Freshman @ Damien High School

Add me to the e-mail chain: CAdams23@damien-hs.edu

Tldr; generally fine with anything

For Lincoln Douglass Debaters –

• Every argument must have a claim, warrant, and a justification for each

• Make sure your arguments make sense and are related to the topic

• Clarity is important

• Evidence quality matters

• Be confident – it’ll help your speaker points

• Be respectful and nice to others in a round – it’s a debate round not a fight

For Public Forum

• Be confident! Lincoln Douglass should be a fun activity with everyone involved

• Make all of your arguments contextual about the debate

• Be sure that you follow the rules for cross fire

Have Fun!

The debaters must to remember to focus on their impacts, as well as their framework/value criteria as it relates to their impacts. That is where they tell me "where the goal is" and "who reaches it" for the debate. Having the biggest impact doesn't mean anything if it doesn't fulfill the right framework.

If framework is not debated by the neg, I will default to 1AC's Framework.

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Please also include: damiendebate47@gmail.com

I debated policy debate for 3 years in high school 2008-2011 and have judged for 10+ years now.

I REALLY like to see impact calculus - "Even if..." statements are excellent! Remember: magitude⚠️, timeframe⏳️, probability ⚖️. I only ever give high speaker points to those that remember to do this. This should also help you remember to extend your impacts, and compare them with your opponent's as reasons for a judge to prefer your side.

• However, I don't like when both sides keep extending arguments/cards that say opposite things without also giving reasons to prefer one over the other. Tell me how the arguments interact, how they're talking about something different, etc.
• Be sure to extend arguments (especially your T voters) even if they're uncontested - because that gives me material for the reason for decision. If it's going to be in your last speech, it better be in the speech before it (tech > truth here). Otherwise, I give weight to the debater that points it out and runs theory to block it from coming up again or applying.

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Prep and CX: I do not count emailing /flashdriving as prep time unless it takes ~2+ minutes. Tag-team cross-ex is ok as long as both teams agree to it and you're not talking over your partner. Please keep track of your speech and prep time.

Full disclosure: Beyond the basic K's like Cap, Security, Biopow, Fem, etc., I'm not familiar with unique K's, and especially where FrameWork tends to be a mess, you might need a little more explanation on K solvency for me or I might get lost.

I often read along to the 1AC and 1NC to catch card-clipping, even checking the marked copies.

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Chaminade '21 (2a/2n)

Baylor '25 (2a/1n)

TLDR --- I am an assistant coach at Damien HS. I have 0 content based predispositions. There are however non-negotiable rules: speeches have fixed times, sides are predetermined by tab, I flow only what the designated speaker says after the constructives etc. if you choose not to follow these rules seriously then im not for you. You would be way better off having me in the back of a clash of civs or KvK debate as opposed to a strictly policy round. Obviously I have argumentative preferences both in how they are constructed and deployed in round but good debating can easily reverse these.

- If you say or do something morally/ethically apprehensible I will not hesitate to provide you with your lowest prelims speaks.

- Tech > truth, BUT my inclination to vote on certain positions will increase/decrease depending on the level of extrapolation present i.e. arguments must be fully fleshed out in order to be given any semblance of weight in my decision.

- The first 30 seconds of your rebuttal speeches should crystalize the debate and ideally mirror my potential RFD.

- Judge instruction is not asking me to read a piece of evidence after the round - explain how that piece of evidence interacts with my flow and why it should influence my decision calculus.

- My decision calculus first and foremost usually comes down to what arguments are tailored to the casting of my ballot.

- Presumption goes to the team that deviates from the squo the least.

- I like cx sass and assertiveness but just make sure you dont confuse those things with disrespect and aggressiveness

- I default to judge kick absent being instructed no judge kick

- Link specificity is very important to me.

- Do not insert evidence unless it cannot be read verbally.

- Speaker points rate individual performance, strategic/bold pivots, general rhetorical appeal etc. because of this I generally give out a lot of low point wins.

- My camera is usually on, if its off seek confirmation prior to starting your speech.

Arguments --- I am accustomed to and have taken exclusively left leaning critical positions throughout the second half of my career, despite this I have no biases and will strictly defer to my flow for any argumentative inconsistencies. I will not fill in holes for you and you should act as if I don't know what the literature says while showcasing a superior explanation of your arguments.

