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Anderson, Jared<br />

Los RIos Community <strong>College</strong><br />

Background <strong>of</strong> the critic:<br />

I come from a policy debate/CEDA background. I have competed in and coached both<br />

CEDA and Parli, but my primary focus is CEDA. What this means to you is that I won't<br />

be as familiar with parli jargon as you might like. It also means I'll care more about the<br />

arguments you make then the way you make them. I won't be persuaded by knocking on<br />

the desk, your facial expressions will not influence my ballot...you also will never be too<br />

fast for my flow.<br />

Approach <strong>of</strong> the critic to decision-making (for example, ad<strong>here</strong>nce to the trichotomy,<br />

stock-issues, policymaker, tabula rasa, etc.):<br />

I vote on the flow. Impact your arguments, compare those impacts to those <strong>of</strong> your<br />

opponents. Have a co<strong>here</strong>nt criteria that actually effects my decision-making and works<br />

with the rest <strong>of</strong> your arguments.<br />

Relative importance <strong>of</strong> presentation/communication skills to the critic in decision-making<br />

:<br />

Low importance. Presentation/speaking skills will impact your speaker points and little<br />

else.<br />

Relative importance <strong>of</strong> on-case argumentation to the critic in decision-making:<br />

I guess it depends on the nature <strong>of</strong> your on-case argumentation. Arguments such as "they<br />

don't identify their time frame" are far less persuasive then "plan can't solve for harms".<br />

I'm also a big fan <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>f-case arguments, such as disadvantages, counterplans, and<br />

critiques.<br />

Openness to critical/performative styles <strong>of</strong> debating:<br />

I'm open to it. You should do it well if you want to win <strong>here</strong>.<br />

Any additional comments:<br />

Just make smart arguments.<br />

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