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Re: kritik

Critiques are voting issues because of the same reason every other 
argument is a voting issue: the evidence makes a claim which requires the 
judge to respond in a particular way. I have heard some people say that 
they don't think critiques are voters, and other people who suggest that 
critiques are always voters. I am not sure what either of these camps 
mean. The term critique/kritik/insert your favorite spelling, obscures 
the claims of particular arguments.  Anything which has been couched 
under the term critique is nothing more than an argument.  Arguments make 
claims, the evidence supports those claims. An argument with a voting 
issue does nothing but elucidate the reasons, stated in the evidence, as 
to why the judge should consider and evaluate the position.  I think in 
many cases the voting issues become redundant, as a good debater will 
explain the reasons for voting for the position/against the other team, 
during the extension of the position.  A debater who fails to do this 
will probably lose anyway.

jason jarvis
wake forest



On Mon, 2 Sep 1996, Terry West wrote:

> Critiques are voters because the team reading them says so.
> At least that's what I've always heard.
> 
> :-)
> 
> Terry West
> Southern Utah
> 
> > Date sent:      Sat, 31 Aug 1996 22:34:36 -0600 (MDT)
> > Send reply to:  MASSEJAC@ziavms.enmu.edu
> > From:           MASSEJAC@ziavms.enmu.edu
> > To:             Issues concerning CEDA Debate  <CEDA-L@cornell.edu>
> > Subject:        kritik
> > Originally to:  ceda-l@cornell.edu
> 
> > In my move to grasp the different approaches on the negative,
> > I have become quite curious as to some reasons why a "kritik" is a voter.
> > I would also like and understanding of what the difference is
> > between a Kritik and  disadvantage.
> > 
> > Educate me please.
> > Massey
> > The Old School
> > 
> > P.S.   "Clifford died a natural death he caught a nasty virus."
> > 
>
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