Paradigm

Tristan Keene
Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley

hi everyone!
my name is tristan (she/her) and i competed in parli for uc berkeley for four years at the collegiate level. during that time, my partner (and best friend) brenna seiersen and i won four national championships.
june dense says it best: never worry about me auto-rejecting an argument because it's 'blippy' or 'frivolous', just make sure it's sufficiently weighed. i'm down for whatever, barring a few of the things listed below.
cowardice: i understand cheating has become somewhat of a norm in high school (and college) parli. if you feel the need to cheat, keep two things in mind. one, get good. two, i will be more than happy to intervene and drop you (and take any additional steps needed to ensure competitive integrity) if a rules violation occurs. note: this only applies in cases of copy-pasting prep or accessing the internet in round, not like you rejecting the res or being condo lol. i did not give myself carpal tunnel by hand writing every word of prep for you to decide to copy and paste.
speed: go as fast as you want, but please, give me pen time (or keyboard time, rather) when we are switching between sheets. i will slow or clear verbally as needed. i can hang.
theory: i default to competing interps and will vote on any sheet if won. however, i find the trend of frivolous theory vacuous and boring and, if you have a choice between spending two minutes reading tropicality or spending two minutes reading case-turns, i would prefer the latter. however, my commitment to non-intervention outweighs this stylistic preference. t violations should be derived from the text of the advocacy, unless the plan is the res.
condo: condo good. reading condo bad also good. if i have a bias here, im not aware of it.
kritiks: i probably don't have the best understanding of your lit base, but i feel comfortable enough evaluating most positions. throughout my career, my partner and i primarily read occultism, dual power, killjoy, some eco stuff, and some neolib early in our career.
aff ks: i don't mind if you reject. do what ya gotta do. if I have a bias re; aff-k vs fw-t, i am not aware of it.
and lastly, if lay debate is your thing, don't let this scare you. i will do my best to accommodate your style, just make it easy for me by telling me how i should vote and which impacts are the most important.