- Policy Debates —- You shouldn’t pref me high if your strategy is solely reliant on policy args, not because I dont enjoy them but because im not that experienced. I enjoy these debates when there are a vertical proliferation of a few substantive and well-developed arguments as opposed to shallow horizontal ones. I really dislike 1acs that defend both soft left and big stick level impacts. You should implicitly send a card doc after the conclusion of your final rebuttals.

- Theory --- Condo is generally good but I've voted otherwise in the past. Dropping utopian alts bad isnt an auto dub same goes for most theory arguments. Rejecting the arg generally remedies any harms created, you're going to have to do some work to make me vote otherwise.

- Framework --- I have no biases here. Procedural fairness is both an internal link and an impact just depends on how you deploy it. However clash is only the former. Things you should do: Go for only one impact in the 2nr, do impact calculus/comparison, articulate solvency deficits to their model of debate, explain how your model solves and interacts with said deficits vis-a-vis tva/ssd, link/internal link analysis (most of their offense probably just assumes debate or the state), answering the specific 2ac's application of offense to framework without your prewritten blocks, predict/preempt 2ar shifts and compensate by doing judge instruction, ballot framing, and model comparison, answering the affirmative in the 2nr. I think that debate is a game but I also think it has the power to influence different material outcomes. I view Tvas as impact filters that don't need to solve the affirmative but should include aff literature. SSD becomes very convincing to me if the affirmative answers to T devolve into state/state education bad. I am a sucker for smart presumption arguments and have somewhat of a high threshold for aff solvency explanation. Although I never really go for framework, as a 2a who is quite fond of Baudrillard, Im constantly responding to it as well as coaching my debaters to go for it. These debates have the potential to be my some of my favorite rounds or some of my least favorite. If the level of framework debating described above seems synonymous with your style of debating you should probs prefer me highly.

- The K --- Try not to go for a k that you are unfamiliar with; not to say I wont vote for you if you win, but rounds where you constantly evade questions during cx and provide me with shoddy explanations that dont do your literature base justice will be reflected upon in your speaker points. I strongly prefer substantive critical debating and am not a fan of spamming contradictory critical positions derived from different schools of thought. But above all else make sure that you are telling me a story that I can retell to the affirmative in the rfd. I dont like implicit clash, you should be doing the line by line on the k proper. Link contextualization and drawing aff/topic specific historical examples separate good and great k debaters. I think framework is the most important part of the K but it can become ultimately irrelevant if the rest of the critique is winning that either the plan exacerbates the harms you've impacted out or the critique is winning an impact turn to the aff. I will default to judge kicking the alt if it was conditional but you need a reason why I should if the other team makes a judge kick argument. My favorite Ks are Lacan, Security, Baudrillard, Semiocap variants, Settlerism,

- K Affs --- I have experience defending and debating these types of affs and I think that the closer you are to answering the resolutional question, the better. I think that uniqueness is extremely underutilized in these debates and usually helps me weigh a lot of these ballot and impact comparison questions in your favor. When answering topicality YOU WILL LOSE if you dont have a competing interpretation of debate that you can solve your impact turns through. You should have some sort of advocacy text/statement in the 1ac. If I am left without understanding what the role of the negative is under your model thats probably a disad to it. When debating framework leverage your case as much as possible - I see a lot of teams struggling to decide on whether to defend a middle ground or the impact turn, just make sure you pick one so that the story of the affirmative remains constant, inconsistency in the different affirmative speeches both argumentatively and strategically warrant my neg ballot a lot of the time. Explaining how the affirmative solves the offense you are going for is vital. I also won’t vote on an impact turn your model can't resolve so you need to explain how you solve the offense you consolidated down to. The best 2a's pick and choose a few things to go for in the final speech and talk about how these arguments interact with both what the 2nr is going for and most importantly how that influences the casting of my ballot. I default to giving the affirmative the permutation but I can be convinced otherwise.

If you have any questions about anything that was/wasn’t mentioned above you can email me.

Speaker Points

29.6/+ - you are phenomenal and in to the top group of speakers i’ve judged during the season

29.3-29.5 - excellent display of skill, top group of speakers at the tournament, and makes it to late elims

28.9-29.2 - impressive display of skill, clears on speaks

28.6-28.8 - above average probably doesn’t clear on speaks

28.3-28.5 - average

28-28.2 - below average

27.9-27.5 - you made many mistakes

- 27.5 - something not good happened

Higher Speaks

- Eye contact during cx and moments of speeches

- Bleach and Jojos references

- Los Angeles Clippers praise

- Labeling and responding to arguments in the same order as the previous speech

- If we are in person and you bring me a redbull +.2 speaks

Damien High school 22' , 3rd-year varsity debater

put me on the chain @ - JJBartholomew22@damien-hs.edu

he/him

General:

Respect the judge and opponents

I'm cool with spreading just don't go warp speed through blocks and always emphasize/signpost, ill shout clear if you're going too

fast. thoroughly extend warrants, shadow extending sucks. Better analysis is better than card dumping and

don't leave it up to me to do the work for you. Good speaks for comparative analysis. I'm pretty familiar with

the topic but don't assume I know the entirety of an arg.

