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10 rules for good t debating

1. Label your 1NC position when you read it. "First off T Substantially" 2. Slow down on analytics - either by reading more slowly or adding more explanation 3. Don't subpoint your 2ac. So not "1 our standards are better a. limits b. ground" but instead "1 limits - our interp is better because of it. 2. Ground - our interp is better because of it". 4. Minimize the number of neg standards (it's all about limits). Anything else muddles the debate for you 5. In the 2NC, make sure you take the unlimiting argument to its logical extreme 6. Don't "permute" counter interpretations - it makes no sense and often is less useful than simply explaining why your interpretation is better 7. in the 2ac BREATHE between arguments in order to create a natural pause 8. Simplify 1NC t definitions - carefully underline to be only the relevant parts 9. Your answer to reasonability in the 2NC can be simply that it is too vague and that if you win why their interpretation is bad for debate, they are unreasonable 10. It's all about limits!