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THE ADJ PERSPECTIVE

ADS DEBATE CAMP

MAY 24, 2008

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|::holistic ADJUDICATION

` Down with checklist adjudicators!

` Issues before technicalities

` Teams should not lose on the basis of

technicalities alone;` Explanation needed on how technical flaw

weakened teams contribution

` Look at a speech in its entirety

` Matter, Manner, Method` Converse burden always comparative

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|:: adjudication CRITERIA

`Contribution` Substantiation

` Breadth and Depth

`Dynamism/Responsiveness`Consistency

`Fulfillment of Roles

`Know the issue and rules, but dontimpose arguments

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|:: proposal DEBATES

` Same rigor for PM and LO` No full negative cases

` Defend status quo / make a counterproposal

` Dont expect to win if you want to run a

negative case

` Whats the real status quo?

` OG portrays a twisted status quo

`

OO can defend the real status quo` Adjudicators should decide

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Counterproposals

Not everything has to be mutually exclusive! (if the

debate is on the non-mut-ex part)

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|:: rebuttals VS. constructive

` Constructive speaker took too longrebutting? (4 mins and up)

` Did it forward the case w/ positivematerial?

` Was amount of negative materialjustified?

` Adjudication through signposting

`Penalize for sloppy structure

` Consider in relation to entire speech andflow of debate

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|:: analysis VS. examples` Examples are highly encouraged

` Helps ground the analysis

` Parallel models, case studies, hypotheticalscenarios acceptable

` Debaters CANNOT lose by giving wrongor no examples

` Penalize them in terms of contribution

` Adjs must contextualize this against all

substantiation offered

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|:: whip SPEECHES

` Role of whip speakers` Recap and filter the debate

` Rebut the relevant issues

` New matter

` Whips can lose debates but cant win it!` Adjs should assess team as a unit

(extension is still most impt role)

` Member and Whip contributions are equaland essential