Theory -

Theory cool and ill vote on it, unless there's an obvious answer. I generally think Condos good but ill evaluate it if the

other team mishandles it. No aspec, cross-x solves. The same condo rules apply to all theory if its argued well and its

mishandled ill vote. Individual off case violations are a reason to reject the team unless told otherwise.

CP/DA -

Love good CP's and DA's

Thoroughly explain how the CP interacts with the DA,

The permutation usually solves and every counterplan needs a specific reason why the perm can't function or is bad

Neg: I don't have a high threshold for DA's, especially on this year's topic, ill vote on it if it's not likely as long as you

frame the debate properly. Don't shadow extend if you're going CP DA, thorough explanation of how the CP

doesn't link or resolves the NB. Decision/impact calc is important, I won't do the work for you unless the aff is lacking. 2NC cp's

are fire.

Aff: I'm not a fan of the solvency deficits that x actor can't do x plan because of authority unless there's a solid impact. Not all

Solvency deficits need a major one but at least a good reason. I'll side with the affirmative on judge kicking unless im

told otherwise and evaluate DA's vs the squo. Perms are your friend and you should use them, they're usually the best way out of a

CP.

T -

I'm a big fan of T on this year's topic

Neg: I'll vote if explained well, author quals and intent to define/exclude is important. Competing interpretations is usually

good, must be explained or ill default to reasonability. Good explanation of how each component interacts with one

another. Thoroughly extend the interpretation and compete off of it. I generally don't like T but its definitely viable given the topic.

Aff: Don't just read a generic block, genuinely answer it. I usually don't like reasonability unless it's expanded upon

but not just if I think the aff is T. I'm not a huge fan of the SCOTUS aff's so watch out for T.

K -

Neg: not my favorite, don't assume I know all of the literature but I'm pretty familiar,

no votes for no explanations, let me know if I need a new flow for the overview, good link works win, decision calc for

filtering my decision, read a plan

Aff: must be effective on the case, don't undercover it to answer the K, ill vote on perf con if its a major contradiction. Perms

usually arent your friends here. Perf con justifies severing reps. I'll usually let the aff weigh case.

Case -

Aff: be efficient in case, don't spend the whole 2ac on it. Explain the aff well.

Neg: don't card dump and expect to win, DA turns case arg's are good, good impact on both sides of the debate is important. Im

willing to vote on presumption if there are major concessions and I'm effectively told so

clarity = speed of delivery. pleaseslow down on tags, texts, interpretations, advocacies, analytical arguments, authors, or any argument you want me to get in detail verbatim on my flow. please keep in mind that your speed will always be faster than my keyboarding skills/flowcabulary. i do not flow off the document and will not backflow arguments from the document

i am a great judge for technical, mechanical line-by-line debate

judge instruction is axiomatic. most judging philosophies say "judge instructions please" because debaters rarely do enough of it and judges are left to decide debates on their own devices which leads to inevitable intervention and at least one unhappy debater. please - judge instructions! yes, go for your arguments, say how they outweigh, sure, magnitude timeframe sure, but tell me what to do with them/everything else at the end of the debate

what you debate is up to you - i do not have a preference for how you stylistically debate or which arguments you choose to read. this is my 20th year in debate and i have been around long enough that i have probably heard, debated, coached, and/or judged almost any/every argument you could say or do within reason. all arguments are fair game within reason - do not be violent, racist, et cetera. i consider myself an incredibly flexible coach that believes debaters get the most out of the activity through a student-centered model of debate where the debater is in the argumentative captain's seat and my job as a debate coach is to coach debaters at what they want to do to the best of my ability

i obviously have preferences - every debate judge does - but i try to keep those out of the decision calculus for deciding who wins the debate. given that, the following might help you out while either filling out your pref sheet or in the pre-round prep:

i am an awesome to great to okay judge for almost all arguments that come from policy debate - disads, counterplans, plans, not plans, performance, kritiks, k affs, theory, topicality, the politics da, conditionality bad, et cetera

