Paradigm

Tyler Sasabuchi
Solano Community College

Hello!

Tl;Dr at bottom for those panic checking paradigms during prep. Longer version: I’ve done debate, parli + IPDA, you won’t lose me with jargon or theory stuff, most likely I can keep up with your speed but make sure its still legible and actual words. If your opponents ask you to slow or clear, do. Debate needs to be accessible. I vote on T+K. On T, I prefer proven abuse, but will buy potential abuse if you can provide a very clear and solid line of thinking to the abuse. For K make sure your K is logically consistent, and use examples that actually support it. Not the biggest fan of pie-in-the-sky theory K’s (vote neg to embrace fate, out there multi-verse theory) but in rare cases maybe. I prefer on/off case direct clash, and love weird or off the wall stories to get to impacts, as long as the story makes sense and has good impacts. If you’ve got weird stuff you want to try, please feel free. I will be mostly tabula rasa, barring very obvious things (don’t tell me the sky is purple and expect me to fully buy that without significant evidence). Love historical examples to support points. Please enjoy yourselves and have a good time, a bit of humor goes a long way in a round, but isn’t necessary.


Tl;Dr – seasoned debater, ok with jargon/speed, don’t mind theory. T doesn’t need proven abuse, but potential needs strong through-line. K is fine, but make sure It has logical consistency, and let’s not get too crazy with theory. Big fan of clash, prefer it to theory, you can run whatever wild stuff you feel like as long is makes sense. Be nice and polite to each other, preferably lets have some fun so we don’t go insane.