Hi there! I debated PF for Harker for 4 years and currently am a junior at Columbia.

1) I'd prefer if you speak slowly, but I'm ok with some speed if you enunciate well. That said, spreading in PF decreases the format's accessibility to lay judges and novice debaters in my opinion.

2) Please understand (or at least make me think you understand) your warrants. I will almost never call for evidence unless there's blatant abuse/misuse of it; it's your responsibility to effectively weigh your warrants.

3) I don't flow cross-x, but I'll listen to it (and hopefully be entertained).

4) Signpost! Tell me where you are going down the flow.

5) I have a very rudimentary understanding of theory, but if you run it you must be explicit in how I should evaluate it.

6) Weigh your arguments in summary/FF (heck, you can even start in rebuttal sometimes). Don't just repeat the warrants of offensive arguments; tell me why your arguments (or their warrants/link-chains) outweigh the opponents' on timeframe, probability, magnitude, etc. In final focus, extend necessary defense and give me your offensive voters/weigh them.

Have fun, and feel free to ask me any questions you have before/after round!

UPDATED for Milpitas 2023: I don't judge frequently anymore nor do I really know what the norms in the circuit are these days, but I'm down for whatever both teams agree on. Overall, please use common sense. I can probably comfortably flow up to around 275 wpm with clarity and signposting.

About Me: Debated PF and Parli for 3 years for Nueva, was ~tech~, I now coach for Potomac.

TLDR: Debate is a game, tech > truth. Debate however you would like as long as you are not being morally reprehensible or exclusionary. Ask before the round if you have specific questions and put me on the email chain even though I probably won't read anything (bncheng@uchicago.edu).

Super Short Version:

1. I am best at judging technical case debate (and probably enjoy it more) but I will adapt to you if you choose to pursue an alternative style. Speed/prog are both fine.

2. I prefer cut cards/direct quotes - you can paraphrase but don't misconstrue evidence. Don't be afraid to call out an opponent for evidence ethics.

3. I prefer that at a minimum you respond to all offensive arguments read in the previous speech. I won't necessarily consider arguments dropped, but I have a much higher threshold for responses if they come later.

Full Prefs:

1. WEIGHING: Probability weighing is not real - the link debate is the probability weighing.

- "cLaRiTY of Link/Impact" weighing is not also real. I will both not evaluate it and also drop your speaks each time you say it. A team does not win because their impact has a number.

- Please don't only drop buzzwords on me. Words like magnitude/scope/timeframe don't mean anything to me without actual comparison done between the arguments. Similarly, if different weighing arguments are unresolved PLEASE METAWEIGH.

2. EVIDENCE: All evidence needs to be cut with citations. Do not send your opponents a link I will give you a 25. I will call for cards if they are relevant and disputed without resolution.

- I will give you an L25 if I notice/your opponent points out misconstruction that is significant. How much I discount a piece of evidence increases linearly with how sketchy it is.

- I'm lazy and I don’t flow authors. So don’t just extend author names, extend warrants too because its good debate.

3. PROGRESSIVE: I have experience with most progressive arguments, but primarily in theory, I haven't really engaged with K debate since graduating so while I can probably still evaluate the debate, you'll want to slow down, simplify things, and do extra warranting (especially if it's anything nuanced i.e. not security or cap).

- I don't have any defaults - you need to read the arguments (yes this means K/Theory = Case if no a priori argument is read). If arguments necessary for the decision are not read I will intervene up to a threshold and then presume if unresolved.

- Please don't read stuff to harvest ballots against novices - use common sense. This also means that my threshold for "we can't engage" responses increases as the "assumed" level of the debate increases (i.e. I'm not going to give you sympathy in quarters at a bid tournament)

- UPDATE FOR THEORY: IMO it's impossible to go for both a shell and case in FF effectively - you just don't have enough time. If you're going to read theory, either collapse on it or extend no RVIs and kick the shell - don't make a half-hearted attempt at going for both.

