2026 ACC Debate Tournament Round 2 - SMU vs Cal Berkeley — Watch with transcript
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2026 ACC Debate Tournament Round 2 - SMU vs Cal Berkeley

Apr 19, 20260.2k

This year’s topic is Resolved: Society should implement a universal basic income in response to large-scale AI-driven automation. Speech Times: 1st Affirmative 6 Minutes Cross examination by 2nd Negative Speaker, 4 minutes 1st Negative 6 minutes Cross examination by 1st Affirmative Speaker, 4 minutes 2nd Affirmative 6 minutes Cross examination by 1st Negative Speaker, 4 minutes 2nd Negative 6 minutes Cross examination by 2nd Affirmative Speaker, 4 minutes 2 minutes of preparation time Affirmative Rebuttal 6 minutes 2 minutes of preparation time Negative Rebuttal 6 minutes Arguments expressed in this debate are the competitors' and don't represent their school's or the tournament organizer's official position.

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1AC — First Affirmative Constructive

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What else could the 1AC have done? Claude drafts 3 alternative responses and predicts how a flow judge would vote after each, next to the speech as it was given.

  • Flow judge: A technical, experienced circuit judge who votes on the flow: dropped arguments are true, extensions need warrants, and weighing decides close rounds.

Simulated responses and ballots are Claude's predictions from a rough transcript, not real results. Each run is a new AI request.

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