Practice tool
Weighing drill
Two impacts appear, one for each side. In thirty seconds, say out loud which the judge should prefer and why, naming the mechanism. Then check yourself against the five mechanisms.
The tool
0:30
Side A
Side B
Why thirty seconds
In a Public Forum final focus or a Lincoln-Douglas 2AR, weighing gets about thirty seconds. If you cannot do it in the drill, you will not do it in the round. The weighing guide explains each mechanism.
The sentence
"Prefer our impact because [mechanism]: [reason]. So even if their impact is true, you vote [side]." Say that sentence until it is automatic.