4. PRESUMPTION (is this still a thing idk): My default ROTB is to vote for the team that did the better debating. I think defaults like “first speaking team has a disadvantage” are intervention, so if no team has offense, neither of you debated better. You can obviously argue that one team should "get" presumption, but absent any such args, I will flip a coin (aff - heads, neg - tails).

5. POSTROUNDING: totally ok as long as you're respectful, I think it's educational and I'm happy to defend my decision. Also happy to discuss after the round through email. I will buy you food or something if you can convince me that I was wrong (unfortunately I can't change the decision sorry).

update for toc: i haven't done much research on the topic, so please don't use assume I know anything.

harker 20 ->wellesley 24 and did pf in hs

set up an email chain before round and add me: amandakcheung@gmail.com

pronouns: she/her

Voting:

- everything extended in final focus must be in summary

- weigh impacts: i don't want to do the work for you cuz it probably won't work out in your favor

- tech > truth

- COLLAPSE!!! (if u don't collapse starting in second summary (though preferably you start first summary), i give you a max of 28 speaks)

- implicate turns

- if you read something progressive, tell me the role it should play in my ballot (if its like Theory or a K explain it really clearly and expect me to evaluate it as a parent judge would)

- if its like disclosure theory and your opponents seem confused/ don't know how to debate it, i think its extremely uneducational for the round and will not vote for it/ drop u

General Preferences:

- i will give u < 25 if you are condescending, rude, or making the round unsafe (misgendering anyone's pronouns, being sexist, homophobic, transphobic, racist etc)

- speak as fast as you want as long as you're clear (i will stop flowing if you are too unclear). if you think you might be too fast or unclear (zoom quality etc) send a speech doc before your speech or ill just go off of whatever i could understand which will probably hurt you

- second rebuttal should frontline defense from the argument(s) that you are collapsing on and all offense

- second flight should preflow before the round

- ill give u up to a minute to look for evidence (more flexible if there's a lot called) and after that, it comes out of ur prep. also please send CUT CARDS not paraphrases or links to articles

- if you read a TW, please provide an anonymous out (google form etc) for your opponents and anyone in the room. if you don't do this, i will say that i feel uncomfortable regardless of the argument and make you read something else.

most importantly, debate's a safe space; if there's anything i can do to make the round more accessible, pls lmk!!

feel free to pm me with any questions u have on fb or amandakcheung@gmail.com

I have 5 years of debate experience. I did two years of policy and two years of public forum, and I now do British parliamentary at the University of Laverne. If you make me laugh or smile, I'll be more willing to give you better speaks, but don't fish for votes, make it natural.

I'm good with speed

If you're debating policy try to have some original thoughts, I think the activity becomes boring when all you do is read other people's stuff.

If you have any questions, my email is: colin.coppock@laverne.edu

PREFLOW BEFORE THE ROUND PLEASE

I did pf for 4 years completed on the national circuit.

Warrant every argument you make, and don’t expect your opponents/judge to take it at face value.

Weigh the round so I don’t have to, by the end of the second final focus it should be pretty clear who I am voting for because the debaters evaluated the round and condensed it for me. You don’t want to be in the position where I am left at the end of the round weighing arguments for you and putting the decision in my hands.

If you’re gonna spend 30+ seconds of your speech on framework, you need to tie it into your arguments and explain to me what u gain/opponents lose. Speeches in public forum are too short for you to waste your time debating framework if winning it makes no difference on the overall decision.

Debate style: I am open to anything. If you’re going to talk fast you need to be clear and sign post properly or it will work against you. Be respectful to one another, you can be assertive and make points without being rude.

I am a lay judge. My son does debate currently I prefer slower speaking and clear points. Make sure to be confident in your speeches.

