Lovejoy 2021 2A/1N for 4 years

Purdue 2025 in Aerospace Engineering

jackwczyz@gmail.com

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Tab. Haven't read too much on the topic but know the basics, warrant your stuff well, don't go too fast bc I'm a little out of practice. Ask me specific questions if you have them, I am more than happy to answer! Call me Jack, you don't need to call me judge unless you're into that.

If you do you, you will be fine. Don't try to adapt to me, I will flow with the round and chill. I did it all, so just do what you do best.

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Apr '22

Tech >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Truth

Don't be racist, sexist, etc., it's poor taste and I will give you lower speaks. However, these are bad args, and I still expect some warrant for why I shouldn't vote on an arg- look at my opinion on tech vs truth. I will vote on stuff I think is morally wrong, even if it is messed up. If you lose to someone defending something that is that messed up, idk what to say tbh.

Since this stuff is online and I am old(er), I might miss some stuff. If you want to make sure I get it down, put it on the doc. Cards, analytics, etc. will help me better keep track of everything. If I don't get it, that sucks.

L + Ratio + Not on Flow + Slow Down on Analytics + I am Old

Feel free to ask about my RFD and thoughts, I am more than happy to explain why I did (or did not) vote on an argument. If you want feedback from me for some reason, hit me up and I can answer stuff.

Case: I am good with plan text, performative, or just advocacy statements, but you need to be able to defend/debate your choice adequately. Like if you are reading performative stuff, there better be a reason why it is that with no plan text than "felt like it." That being said, I think case is underutilized in debates and love hearing a 2A extend case and answer off case with it and all that. #Protect the 2AR

K Affs/Whatever you want to call your no plan thing: Cool, go for it. You know what you are doing, I don't think I read a plan text at all my senior year and for most of my debating career.

Framing: Model justification and model disads to neg model win debates. Impact them out, 90% of the time no one puts enough time into this but utilizing it is insane. Give me framing and examples for how the WOTA provides a better space in the future for whatever you are saying and how this round is important.

DAs- YASSSS SLAYYYYYY! Make sure to do everything that needs to be done. Aff, please do sick I/L turns and stuff, those are way more convincing than anything else I usually find.

CPs- Make sure net benefits are competitive, otherwise have fun. If you are reading an abusive CP, have blocks for theory ready.

Just a side note on the two above, I read a bunch of topicality-K strats when I debated (>90%), so take that into account before you read 53 off and on-case. This is my biggest gripe in debate is neg teams that read a bunch off and just collapse to whatever is undercovered, I am super sympathetic to aff abuse claims and theory. That being said, I have voted for flows that have 8-9 off before and will remain as unbiased as I can. Just be prepped for me to be mildly annoyed during the RFD bc these rounds make me .

T/Theory- as a 1N I did this a lot in the 1NR/wrote blocks, just say why stuff matters and all the framing/model debates. Theory and framing flows usually just become the same by the end, so if you want them distinct try to make them different. I am pretty neutral on CI and reasonability, usually based on abusiveness of definition/aff and DAs to models. If you do this, please make sure to explain why your model is better and how it impacts out- if you just say "my model is the best bc it solves racism" explain how yours does and the other side doesn't. A lot of theory/framework/framing flows just become washes bc no one explains how I should evaluate the entire round. If you have questions on this bc this is vague, I will answer them before round.

Ks- Read a bunch of BioP, NecroP, Set Col, Cap, Deleuze, Psychoanalysis, and a bunch of other random junk. Personally, If you read the best psycho debate I have ever heard and are able to win on it, you get double 30s and a dub. But don't feel pressured to do that, if you read a K and read it well and do everything you need to the K is a good choice. If you make it a PIK, you better be ready for AR theory and I am pretty sympathetic to that. NOTE: just bc I read something does not mean I will do the work for you. I may be able to make a few leaps, but I won't let you say "Set Col is oppressing natives and we need to burn down the government" as if that explains the whole K.

Roadmap + time in the chat kinda nice tho, online debate made me a lazy timer so imma prob rely on y'all to do it.

