How incredibly dissapointing and confusing ballots can be. Maybe that is why I never read them right after tournaments. I've gotten into the habit of that. I figure that what I can learn from ballots can be learned just as well a few days (well sometimes a few weeks ;-P) later just as right after the rounds. And saves a lot of frustration too. But, a lot of frustration always remains. The rounds that you "should have won" rounds that if the debater had judged themselves both teams would have agreed... and disagreed with the judge. The rounds where the RFD is that it was a coin toss, or the worst of all, is when they vaguely say that there was some technicality that you lost on, but never say what that technicality was so you can improve upon it.
So, my rant about NCFCA judging is now done.
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