards.
I err neg on condo and other counterplan theory, but I don’t have extremely strong opinions on it. Anything you can do to keep the debate away from regressing to theory is great for me!
I’ll vote on disclosure and think proper disclosure is important.
I hate frivolous theory and will be extremely sad if I have to vote on it.
Make me laugh, keep the debate lighthearted, learn, and make some friends!!