National Speech and Debate Tournament
2022 — Louisville, KY/US
Madelynn Einhorn Paradigm
Lincoln Douglas
Lincoln Douglas Debate Judge Philosophy
Your experience with LD Debate (check all that apply)
Former LD competitorFormer Policy debater
Collegiate Policy debater
How many years have you judged LD debate?
4How many LD rounds have you judged this year?
0-10What is your preferred rate of delivery?
9/91 = Slow conversational style9 = Rapid conversation speed
Does the rate of delivery weigh heavily in your decision?
NWill you vote against a student solely for exceeding your preferred speed?
NHow important is the criterion in making your decision?
It may be a factor depending on its use in the roundDo you feel that a value and criterion are required elements of a case?
NRebuttals and Crystallization
Voting issues should be given:
As one moves down the flowThe use of jargon or technical language ("extend", "cross-apply", "turn", etc.) during rebuttals:
Is acceptableFinal rebuttals should include:
Line by line analysisVoting issues are:
Not necessaryHow do you decide the winner of the round?
I decide who is the winner of the key argument in the roundHow necessary do you feel the use of evidence (both analytical and empirical) is in the round?
6/91 = Not necessary9 = Always necessary
Please describe your personal note-taking during the round
I keep a rigorous flowPlease reference my tabroom paradigm. I competed for four years of college in NFA-LD (one-person policy) and competed in policy in high school (I put NDT/Ceda, because the type of debate I was doing was fairly synonymous and seemed like the closes explanation my experience). When I debated, I liked fast debate, robust case coverage, then read several DAs, a CP or two, and a theory argument (or a K and theory argument) as offcase. I like smart arguments more than gotcha arguments. I will evaluate LD rounds the same. However, there is no problem with relying on traditional LD debate, I will evaluate it based on the flow.
Should your opponent be traditional and you are circuit style, I think it would be ideal if you slow waaay down on tags and analytics, and just spread card text and of course flash documents (I am rarely persuaded by speech bad, but I do see how a traditional vs progressive debate could be hindered by a competitor who has never even heard spreading before).
Feel free to ask any questions!
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