Re: The solution to MPJ

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Ronald Fredrick Albright Ii wrote:
> 
> 5.  All potential judges should be well-read on the topic.  As debaters
> it is important that we create rules that force our graduate assistants
> to cut cards.  This will certainly increase the quality of our rounds.
> "cutting cards has little to do with whether one has sufficient 
background knowledge to assess the debate.  Many debates can be decided 
due to "turnovers" where one team screws up.  BUT in the good rounds 
when both teams are making comparative statements and assessing each 
others comments, the judge must be familiar enough with the subject 
matter to assess who is correct in their interpretations.
i'm not a big advocate of coaches cutting all the cards.  i've been in 
both kinds of programs ... their are arguments either way.  but that 
does not address the question of whether the judges should have at least 
read some of the background material (for example key sources noted in 
the topic paper)...

david rhaesa

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References:

• The solution to MPJ
• From: Ronald Fredrick Albright Ii <chip@ksu.edu>

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