CLEAR!

I debated in hs for three years and damn if these kids aren't the sloppiest spreaders i've ever heard. part of it is because half of them are sitting down. Spreading is supposed to enable debaters to debate at the speed of thought, not the speed of normal speech.

When I was debating, though, I would only spread if I had a judge that I was pretty sure was a former debater. By the way... lots of colleges have policy debate teams that really work hard at building huge libraries of cases. These colleges also offer hugely expensive summer debate camps — most popular are UMich and Dartmouth, but lots of state colleges run them, too.

If you want to catch a debate you can understand (for those not gifted in the art of spreading) just watch some Lincoln-Douglas debates. Those fuckers can't spread for shit (which, in my opinion, is why they are LDers).

If you want to pick up a dime bag or some acid, tho, stick with the policy/cx debaters.