policy debate is better than ld

I deeply apologize for my forfeiting the last round, just could not get to a computer for a few days.Response to Con's Points:- LD is much easier to start learning as opposed to Policy, allowing for rookies to get started quickerAnswer: 1) The ease of a type of debate in no way demonstrates how good it is; on the contrary, learning something difficult allows one to get more educational value by persevering to improve their skills early on. 2) Even if you do not agree with my first response, then, even by my opponent's logic, it will be harder for everyone to start, therefore leveling the playing field for all beginners.- LD incorporates much of the same policies and tactics that Policy does. Policy doesn't use LD cases and tactic. This makes LD more diverse and flexible to more types of debating and debaters. Answer: 1) LD only utilizes a small fraction of Policy tactics and ideas, i.e. CP and Kritik, and some others while Policy has Stock Issues not in any way utilized by LD debate. Note: Policy debates would all agree that Stock Issues provide the high-intensity debate with some level of order and form. 2) Policy debate is WAY more open-ended and diverse than LD: there are no accepted rules in policy, and everything can be questioned, including the methodology of the debate itself. LD's format is not questioned at nearly the same level. 3) You conceding that LD borrows/steals much of its Theory from Policy shows that, at its core, Policy is more diverse and has more potential to expand its wings than the derivative debate called LD. - LD is more parent friendly whereas its standard procedure in varsity policy to spread (speed read), in varsity LD one can be successful going slow or spreading, which allows for more judge adaptation.Answer: 1) Education outweighs the ease of understanding for lay judges; debate is for the debaters, not the judges. 2) Spreading increases education, allowing for more arguments to be presented and, therefore, prepped and researched on. 3) Most varsity Policy rounds will have 3 judges, usually with only 1 lay judge, possibly none. Lays are used for novice, which does not have insane spreading, more often than for varsity rounds. Now my arguments: 1) Policy topics are more diverse, open-ended, ambiguous, and have more potential for real-world education - increases breadth of research for debaters.2) Policy resolutions last for a whole year; LD topics generally last for 2 months - increases depth of research for debaters. 3) More time for arguments- format, spreading.1) a. More diverse/open-ended/ambiguous: Policy debates have more potential for philosophical arguments than LD for economical/political cases. Eg. Policy debates can go off onto value of life, extinction, and are FAR MORE OPEN-ENDED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: "ridiculous" Kritiks and other types of arguments open Policy debaters' minds more than the narrow, philosophical/moral arguments that LD is limited to. b. Real world education: politics, economics, and, as has been shown, potential for other types of arguments like philosophy allow for a more realistic subject matter than LD. More high school/ college debaters go into Law, Politics than Philosophy, and they therefore are preparing and learning for more real subjects than LD allows research for. c. These all allow for a plethora of research to be done by Policy, an amount comparable to that necessary for a master's thesis. Anyone who does varsity Policy knows this; and although this research is not all on one topic, PDers learn a ton more through this process of research than LD debater ever will. (research is more of a priority for Policy than LD).2) Not much elaboration needed here- Policy debaters stick with one resolution for 6 times the length of time than LDers, increasing breadth of research.3) a. Format: adding up Policy and LD times, PD rounds take twice as long, allowing for more arguments to be make by each team, therefore increasing necessary Pre-round research. b. Spreading: PDers spread, which may not sound pretty but which is a viable and logical way to get out info and evidence; Varsity PDers even spreading during rebuttals and when using analytics, forcing them to Think FASTER. I concede, LD sounds prettier, and helps PDers develop speaking skills more than PD, but no good debater does just Policy debate; they may do Extemp, or Expos, oratory, acting, etc. Those are the places where they can develop speech skills; policy is pure, hectic info overload.