Speed: Go for it, if I can't understand I will just stare at the screen or say clear. After that, have fun I guess. It should be p obvious when I can't get what you say, but hey.

Points: Start at a 28.5, work up or down. Usually will go something like (30 29.5 29 28.5) unless something happens that makes me reconsider.

TKO- if you know you know (and it's not T + K + On Case)

If I laugh audibly, +.5 SPEAKS

Be nice to your opponents. If you are winning, don't drag it out, I hate it when a team spends 3 minutes just roasting the other team bc they have time. If you end your speech early bc the round is legit over and get us out early, both of y'all will have a minimum of 29.5.

I already sold my soul to the MIC/DIB, so do your worst. Also if you want to hear about sick planes, lmk.

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mlamanv27@gmail.com

I wanna be on the email chain, but I won't be reading it while you give your speech, I'll look after the round or during prep if there's a card I need to check on.

I debated for four years at Lovejoy High School.

-Tech>Truth. Giving good warrants is a part of tech though. If at the end of the debate a lack of clash forces me to do some work to fashion a ballot (as many debates do), then I will do the absolute minimum amount of work possible, and I'll probably tell you what work I was forced to do and how you could've done it yourself in your speech.

-Speed is fine, be clear. Be aware in online debate that fuzzy mics, bad internet, the poor speakers in my laptop, and a billion other things could make it much much harder to flow your speech.

-Please don't start your speech yelling at me. I get the instinct to go super loud super aggressive when you jump straight into spreading or even just a rebuttal where you have a bunch of pressure, but it's nicer for everyone if you build into your speed (although optimally you won't build into any aggression), and it gets you speaks.

-I'm familiar with most fields of K debate, so feel free to run whatever you like but be aware: Buzzwords do not a ballot make. Don't use the fact that you're running Psychoanalysis to be an excuse not to form specific and warranted arguments. You can make a very substantive debate with even the most highbrow of critical theory, so do it.

-I'm not super read up (read: not at all) on this year's high school topic, so define your acronyms and don't assume I know every word of the discipline.

-Mark your cards.

-I'll listen to any argument, no matter how bad or outlandish, but the more bad and outlandish it is, the easier it is for your opponent to beat it. If you lose on the flow to some absolutely ridiculous piece of nonsense, then you deserve to lose your ballot to the nonsense.

-I try to be as blank of a slate as I can be in the round, tabula rasa mode.

DAs

Not a whole bunch to say here, but make sure you do actual impact calc, don't just repeat your extinction impact and say, "Magnitude outweighs." There is no more interesting debate to judge (or to be in) than a round with really good impact clash.

Also I like DA-Case 2NRs, think they're fun. If you can do one right, go for it, not enough people are willing to try them. That said, I'm not gonna lower my threshold for voting on an argument just because I like it, so make sure you can do it right.

CPs

I like my perms specific. If you can articulate a clear world where the CP and the aff coexist, then I'm a lot more likely to go with it. Neg solvency advocates are fantastic, but not necessary if the CP is well argued. I lean neg on 50 state fiat, international fiat, and PICs, and lean aff on delay CPs and consult CPs, but as mentioned before I try not to bring any biases into a round, so the way I lean will nearly always be overshadowed by the ink on the flow. Specifically ask if you want me to judge kick, I won't otherwise (if your opponent asks to judge kick feel free to tell me not to and if you argue well I won't).

Topicality

I default to competing interpretations, but don't take that to mean you don't have to answer reasonability. Topic specific definitions are great, and I don't think enough people are willing to be technical on T debate. For some reason, most debaters just spit their blocks out and don't really engage with their opponent's topicality. A T speech that specifically refutes your opponents points and contextualizes your extensions to the flow will more often than not knock your opponents on their rear, so try it.

I wanna hear more impact calculus in topicality. What does it mean for debate when we define the topic in too narrow/broad of terms? What does it look like in debate rounds when we don't have a bright line for conversation? Don't just say a standard name and say it solves education and fairness, give me actual reasons to prefer your interp and you'll outweigh your opponents'.

