National Speech and Debate Tournament

2022 — Louisville, KY/US

Cody Morrow Paradigm
Lincoln Douglas
Lincoln Douglas Debate Judge Philosophy

Your experience with LD Debate (check all that apply)

Former LD coach
Former LD competitor
Summer LD instructor
Experienced LD judge
Collegiate Policy debater

How many years have you judged LD debate?

25

How many LD rounds have you judged this year?

41+

What is your preferred rate of delivery?

7/91 = Slow conversational style
9 = Rapid conversation speed
 

Does the rate of delivery weigh heavily in your decision?

N
 

Will you vote against a student solely for exceeding your preferred speed?

N

How important is the criterion in making your decision?

It may be a factor depending on its use in the round
 

Do you feel that a value and criterion are required elements of a case?

N

Rebuttals and Crystallization

 

Voting issues should be given:

Either is acceptable
 

The use of jargon or technical language ("extend", "cross-apply", "turn", etc.) during rebuttals:

Is acceptable
 

Final rebuttals should include:

Both
 

Voting issues are:

Not necessary

How do you decide the winner of the round?

I decide who is the winner of the most arguments in the round

How necessary do you feel the use of evidence (both analytical and empirical) is in the round?

5/91 = Not necessary
9 = Always necessary

Please describe your personal note-taking during the round

I keep a rigorous flow
Additional remarks: I judge policy most of the time, but I always judge 50 + LD rounds a year. I judge lots of value/criteria rounds, as well as debates about DA's/K's/CP's. I have voted negative and affirmative on conditionality, the arguments should be well warranted including specific reasons condo is G/B in LD. If you just read infinite condo good blocks without taking into consideration time and other differences in LD then I can be persuaded that condo is bad. The negative is smart to make a counter-interpretation pertaining to number of arg's etc. The person who makes the most arguments doesn't win based on the number of arguments read. There needs to be impact comparisons or value/criteria assessments in every round. Just because I will evaluate faster LD styles does not mean you have to go fast, it probably does mean that you need to focus more on the macro/meta issues of the debate. CONGRATULATIONS on being here at Nationals, GOOD LUCK!!!

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