Comments on: 2008 TOC Video: Final Round

By: fritzpielstick

fritzpielstick — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:40:28 +0000

I believe he kicked prolif good in the NR, tho

Maybe not. I dont care enough to watch the NR again.

By: Jose Medina

Jose Medina — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:44:45 +0000

Contradictory authors ftl?

By: wade

wade — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:37:08 +0000

chris does double turn himself. i haven’t watched the video but based on my memory of the round i’m pretty sure the link turn morphs into a nonunique in the NR.

By: hassin

hassin — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:05:36 +0000

am i dreaming or does chris double-turn the AC? i didn’t flow but i swear i could have heard both “prolif good” and “ac makes more prolif” in the first neg rebuttal

By: mezzatesta

mezzatesta — Sat, 31 May 2008 05:27:09 +0000

i’m guessing chris won mainly because of his argument that affirming would increase the proliferation of nukes because other countries won’t be affected and some countries will want to challenge/replace the U.S.? seems like judges could vote on the NC but would really make their final decision when they see those turns, which invalidate becca’s “risk of solvency” since the situation will definately get worse. well that’s how i woulda decided anyway.

By: Koslow

Koslow — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:52:28 +0000

Wow, the 1AC is a huge link to Kato, especially considering that she reads Kato. Kato’s argument is that we fear nuclear war as this catastrophic exchange of ICBM’s, and this smooths over the reality of ongoing nuclear war through the dumping of nuclear waste, use of depleted uranium, etc. Becca’s solution: Expose the US to the catastrophic reality of the use of nuclear warheads.

Also, Kato explicitly critiques Lifton, another author in the 1AC.

By: Rebar Niemi

Rebar Niemi — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:42:05 +0000

i will refer all viewers to the free commentary provided on this round in the TOC thread (somewhere in the 300-400s. it’s essential for getting the real “feel” of this round.

By: CK

CK — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:28:01 +0000

If the judges don’t mind, will they post RFD’s? I’m surprised they weren’t filmed- to me they seem to be an extremely important part of the round. ;)

By: Ruchit

Ruchit — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:25:23 +0000

finally!

By: Jose Medina

Jose Medina — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:17:46 +0000

Yeah…