I'm always down for a cohesive critical strategy, but if you're cross-applying your K lit from another flow onto T make sure you do it cleanly because nothing makes a flow messier faster than a poorly done cross-application.

Kritiks

I was a K debater throughout the majority of my career, and I've read through the majority of literature bases most people read. Make sure to explain your K, and make sure to be engaging with your opponent. I know there are debaters who read Ks that not even they understand, and win rounds by just spouting buzzwords (I know because even I was one once, so I know how strategically, ethically, and pedagogically bankrupt it is), so don't do that.

I like specific perms, look above for the CP thing I already wrote. Name your links in the block, it makes it easier for everybody. I want warranted alt explanations, and if you can actually tell me what the world of the alt looks like you'll be in a much better position to win the flow.

I love K FW, I find it the most interesting and engaging part of any debate, so definitely be willing to use it. I like being provided a lens to view the round through, as I think it helps to clear up any parts of the debate where I might be otherwise forced to intervene due to a lack of clash.

I like good K affs, obviously being related to the topic makes T way easier to win, but if you're good enough to win that you don't even have to follow the topic then I'll listen. If you have a K aff, you're probably gonna have to win some turn on T, although I guess just outweighing it is an option too. Just make sure that if you're trying to outweigh T-USFG I want specific reasons on why your education is more valuable than the education the neg creates. I don't want to just hear both sides say they make "better education" and nobody ever contextualize what the difference is between the scholarship of both sides and which one I should choose over the other.

Any other questions, feel free to ask before the round or just email me, I'm totally down if you have more specific things you wanna know about, but I only use this email for debate so if you email me outside of a tournament it might take me a day or two to see it and respond.

Email is ChefBoyardini@gmail.com, yes I want to be on the email chain. also add davidwise12786@gmail.com :333

they/them, Former Lovejoy CX debater. 2022 TOC qualified, finished top 10 at NSDA national tournament. leader of the woke mob, misgender at your own risk, heinous bigotry is an auto 25 or worse. keep hitler particles to a minimum please

Infer the kind of judge I would be for LD/PF and just ask specific questions if anything is unclear, email me before round if you must.

I will never tolerate competitive elitism in this activity, it is beyond toxic. Between insane economic inequities and the inherent structure of this event, it is just not that serious. If you are from a large school and are going all out on debaters who clearly are significantly less experienced and/or just don’t have the resources you do, your speaks will reflect that. I will reward teams with a clear commitment to making this activity tolerable for the swaths of people it has pushed out. I promise you it is 10x as rewarding and you will still win rounds without sacrificing the unique features of policy that make it interesting.

Reasonably described as a tab judge. Or gamesmaker? forgor the term, continue to beat the peaked in hs allegations. i fw framework and theory heavy and always want to be impressed my a good theory debate (in which case your speaks will be swag).I will literally evaluate any argument and do whatever you tell me to do so long as it is warranted properly/if the other team doesn’t respond.this is the beauty of the activity.

I have zero familiarity with the current topic meta, am interested to learn and will probably catch on reasonably quickly. I was generally a flex debater in hs and will evaluate policy/K/theory arguments just fine. i know how to flow ^_^

Spreading: It’s been a while, but I am “fine” with spreading, if I don’t catch something, don’t blame or postround me, play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Especially if the debate is online; accommodate the limitations of scuffed zoom calls and your microphone. If your opponents ask you to not spread and do not spread themselves, and you spread anyway, do not expect my sympathy. Not only is this practice probably objectively ableist, you should in no case require it to win. Of course, in a situation where the other time spreads first, it’s fair game. If a specific offensive theory argument on this question is not made, the most I will do is dock speaks. However, in this situation, I am highly sympathetic towards those theory arguments, whether they be to drop arguments/the team. I will not intervene on this question or warrant things for you, my threshold is obviously proportional to the arguments the other team makes.

