Wednesday, September 05, 2007
so mallals is over, at least for me. I wasnt that surprised that i didnt get in, seeing that the judge didnt buy my policy argument, asked me to slow down, and cut me off during rebuttal. But i get the sian diao feeling, esp when i went to time keep and later see who got in. I think its got more to do with your style and your luck as to which room you get, than the strength of your arguments. I cant help but feel that jgan, fangyi and I wasted countless hours prepping for the moots, bouncing arguments off each other and generally left our other halves and schwork cold and lonely, when my judge asked me rather inane questions and later confess to us that she read the judgment 5 mins before coming in. I mean, its really alright because they are busy people who cant be expected to prep for a prelim round, but then they should have at least be given a "cheat sheet" telling them what to expect and what questions to ask. And the judges in the other rooms actually ask better questions.
So in a sense, i think i feel cheated, especially when i think that its the strength of your argument thats ultimately important and not ur style.
More Fuzzy Logic @ 11:57 PM
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