Woo then - did some LD, and lemme tell ya - you guys are much harder to debate, I don't wanna say better, but.... well all of you are better than they were, it was interesting though.
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I'm surprised. What age bracket are we talking about?
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@oromagi
High schoolers - from like 15 to 18
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@Theweakeredge
High schoolers - from like 15 to 18
Having judged HS LD a few times, I can honestly say that the caliber of debaters ranges pretty widely. Doesn't help that a lot of the judging they get for those debates is lay judges (read: mostly parents) with no background in debate who have not the slightest clue what a Kritik is. College brings on a stronger set for sure, though there is inconsistency there as well.
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@whiteflame
From what you've read of my debates - how would you say I would do?
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@Theweakeredge
Better than a lot of the debaters I've seen. Only seen a handful of really solid LD debaters, though I will say that the amount of preparation that goes into those speeches makes it a very different animal than debates on here.
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@whiteflame
... I can honestly say that the caliber of debaters ranges pretty widely. Doesn't help that a lot of the judging they get for those debates is lay judges (read: mostly parents) with no background in debate who have not the slightest clue what a Kritik is.
I agree with this.