Climb the Mountain

Speech & Debate Foundation

Climb the Mountain provides support for coaches, students, and judges to build a bigger and even better speech and debate community.

Judging Policy Debate

Step 2: What kinds of comments can I make to help the debaters?

· Give ideas for drills:

“You need four step refutation drills”

· Give ideas for theory that they need to work on:

“You should work on your understanding of topicality.”

· Give ideas for arguments/strategies:

“You should try to argue that the plan is bad, not just that it won’t solve.”

“Your point about the cost of the plan was good but you need to show that this cost will actually cause some harm.”

· Give ideas for research.

“You should research arguments showing your plan helps the economy against spending disadvantages.”

· Give ideas for speaking more effectively.

“You should speak more clearly; it was hard to understand you.”

“You should speak less loudly.”

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