i am an okay-ish judge for kant/phil - did a lot of academic research in uni on kant, but often struggle with how ld does kant. if you are going to read a bunch of dense cards about the categorical imperative, you are a-okay. if you are spamming a bunch of paradoxes, i would probably take another judge

i'm getting increasingly better for "tricks". a couple years ago this would have said no tricks, but i find myself increasingly voting on arguments like "role of the ballot spec", random ivis, and such when explained/impacted properly. i will only evaluate the debate after the 2ar

my voting record is historically bad for the neg on "t-usfg/framework/must larp/instrumentally defend the topic" and would advise engaging the affirmative

the aff is 29-0 in front of me over the past 5 years when the nr goes for "t-nebel/whole resolution/cannot specify/no plans"

some judge intricacies:

i will not judge kick unless you explicitly make judge kick an option in your speech

team no risk - there is zero risk that i will win the gold medal in the 100m dash at the 2024 paris olympic games

debaters must speaketh the rehighlighting - you can only re-insert text that has already been read

speaker point floor typically 29.0

i do not have a "poker face" and am unabashedly human

Hi my name is Axel Garcia I'm currently a 2 years debater/ competitor, I debated public forum and policy debate in high school. i mostly debate policy and PF. My Email is aagarcia22@damien-hs.edu thank you

Policy

-Can you please call me judge, i also allow tag team CX

-I like any type of argument you run! It doesn't matter if it's straight up policy, T, CP, FW, etc. I especially like judging very interesting arguments. I treat them all equally. Just make sure there are links between your arguments and you clearly explain. Do not just read cards and expect that to be sufficient, I want you to go further than that.

-Spreading is okay as long as you articulate and are clear.

-Don't expect me to do the work for you because I won't.

LD

i rarely do LD debate, Spend a lot of time contextualizing your card/s if you're relying on it to win the round. Even if it was already constructive, it's a good habit to cover it thoroughly a 2nd time just in case I missed something.

PF

Sometimes i would do PF but not always.

Remember to Spread as long as you articulate and are clear.

Show me the most important issues and why they favor your side, we already had rebuttal speeches and 2 cross fires (PF).

I appreciate puns in round. However, if you intentionally make any racist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory comments, I will give you extremely low-speak and notify your coach.

Tag team cx is allowed

BIg Question

Big questions once during highschool don't really know much about it. Except to do you best and I value one overarching argument that's successfully upheld throughout the round over winning on the flow. Big picture analysis

Random bonus like things that would boost your points

- using your time wisely. ( not just sit there and do nothing. Think what you are going to do next )

- try to act confident, even if you're not, by making eye contact with your opponent and standing up straight, which can make your argument appear more believable.

- Remain calm at all times, and never shout or get angry since it will only make your argument seem weak.

- Always have your camera on when speaking and stand up when speaking

What not to do and give you less points

- if you intentionally make any racist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory comments, I will give you extremely low-speak and notify your coach.

- don't play games when you are done speaking or when you opponent is speaking

- don't go your phone to call, chat, play games, ( you can use your phone to be in a call your partner if you are using prep time

-Have Fun!!!

Hi! please add me to the email chain - lilykinnear22@marlborough.org

I am currently a varsity debater at Marlborough school so I am familiar with topics/debate jargon etc.

- I am fine with speed just make sure to slow down on tags and important analytics if you want me to catch them (i.e don't spread through 7 minutes of analytics in the NR and then expect me to vote on an unanswered 5 second blip)

- You can pretty much read whatever you want but I likely won't vote on sketchy T or tricks

- Most T and topicality are completely fine just make sure the abuse is substantive

- I am familiar with most standard K positions but if it a super unique K slow down and explain thoroughly. I also am not very familiar with obscure phil positions and will probably be lost ...

- Don't be sketchy - its obvious to everyone when you spend five minutes sending your doc and frantically typing that you're stealing prep so don't do it (I also don't count sending the doc as prep)

- Obviously don't be rude - I understand being perceptually dominant in cross-ex but there's no need to be actively rude or cruel.

You can consider me a lay judge. I've had judging experience for about a year now; I've judge at around 3 tournaments. Kritiks, disadvantages, etc. are all acceptable but make sure you explain everything thoroughly so that your argument comes across right.

Have fun!

Please put me on the email chain: qibinlei@gmail.com – feel free to email me if you have any questions about debate.