(he/him)

- For PF, you can use my partners paradigm: https://www.tabroom.com/index/paradigm.mhtml?search_first=saad&search_last=jamal

- Competed in PF for 4 years at Dougherty Valley

- I have minimal experience with any type of argument not traditionally run in PF (Ks, theory, etc.).

email: kiranshreyas29@berkeley.edu

i debated for four years at msj. just try to have fun in the round, debate is really just an extracurricular and should not be taken as anything more. Racist, xenophobic, sexist, classist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, and other oppressive discourses will not be tolerated; i will drop you and tank your speaks. be kind to everyone pls.

as far as debating goes:

1. warrant everything. i dont care about taglines or authors, extend the warrant of each argument in every speech and i will vote off it. ig id say i am tech over truth to an extent but well warranted logic will beat a stupid card every time.

2. everything in ff should be in summary

3. weigh pls. i personally think weighing should start in rebuttal if possible but weighing should def be extended within the summary and ff speeches. link level weighing is the most important to me, then comes the rest (magnitude, timeframe, etc.)

4. dont be abusive, pls allow everyone to feel comfortable in this activity. if there is an abuse in round i do believe that progressive argumentation can be used to fight against it but idt it is necessary to have to read shells or k's or wtvr. just explain to me why its abusive however u want and thats fine.

again just try to be nice to each other and have fun.

if you have any questions about debate or anything in general feel free to message me on fb :)

Don't speak too fast as I will not hear the argument.

Please explain things; I am a lay judge.

CX is a time for questions, not arguments!

Have fun and be respectful.

I debated public forum at Mission San Jose HS in California for 4 years (2015-2019).

- I prefer clear citations on your evidence especially upon first introduction. PLEASE start with the cite, then read your tagline. (imo its good practice to do last name + institution + year but you don't need to change your case for me).

- summary--> final focus (if it's not in summary i won't consider it in ff). weigh during final focus and make the decision clear for me.

- tech over truth. With that said, please do not let statements like "the sky is green" go without rebuttal.

- i'm okay with some speed, but not at the expense of clarity.

I'm happy to explain anything before the round begins so just ask me for my preferences!

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bonus points for tyler and steph curry references. minus points if you say the phrase "we have a card that says..."

If you want a circuit judge, you should probably strike me. I'm a very traditional LD judge.

Talking Speed:

- I do not like spreading; please keep speeches at a traditional pace.

- If you spread, I probably won't flow your arguments.

Arguments and Cards:

- I will call for evidence if I am asked to.

- All arguments should have a clear claim, warrant, and impact.

- All cards should be tagged.

Theory/T:

- I do not like theory debates.

- I will absolutely not vote on theory/T.

Plans:

- I generally do not like to weigh offense from plans, but I will if I have to...

- Try and keep the resolution as broad as possible.

Framework:

- I am not well-versed in philosophy so keep it simple for me.

- Tell me why you win framework, and how your arguments link into it.

- I try to be tabula rasa with framework, but I do generally vote util.

Did nat circuit PF and Extemp at Dougherty Valley

I evaluate tabula rasa which means you can read whatever you want and I will evaluate any argument as long as it is WELL WARRANTED. Warranted evidence > warranted analytics > unwarranted evidence. TECH > TRUTH (again only if it is warranted well). Don't speak way too fast as you risk me missing things and lowering your speaker points, particularly in the back half of the round.

I won't flow cross so if something important happens bring it up in a speech.

Make sure to have clear SIGNPOSTING of your arguments in rebuttal, summary, and final focus. When doing extensions don't just extend last name and year, actually extend the warranting behind the argument as well. I would say overall I have a high threshold for off case args.

Anything you want evaluated in final focus needs to be in SUMMARY.

Exchanges of evidence between teams are fine as long as they take less than two minutes. I may call for evidence if it ends up being critical in round or if I am asked to call for it. I am unlikely to time speeches and prep time but I expect both teams to keep each other accountable.

To minimize intervention please remember to WEIGH your impacts and/or links against those of your opponents in final focus (or even earlier speeches).

