The gang was treated to a special surprise today: all of the students were videotaped giving a rebuttal and had the opportunity to see themselves in action. Now, all of the small mistakes that the students didn't realize they were making were captured on tape for their viewing (dis)pleasure. This exercise helped focus attention on presentation skills and the arguments being made - each student got to see what the judge sees.
Today also focused on the 2NR with a seminar and drill to begin the day. After lunch, Neil gave a lecture on beating confusing positions followed by a drill where the students responded to certain parts of a sample "confusing" case. After dinner, Beena and Mr. Timmons lectured on crystallization with emphasis on some of the main issues from the video analysis from earlier in the afternoon.
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