National Speech and Debate Tournament
2023 — Phoenix/Mesa, AZ/US
Jack Allen Paradigm
Policy
Policy Debate Judge Philosophy
Your experience with Policy Debate (check all that apply)
Policy debater in high schoolOccasionally judge Policy Debate
How many Policy rounds have you judged this year?
0-10Which best describes your approach to judging Policy Debate?
Stock issuesRATE OF DELIVERY
5/91 = slow and deliberate9 = very rapid
QUANTITY OF ARGUMENTS
5/91 = a few well-developed arguments9 = the more arguments the better
COMMUNICATION AND ISSUES
7/91 = communication skills most important9 = resolving substantive issues most important
TOPICALITY: I am willing to vote on topicality:
4/91 = often9 = rarely
COUNTERPLANS
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
GENERIC DISADVANTAGES
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
CONDITIONAL NEGATIVE POSITIONS
2/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
DEBATE THEORY ARGUMENTS
3/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
CRITIQUE (KRITIK) ARGUMENTS
7/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
I debated for four years, 3 of which were in policy. I am ok with speed, but I will let you know if you are going fast enough not to understand you. If you continue to maintain that speed, I will stop flowing. I have a functional understanding of most events. However, I am lacking a little bit in PF. I don't flow CX. It is a time for you to learn from your opponents. If you use CX to try to further your arguments that won't help you. If something comes up in CX, it is NOT on the flow. Kritiks are legal but if you want to run them you have to actually know how.
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