Flex prep?

I know that a lot of people like flex prep, but does anyone else think that it is kind of ridiculous?

Given all of the advantages that the negative enjoys already, I think giving someone this much prep time really, really puts the affirmative in a tough spot. Let's face it. Having a ton of time to prepare for a 1AR is a lot different than having a ton of time to get ready to give a hellish 1NC.

Why do most people accept it?

Db8rBoi wrote:I know that a lot of people like flex prep, but does anyone else think that it is kind of ridiculous?

Given all of the advantages that the negative enjoys already, I think giving someone this much prep time really, really puts the affirmative in a tough spot. Let's face it. Having a ton of time to prepare for a 1AR is a lot different than having a ton of time to get ready to give a hellish 1NC.

Why do most people accept it?

Not really sure. Most of the time I like to sit for cross-x and use it to ask questions as i'm prepping. I actually find this more useful on the aff than on the neg (i mean most of your neg strat is gonna be somewhat pre-scripted).