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# Caveat #2: This is not applicable to elims.

There are a good amount of judges that are surprisingly solid for straight up phil. On the West coast, I ran phil affs with util advantages (they're pretty abusive to be honest), carded pretty much everything, overexplained, etc. A lot of it is in how you do your prefs, and if you want to seriously run phil, you should probably expect that your best judges are not going to exist and that every round will probably be an uphill battle for you. Your West coast opponents will also pref the complete opposite of you, so as you get farther into a tournament, the elim panels will get more and more unforgiving. It's definitely possible to go 6-0 on the West coast, but it's best to be flex anyway.  

==== Learning Phil Debate ====

I obsessively drilled by myself. My poor parents.  

Phil debate, in my eyes, is just the ultimate tech-check -- not only do you have to be technically proficient, but you also need to be able to explain things in a way that's understandable. After every round, I'd probably redo my 2NR or 2AR around 5-6 times, or however many times it took me until I finally got the speech "right." I wouldn't let myself write notes down on my flow to help myself in the speech, since at that point it'd become a doc -- going off what you had in round helps you practice extempting and memorizing certain analytics (for example, AT Tailoring Objection). I'd do this immediately after every round ended.  

I'll probably write a full length article on how to "do" phil debate soon, but it's always good to know the philosophy well enough to explain to a layperson, and using examples, numbering your arguments/signposting, and seeming knowledgeable always gives you a speaks boost.