Background – I (he/him) was a policy debater at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League (UDL) for 4 years

Glenbrooks

I've been out of the debate community for a bit now and I haven't judged LD in over a year (hence no familiarity with the current topic). Please slow down.

I tend to agree with Jonathan Meza and Jared Burke on their perception of debate. Most of my current understanding of debate has come from dialogue with them. However I don't have as extensive of an understanding of the different arguments that have grown within this topic and debate in general.

Please try to record your speeches, I am on the East Coast so if my internet/yours becomes sketch, we can rely on that as backup.

I have a few thoughts about LD

1) Don't run tricks in front of me. I will not get them, nor will vote on them.

2) I do not understand most phil arguments (I have atmost the most basic understanding of util and ontology, if you choose to run this in front of me, please explain your theory of power)

3) Conditionality is probably an issue due to the time constraints (can be persuaded either way)

4) Nebel T probably isn't a real argument (can possibly be persuaded)

5) I won't vote on Reverse Voting Issues (RVIs)

6) I don't have the background knowledge or lit reading necessary to understand most post-modern arguments

Hi, I am Macy! (they/them)

Please add me to the email chain: macy.lerner@yale.edu

Parli

I primarily competed in Lincoln-Douglas, so I am not as familiar with the parli specific norms for debate. However, I have a lot of experience flowing and evaluating debate rounds. I have coached for the New Haven UDL since Fall 2022 so I have a multiple years of experience coaching and judging parli debate rounds.

LD

I am former varsity LD debater at Marlborough who graduated in 2022. I competed in circuit tournaments and tended to run policy arguments. I am no longer competing and am not frequently judging LD, so I will not know any of the topic-specific jargon.

General

- I am fine with spreading, but please be clear and slow down on analytics

- Please sign post

- Flex prep is fine with me

Arguments

- I am very comfortable with T, Theory, CPs, and DAs. I do not read as many Ks, so please make sure to be explanatory in the NR

- I am not a good judge for uncommon Ks and am not a big fan of pomo ks like Baudrillard or Deleuze

- I have very little experience with phil so be extra explanatory. Also please slow down on analytics because I will not vote on arguments unless I hear the warrant in the AC/NC etc

- I mostly read policy plans, CPs, and DAs and am most comfortable with adjudicating these debates.

- I will not vote on tricks

Email/chain contact: brianna1lozano1@gmail.com

Experience: I am a past policy debater from Alliance Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School HS. I have been coaching the novice policy division for my old high school for two years and counting; and I have been judging for LAMDL since the beginning of 2018. I have been judging invitationals since the 2019 (Policy: 2019-present, LD: 2019-present).

Format: I am an easy going judge, I judge based on how the argument is given and which side gives me more of a reason to vote for them and how many arguments are not being dropped, also I judge based on the realism/logical side. I'm good with spreading just as long as you give me a roadmap, signpost, and still understandable. I do keep the official time in the debate, but y'all are allowed to keep your own time. Always face me, y'all are trying to convince me, not your opponents. Assume I don't know much about your topics, that's how y'all should be debating. I flow based on the main points I hear during the round, now, it's the debater's job to tell the main points in their arguments, be clear.

Notes: Other than what I mentioned above, the speeches are yours, just as long as it's not offensive to anybody. I do want y'all to have a fun time debating so include whatever makes you happy in your speech, whether it's jokes, etc. just as long as y'all don't stray from the actual debate. Always be respectful, no matter what.

I look forward to watching y'all debate!

Freshman @ Damien High School

add me to the email chain - SNg23@damien-hs.edu

TL;DR - generally fine with anything

For Lincoln Douglas debaters

- No major previous positions

- Speak confidently, don't be afraid to speak up

- Every argument must have a claim, warrant, and a justification for each

- Make sure your arguments make sense and are related to the topic

- Clarity is important

- Evidence quality matters

- Be confident - it'll help your speaker points

- Be respectful and nice to others in a round - it's a debate round not a fight

For Public Forum

- Be confident! Lincoln Douglass should be a fun activity with everyone involved

- Make all your arguments contextual about the debate

- Be sure that you follow the rules for cross fire

Have Fun!

Always include me in the email chain'

Email: israel.debate.email@gmail.com

Affiliations: LAMDL - CSUN

Speaker Points:

I do not disclose speaker points. Overall your speaks will be determined on the quality of speech.

Spreading:

I am okay with spreading, clarity/speed.

