Tournament: Loyola Invitational | Round: 2 | Opponent: Immaculate Heart SS | Judge: Ahuja, Ronak
Vote neg for prep and clash—two internal links—a) neg prep—4 minutes of prep is not enough to put together a coherent 1nc or update generics—30 minutes is necessary to learn a little about the affirmative and piece together what 1nc positions apply and cut and research their applications to the affirmative, internal link to fairness since I can't win without prep b) aff quality—plan text disclosure discourages cheap shot affs. If the aff isn't inherent or easily defeated by 20 minutes of research, it should lose—this will answer the 1ar's claim about innovation—with 30 minutes of prep, there's still an incentive to find a new strategic, well justified aff, but no incentive to cut a horrible, incoherent aff that the neg can't check against the broader literature.
Drop the debater – a~ deter future abuse and b~ set better norms for debate.
Competing interps – a~ reasonability is arbitrary and encourages judge intervention since there's no clear norm, b~ it creates a race to the top where we create the best possible norms for debate.
No RVIs – a~ illogical, you don't win for proving that you meet the burden of being fair, logic outweighs since it's a prerequisite for evaluating any other argument, b~ RVIs incentivize baiting theory and prepping it out which leads to maximally abusive practices.