If you are too rude or aggressive to your opponents I will drop your speaks. Please don't say my opponents drop this the whole round if they clearly didn't drop something, expect low speaker points if you do that. I will only drop a team if they clip/severely powertag evidence or act sexist, racist, homophobic, etc.

I don’t like to shake hands. I don't care if you sit or stand and wear whatever you want. Try to preflow before the round.

Feel free to ask me any questions before the round or message me on facebook messenger, or email me at shaheer.sandhu@berkeley.edu

I care most about your effectiveness as a speaker, your content, and being a courteous person.

I do not care for spreading, cramming, and being rude to opponents.

I am a flay judge - lay judge who flows through the debate so I am looking for effective arguments, flaws in opponent cases and persuasive speaker.

I don't really judge anymore. If you are a debater and want to see my paradigm for some reason, email me firstname dot lastname at gmail.

4yrs of policy debate experience with BAUDL

mostly ran queer k args on both aff and neg

run whatever you'd like, i'll vote for anything as long as its warranted and debated well

add me to the email chain: ksolisdebate@gmail.com

specific stuff:

case: pls have some type of clash in the round, don't forget to extend case throughout all your speeches when aff or i wont vote for you.

kritiks: mostly ran k's throughout most my debate career. pretty familiar with queer args and antiblackness authors. higher theory shit needs to be explained clearly enough so that your opponents understand and for me to vote on it.

da/cp: make link stories good and explain your impacts well, especially in the last rebuttals. i'm more familiar with structural violence impacts than with larger nuke wars ones, for example, so if you're going for an impact like such you absolutely have to have a good link story and imp calc to sway me your way. if you have a cp make sure its competitive or ill vote on perm.

t: i hate T, but run it if you want. i'll vote for it although i'll probably hate the round :)

k affs: my faves, don't run one just to try to win me over as a judge. make it good though if you run one! when answering fwk make sure you answer the line by line args (ie. limits, ed, grounds) and provide your own da's or something if possible for extra offense.

fwk on neg: when against a k aff you gotta explain why the aff's spec critique is taking away education from the traditional usfg args or why they're not mutually exclusive from policy or whatever your interp is

theory: condo bad, severance bad, etc. type of args are cool and i'll vote for them, bring them in early and impact them out

cx: tag team is cool, but it should be an appropriate balance from both partners cross x is binding so i'll also flow it. if the other team agrees, you can use prep time to extend any cx.

misc: clarity over speed, i'll evaluate the round based off what i flowed not from sent docs. i wont count flashing as part of prep, just don't use this as an excuse to steal prep - make the debate fair, if i peep y'all doing this ill drop your speaker points. i'll also drop your points if you're being racist, sexist, homophobic, ableist, etc. ------ be respectful pls

have fun y'all :)

I did Public Forum Debate for four years (2014-2018) at Nueva, and am now entering my sophomore year at Johns Hopkins.

Terminalization: Please make sure that you are terminalizing your impacts. "Higher/lower debt," "more/less economic growth," and "Chinese hegemony" are not terminalized impacts. Explain how and why your impacts matter.

Weighing: The most important thing you can do in a round in my opinion is weigh. I appreciate weighing as early as rebuttal, on both the link and impact levels, but at the very least you should be weighing in the final focus.

Extensions: Second rebuttal does not need to cover first rebuttal, however it is frequently strategic and I would especially appreciate responding to turns that were put on your case. First summary does not need to extend defense that was not responded to in second rebuttal. Offensive voters should be in summary and final focus for both teams. Extensions need to involve extending the argument/warrant, not just the author name.

Crossfire: I pay attention to but do not flow crossfire, meaning that arguments need to be made during your speech time. Crossfire is a time to ask your opponents questions, not to make a speech. I don't care if you're looking at me during crossfire.