Theory: I don't have any biases on theory and will vote on literally any theory argument if you win offense. Every part of the theory debate is offense/defense and I'll treat your theory/procedural debates like a DA/CP debate.

ill update this more later but yeah free palestine have fun be respectful

Howard Ritz

I have been Judge, Debate Coach for 26 twenty six years now in Texas circuits both UIL, TFA, and NSDA. I did not debate in college but have taught, coached, judged Debate for Rio Vista HS, Burleson High School, Wichita Falls HS, Northwest HS, and Now Mansfield Legacy High School, all in the DFW area of Texas. Have judged outside the area at Harvard U. , Berkley U, and Stanford, as well as colleges in Texas. Taught Policy and LD debate at Cameron University Summer Debate work shop for several years.

My Policy Debate Paradigms fall in the Traditional Debate category. I look for quality of arguments over quantity. Although I classify myself as a Stock Issue judge, I am open to some Negative Kritiks and conterplans but Kritiks and counterplans must be directly linked to the Aff Case. I am not a fan of theory based affirmatives or alternate worlds and really hate performance debate. Spreading will cost you speaker points if not the round if I can not understand your case. No Open CX for me. No Prompting of Partners written or verbal. Make arguments clear. Evidence and cards should be followed by analytics but analytics without evidence is of little value in my book. Show me that you understand what you are reading and not just reading cards.

UCLA '24

tajsmyname@gmail.com

I debated policy for four years at Lovejoy High School, in Lucas, Texas.

General Things

- I much prefer a CP/DA debate over a K debate, but you do you.

- Speed is fine as long as you're clear.

- Tech > Truth

- I don't keep up with topics so don't assume I know much about all topic-related jargon/acronyms.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask.

Hi I'm Jannat/Leo (they/them). I want to be on the email chain: vermajannat04@gmail.com

General

Don't be offensive in round. This means that I won't tolerate anything racist, sexist, antisemitic or anti-queer in round. If you do decide to be offensive I'll give you a L20. Bullying novices with spreading, Ks or other prog args is not cool. I won't give you the L but I will doc speaks. Spreading is fine but slow down on analytics. If your analytics are typed then I do think you should email them out. If I can't flow your analytics because you were going to0 fast then thats on you. Disclosure is good.

Defaults

Tech>truth

Comparative worlds

Debate is a game

Competing interps

No RVIs

Accessibility>fairness

Ratings (idk what this is called)

Policy - 1

K - 2

Theory - 2/3

Phil/Trix - 4/5 (a bit more flexible with this now)

Policy

I have no problem with policy. I can evaluate disads & cp debates, just make sure to weigh. Overviews/summaries of the disad story and cp are appreciated and highly encouraged. Politics disads are wacky so if you plan to read them make sure you have a spec link to the aff and that your ev is recent and up to date. For cps, I'll err neg on conditionality, but if you are reading more than 2 then it starts getting sus. CPs should have solvency advocates, if they don't then I assign them less legitimacy in their ability to solve than the aff. Sufficiency framing on cps is *chefs kiss*. International fiat, 50 state fiat and individual actor fiat are sus, so if you read them be prepared to deal with the theory debate that usually accompanies these arguments. PICs are good and theory arguments that say that they are abusive are usually not properly warranted. Have a solvency advocate for your PICs and for the love of god explain why its mutually exclusive form the aff. 

On the aff, if they read T and you no link out of every disad then that does supercharge the T shell. PLEASE DON'T DOUBLE TURN YOURSELF. Weighing against disads is cool and greatly appreciated. Impact turning disads or straight turning them is even cooler. Reading ev against disads is prolly better than just analytics unless you're extending stuff from your case. On cps, if you're going for the perm then please explain what the perm looks like instead of just saying "perm do both" or some variation of that. An extension of the solvency deficit when going for the perm makes the cp debate so much easier to evaluate as well.

