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> As it turns out the best debaters can talk fast AND make good arguments simultaneously. Ideally yes, that's what's its SUPPOSED to be like. But I have seldom
by gloryjulio 3y ago
> As it turns out the best debaters can talk fast AND make good arguments simultaneously.
Ideally yes, that's what's its SUPPOSED to be like. But I have seldom or never seen it in practice.
It's on the system and judge to stop the students from talking over each other. I don't blame the students. They are just playing the game. If they get rewarded by short-cutting the debate, why not?
- ang_cire 3y agoTalking over each other? What form of debate did you do? In policy there only one speaker at a time, and no one interrupts the other team's time to try to talk over them. That would be a sure loss, assuming the judge didn't straight end the round immediately.