National Speech and Debate Tournament
2022 — Louisville, KY/US
Alec Hinecker Paradigm
Policy
Policy Debate Judge Philosophy
Your experience with Policy Debate (check all that apply)
Coach of a teamNDT/CEDA debater in college
How many Policy rounds have you judged this year?
41+Which best describes your approach to judging Policy Debate?
Speaking skillsRATE OF DELIVERY
8/91 = slow and deliberate9 = very rapid
QUANTITY OF ARGUMENTS
2/91 = a few well-developed arguments9 = the more arguments the better
COMMUNICATION AND ISSUES
2/91 = communication skills most important9 = resolving substantive issues most important
TOPICALITY: I am willing to vote on topicality:
1/91 = often9 = rarely
COUNTERPLANS
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
GENERIC DISADVANTAGES
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
CONDITIONAL NEGATIVE POSITIONS
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
DEBATE THEORY ARGUMENTS
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
CRITIQUE (KRITIK) ARGUMENTS
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
Do what you do and I will come to a conclusion. I don't have any predispositions with arguments, as long as they are made persuasively and effectively, even though I usually am on the policy side of debate, I don't have any external bias against arguments, other than ineffectively executed ones. I try to not intervene myself and prefer debates that have a good story and analysis the helps write my ballots.
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