Kritiks

Ks are cool and I love seeing them in debates, but don't assume I know your lit base. Running more than 1 k in the round is 1) sus and 2) messy. Links should be carefully articulated and their impacts in the context of the aff should be explained. Topic spec links>>>>gen links. Your alt should resolve your links, if it does not then I'll prolly give the aff more leeway with the perm. You should be able to explain your theory of power and alt solvency during cross. If you can't then that's not v good. Reps Ks are fine, just explain the implication of the link in the round. Also, if you're going for reps links then please do a lot of work on f/w so I know how to evaluate the round. I really don't want to be in the a spot where I am having to weigh reps v. extinction by myself. Floating PIKs are fine. I usually default fairness is good but am willing to be swayed - just be clear about what material harm fairness in debate causes.

On the aff, if its a reps k then plz do work on the f/w flow. Impacting turning Ks is cool and v fun. If you are going for the perm then please explain what the world of the perm looks like and how the aff fits into it. Just saying "perm" won't get you anywhere. Going just for the perm is going to make it very difficult for you to gain the ballot. Go for more than one out, so if you're going for the perm then also ext and alt cant solve claim. Just remember FPOSTAL and you should be good. 

K affs are good. Just have some relation to the topic otherwise winning the T debate is going to be a lot harder. While K v. K debates can be really fun, they also tend to get very messy so just sign post well and explicitly articulate your links and offense. To be honest, I really love when people run critical disads v. Ks because those debates are incredibly fun and at times easier to evaluate. But at the end of the day, run your strat and I will evaluate it to the best of my abilities. 

Theory

My thoughts on this have actually changed a lot. I still really love theory and want to see more of it in debate.

I will evaluate frivolous theory if it is warranted correctly - blips are sus for multiple reasons and they also make the theory extensions so much more difficult to evaluate. Please please please flesh out your theory shells. Theory debates are best when they have arguments about model setting because they make the debate so much easier to weigh. In theory v. theory debates, I tend to default to competing worlds - truth testing is cool but I am not very good at it so you're going to have to flesh out the argument a lot more. Explain it to me like you would a 2 year old. 

Disclosure is good, but I have a hard time buying it when it's a big school reading it against a small school. 

Phil/Trix

I'm not the best with phil, so you'll prolly have to explain your lit base p in-depth. I default util, and give it a lot of leeway in phil debates. I appreciate phil debates that are very theory dependent because I think they are fun and easier to evaluate than just a dense phil. Again explain phil to me like you would a 2 year old.

Trix are for kids, but seriously. I don't like trix because they tend to be very underdeveloped and make the debate more complicated than it needs to be. If you are going to read trix then just be prepared to flesh them out a lot so I can actually evaluate them. I will evaluate fairness args v. trix because I do think they hold up some truth. For the love of god, be strategic in how you answer trix. LbLing every blip is not worth it and is such a waste of time. Group your arguments.

Misc

Debate is already a very exclusionary practice and I think speaks make it more inaccessible for people that might have speech problems, public speaking anxiety, people that might be immigrants etc etc. Because of this I don't believe in ranking people through speaks. I will give everyone in the round 30 speaks unless you're bigoted or participate in exclusionary practices in debates (this includs bullying novices, spreading infront of people that told you they can't deal with that, not disclosing etc etc). Feel free to ask me about this in the round if you have any questions. 

Use people's pronouns and don't misgender people in the round. It's problematic and an act of violence in the round. Obviously, mistakes happen but don't try to do stuff like that on purpose. 

If you feel unsafe at any point in the round then please let me know. Your safety comes before arbitrary wins or losses. 

Don't post round me - Like I won't get mad, but it most probably will not change my mind. If I didn't catch something then it was probably because (1) it wasn't extended properly and (2) its impacts weren't fleshed out. I promise I am thinking these decisions out and making the best decision possible.  

Don't call me judge. I am fresh out of high school and that is lowk awk. You can call me Leo or not refer to me at all i dont care. 

Sit, stand, walk, jump do whatever you need to do to feel comfortable during the round. Just don't intrude on your opponent's space and obviously be respectful. You don't have to be formal in the round - professionalization of people and language in debate is net bad. 

Im a college student so if you need any papers or evidence then email me and I will try to get them to you. For that email me here - jverma8643@scrippscollege.edu 

Have fun and do your thing!