Ruban+vs.+Wilian+-+George

Ruby

- You start fast and slow down, you want to flip that around. - Good presence in cross-ex. Likeable; confident. - You get too into the Chinese democracy issue. - Good choices on the cap flow. Explain the impact of cap sustainable some more. I agree it makes the position non-viable for the 2nr, but why. - I was most impressed with your extension of the case flow, specifically the stability advantage. The 2ac was wholly non-responsive but you did a good job of making it seem like she wasn’t’. Ann – this is how you should have answered the cards on stability. - CIR – Uniqueness overwhelms the link is pretty much the opposite of true. In fact your better arg is the CIR is dead in the House. - You need to work with Ann in prepping for the 2ar.

Ann phan - Work on efficiency. See cap flow. - You need to clash on the case args. You are non-responsive on the stability advantage. They read cards that say ending the embargo won’t improve the Cuban economy. How do your cards answer that? - Think about the 2nr. What are the options? Spend your time on the most dangerous option., and how you would deal with that option. - You need to answer c/x questions. Likewise you need to ask cross-ex questions. - Don’t ask – argue! – you use too many rhetorical questions. Make the stronger arugment. - The issue of the debate is what is the faster IL to economic growth. You are ahead in this debate on that question. Use it as the framing issue. - Too many pauses during the 2ar. -

Ian Dill. - monotone - case analytics – have some. -- You finish with a minute left. Shell the conditional repeal CP. A) it fills time; B) you have to have a 3rd way to win. If I were the 2a, I’d go hog wild on case and the K, cuz then you really only would have 1 2nr option. - You need to start stronger in cross-ex. “what is the warrant” is not a strong first question. - When debating politics uniqueness reading mothing and day is way better than reading year by itself. Timeliness of evidence is key. - you need a more detailed story on link and unqiueeness. What is the reason it will pass now? Obvi political capital. Exploit 2ac concessions on the uniquess debate. There is no question that Obama has the capital. There is no question that he is spending the capital on CIR. (At least in the 2ac) The only question is whether political capital is key, or will Boehner fuck it up. You need to tell a story that makes CIR “Boehner-proof” and only Obama’s pc matters. - Don’t prompt the 2nr

Wilie Romer - Take prep for 2NC. You need to look like you are organized and have a plan of attack. - aswer 2ac in order on cap flow. You skip around, and miss arguments (i.e. cap sustainable). - compare Chinese relations v. Latin American relations - overview on china would be helpful. Offense/defense – they don’t have offiense. Explain story. Explain why the risk of the da is greater than the risk of the case. - Ancient Egypt? You need to talk about the case being a faster il to your impact. - 2NR explantion of CIR only helps the aff. You make it sound like the bill is doomed in the House. -