Basics rundown for Policy

Every argument/off case will be flowed the same way. What I mean by that the way that you will win a flow is the consistency of your argument and the persuasion of your speech. I have no "bias" or preference of arguments or type of Affs. For the record CP's and Theory arguments are going to be evaluated the same way. I separated them for the sake of alphabetization.

Case: Traditional Affs; I am very familiar with many kinds of Affs (i.e. Hard right and soft left Affs.) You should know the content of your Aff. I have no preference on the type of Aff or content itself. If you persuade me enough to vote for you through out the round then the ballot will ultimately go to the Aff. I run "traditional affs" in LD and have been a USFG centered in high school - still need why youre net better.

CP- Remember that not all Cp's are plan-inclusive and to me at least all you have to prove is that your method solves better than the aff. Its more credible with Net-benefits and show me solvency deficit.

DA- Uniqueness... Link.... Internal Links.... Impacts. Best way and easier for me to flow as a judge. If you don't use the DA as a net-benefit for the CP then I will always think the sqou. is being advocated as well besides the CP.

Kritiks: In this flow I really need to see how your alt and how the Aff links. I'm fine with performance, narrative, etc. If the K is ultimately not ran properly as in the explanation of Links, Impacts, Alt, Alt solves, etc. I will not vote for the K.

Topicality For Traditional Affs: On this flow there should be the most clash on. I need to know why and how the aff is not topical and why it matters to me as a judge.

You decide your fate of the ballot. Tell me why I should vote your way and I feel that you did a good job on executing that then I'll sign the ballot to you.

Background: I have seven years of speech and debate experience in multiple leagues (HS and college), with two national speech titles. I'm most familiar with parli, which is my main debate background.

Priorities: In debate, I prioritize clear impacts directly to the RES, organized flows/tags, and explicit impact calculus. You will win not by explaining why your side is good, but why your side is BETTER. Throw in some humor and it will help you. I want to honor the time you've put into this and have a good round, so let's have some clash.

Things to avoid: I HATE GROUND SHIFTS. Name your burdens in the very beginning, and stick to them. Do not try to shift your message slowly throughout the round. And if your opponent does it, point it out to me.

Counterplans: If they are mutually exclusive, and still create clash, go for it. If they aren't mutually exclusive, you better be able to communicate your theory VERY well to convince me. Neg must point it out, of course. If it doesn't create clash, and it seems like two ships passing in the night because you didn't want to address their ideas, I will not want to vote for the CP.

Ethics: If I believe you are truly being unethical or using intimidation tactics on your opponent, expect to lose. Also, insinuating that your opponent is silly, incompetent, etc. does not win you any points with me. Keep it respectful and address ideas.

Critiques: I don't usually vote for them, but feel free to be an exception if you're very confident in your ability to run it well. Make sure you still create an opportunity for clash.

Theory: If you choose long-shot theory arguments over arguments that are less technically sophisticated but more clear and pragmatic, I will likely prefer your opponent. I enjoy good theory, but it should elevate the clash and the arguments, not muddy the waters.

Speed/Spread: If you prioritize speed and spread and your opponent prioritizes clarity and variability, I will probably prefer their style. However, I do think you can spread in a clear, successful way. I can usually follow speed if you enunciate clearly and slow down for the really important takeaways. If you choose very high speed, you risk losing arguments on the flow(and I'm a flow judge), so use discretion.

Dark humor: Within reason, go for it. ;) I will not be the grumpy judge who gets irritated at playful political jokes, dark humor, etc. As long as it's respectful, have fun and own the floor.

I'm a coach.  Blank slate.  I'm pure flow in all formats.  I'm fine with speed.  Fine with anything pre or post fiat in LD and policy.  Team or debater who wins the flow wins the round.  No intervention.  I will vote on topicality.  I will vote on theory.  I will vote on case.  I will vote on K's.  Depends who better sells that I should prefer their voters.

If can make me laugh with a world war II joke will give good speaks

personal pronouns sir/judge

Have been debating for two years exceptional experience, will disclose at end of round and will tell tips and things you should improve on

Just try your best and enjoy debate and take it seriously or speaks will be tanked, lets just get through the rounds and hopefully improve and have fun throughout the whole day

Email: mvaldez22@damien-hs.edu

loves K's if executed correctly

please for the love of anything don't run a K aff

believe that the debate should be impacted out and that the aff should defend the entirety of the plan

will only vote T if completely sure that neg side is completely topical

loves animals, love seeing pictures of animals

relaxed judging

love the office

Equestrian jumper

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