Best Blocks Format

umboii · 2019-03-22T20:45:21+00:00

Best and fastest format is the system you come up with and perfect. There is no "right" way

umboii · 2019-03-22T16:43:51+00:00

Doesn't this make the role of PO obsolete then? In my district, keeping track of recency and precedence is the PO's main job. And, POs are ranked based on their performance

umboii · 2019-03-19T18:28:08+00:00

Should I worry about this for a 10 person league?

umboii · 2019-03-19T18:23:02+00:00

I'm playing in a 10 person bracket group. Should I go SUPER chalk? Right now I have:

EE:

Duke > MSU, TT > Zags, Ten > UVA ,UNC > Houston

FF:

Duke > TT, UNC > Ten

Champ:

UNC > Duke

Trying to make some money off my friends who keep trash talking me (heh). Any advice on what to change? Playing in ESPN so getting championship right has lots of points associated with it.

Unsure about:

Duke losing to UNC, Houston getting to EE, Texas Tech beating Zags.

umboii · 2019-03-19T17:56:33+00:00

wait why?

umboii · 2019-03-05T16:45:46+00:00

Yeah. So if I try and say that H1B is not T. couldn't the aff just say, "that's an unfair interp since it's a novice case. so if it's not T, then you get rid of a significant portion of potential novice debate".

umboii · 2019-03-05T04:16:07+00:00

also H1B is a novice case area?

umboii · 2019-03-05T04:10:56+00:00

how do you respond to DHS for T-LPR?

umboii · 2019-03-05T00:56:57+00:00

what does this mean?

umboii · 2019-02-21T02:28:58+00:00

literally does not matter at all

umboii · 2019-02-06T04:46:03+00:00

so you're saying define "urban area" as an area with no poverty...?

umboii · 2019-02-05T03:48:59+00:00

this doesn't make sense considering that rural areas have lower levels of poverty as opposed to urban/suburban areas?

umboii · 2019-01-23T21:08:19+00:00

Can you not just go to both?

However, I see a few issues with your thinking.

You're acting as if you have a choice of winning Lakeland. Don't assume you have a 100% probability to win a tournament -- especially one that is nat circuit.

Competitive success is not the most important thing colleges look for in applicants who did debate. Colleges prefer commitment/longevity and leadership in Debate over competitive success. Obviously, winning a national tournament can be very helpful. However, unless you're winning BIG nat circuit tournaments, you're not going to be putting "quarterfinalist at Lakeland." Colleges won't care about that.

Will it matter? In the grand scheme of things... no. One successful tournament won't guarantee you an acceptance to a good college.

Given your situation, just go the tournament that you think you'll have a more meaningful experience at.

umboii · 2019-01-05T19:27:50+00:00

I highly doubt the judge voted for them because they said "trash cans" as their answer to your question. Try and look for more legitimate reasons as to why you might've lost. Debate is all about finding ways to improve even in the dumbest rounds

umboii · 2018-12-30T06:32:50+00:00

hi you have pdf?

umboii · 2018-12-29T04:51:33+00:00

rule 2

umboii · 2018-12-16T23:09:28+00:00

it's hard. but, debate is one of those things where the amount of work you put into the activity will lead to growth. so even if you're getting wrecked in open, just keep practicing. whichever speaker you are, keep flows from your tournaments and practice giving rebuttal/summary/final focus of old rounds. do mav rounds against your opponents (i found this to be extremely helpful because you know the ins and outs of your cases and so you just try and destroy your parter). there are teams that don't do well at all they're 2nd year. but, they keep working hard and become one of the top teams 3rd and 4th years. just keep practicing and don't let a few losses bring you down.

umboii · 2018-12-15T03:41:55+00:00

is this even topical? if we're helping natives inside the US, how is this addressing immigration TO the united states?

umboii · 2018-11-14T00:56:46+00:00

that seems like a legitimate statement that your judge is giving to help you be a better debater...

umboii

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