Personal History:

-I participated in Public Forum Debate for 4 years for University School (Ohio) in high school (2015-2019).

-I have judged Public Forum for the past 2 years on the national circuit, and locally in Ohio. I have also coached for a couple of schools nationally as well as at the National Debate Forum's camps the past 2 summers.

Speed:

-Nothing over like 225 words per minute. As long as you are clear and don't spread, I should be fine. But, I will not accept speech docs so if I can't understand it, it isn't on the flow.

Expectations for debaters + Technical Preferences:

-I will deduct .1 speaks for every 1 minute I have to wait for you to preflow

-Unless you think it is completely necessary, please no Ks or Theory. I have very limited experience with them and will not do a very good job evaluating debates involving them. However, I will do my best if you do run a K or theory.

-Please tell me where you are starting before every speech (obviously doesn't apply to case reads).

-I expect basically all weighing to be in summary speeches, your weighing won't be important in my decision otherwise.

-Don't be sus if/when paraphrasing evidence

My evaluation of arguments:

-Unless you say something completely ridiculous, I am tech>truth.

-I will only call for evidence if I am explicitly told to call for it in a speech, if there is a dispute over what it actually says, or if it sounds too good to be true or sketchy.

-All offensive arguments in Final Focus must be in Summary if you want me to evaluate them.

-The warrant and the impact have to be in both speeches, if either are missing, the argument doesn't matter and I will act as if it were dropped.

Speaker Points:

-Rudeness or overly aggressive behavior will hurt your speaker points. However, if you say something funny or roast your opponents respectfully, speaker points will be added accordingly.