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Livingston, Ashleigh
Point Loma Nazarene University
Background of the critic:
I debated Parli for PLNU for four years. I have been coaching PLNU's team for 3 years.
Approach of the critic to decision-making (for example, adherence to the trichotomy,
stock-issues, policymaker, tabula rasa, etc.):
I prefer to watch rounds over important issues that tell me why my vote matters, provide
clash, impact their arguments, as well as add to the educational realms of debate and
remind me why I give up my weekends to still be a part of this activity. I pretty much
buy anything as long as you can back it up with theory. If you are running a Kritique, tell
me if it is pre or post, and how that plays into my ballot and impacts the round. If you are
running Topicality, please tell me if it is a priori and actually give me believable
standards to care, and I will gladly listen to it because it is an important part of debate. If
you are running a counterplan or a perm, what does that mean or add to the round.
Relative importance of presentation/communication skills to the critic in decision-making
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Relative importance of on-case argumentation to the critic in decision-making:
Openness to critical/performative styles of debating:
Any additional comments:
Other than that, I think the criteria debate is the most important so be sure to filter your
arguments through it or else you force me to intervene, which I HATE TO DO! Call
points of order, just because I know they are new, doesn't mean that you do, and
remember to pull through your partner's arguments in the rebuttle because I don't want to
have to do the work for you.
Congratulations on making it to this tournament, hopefully you can make me laugh and
not be glued to your flow the whole time, and I look forward to being your critic.
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