Tech vs. Truth: I try to be tech over truth as much as possible aside from arguments that are racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise bigoted, so I will flow and evaluate false arguments. Just know that you're lowering the bar for your opponents' responses and you should make sure to explain your argument extra clearly because I may assume I'm misunderstanding your argument if I know it's not true.

Presumption: I try to avoid voting on presumption, so even in rounds where presuming would be a reasonable decision, I'll look very hard for some risk of offense to vote on. However, I'd really rather not have to adjudicate rounds like that, so please make and extend offensive arguments and respond to defense.

General: Signpost. Don't be rude to your opponents. Don't misconstrue evidence. Don't feel obliged to shake my hand.

RFD: In general I think we should be looking to improve the educational value of debate, and I consider rounds to be much more educational when the debaters understand the judge's decision. To that end, I'll try to give an RFD whenever I can, and I strongly encourage you to ask me any questions you have.

debate has no rules.

noahparktavares@gmail.com for questions and email chain.

winner of the 1st annual eTOC 2020

My paradigm is pretty similar to this one: https://www.tabroom.com/index/paradigm.mhtml?judge_person_id=35843

*EXCEPTION* I will accept what the evidence says unless the other team asks enough questions that make it sound stupid. I will not vote for anything that sounds incredible or just completely dumb.

General:

1. Assume I'm bad at debate. I hate doing work.

2. If you read two cards correctly and they make sense, I will buy them instantly. (these are not specific for a reason)

• Guardian card that says 420.
• A card that says chance of civil war jumps to ~77.6%.

3. I don't know how to evaluate theory. Shoutout to Kyle Chong.

Speaks:

1. I don't often give 30s but if you make me laugh or make me cringe, I’ll give you a 30. Also, if you make a half decent pun with the topic, I’ll give you a 30.

2. If you go more than 5 seconds over time I’ll take off 0.5 speaks per second after.

3. I’ll take off a point every time a terrible analogy is used. (selling an apple for $5 is not comparable to international trade)

Evidence:

1. Make me call for it. I also hate reading a lot, so don't tell me to read it unless you think it’s critical.

2. If you read a card I know, you should hope you're not misrepresenting it.

Case read:

Speed is not an issue.

Cross-x:

1. You get first question if you speak first.

2. Don't be mean.

3. Refer to point 2.

4. Refer to point 2.

5. Point 2 is really important.

Summary/FF:

1. Anything works.

2. No new evidence in FF.

Argument stuff:

1. If you read a link turn and say "if you don't buy that", then proceed with an impact turn, you better explain why I can't evaluate your impact turn under your link turn. Otherwise, it's a double turn.

2. If you read anything diabetes or sugar related, I will not like the arg. Although it is important to recognize that whether I like the argument does not matter. If it’s well developed, I'll vote for it.

• all offense in final focus must be in summary
• with the 3 minute summaries, both summaries have to collapse on and extend defense
• 2nd rebuttal should split
• Weigh - try to establish weighing early in the round, no new weighing in 2nd FF unless there was no weighing at all in the round; if both teams weigh, weigh weighing mechanisms
• speed - don’t go too fast, be understandable, but i’m generally ok with speed
• please signpost in the 2nd half of the round
• anything from crossfire has to be in speech for me to evaluate it
• be nice in cross
• i’ll probably evaluate any argument in the round unless it’s racist, sexist, homophobic, ableist, etc.
• i’ll call for evidence usually only if someone tells me to call for it
• don’t run theory

Debate how you want to debate, and I will evaluate your arguments to the best of my ability. Most important: have fun.

Please be inclusive. If you are going to read anything that is purposely racist, xenophobic, sexist, classist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, and other oppressive discourses, it will cause me to be very very very very very mad, drop you, and I will give you the lowest speaks possible.

1. Warrant everything, I care about warranting far more than punny taglines or author names.

2. You gotta extend a clear warrant, link, and impact otherwise the argument is incomplete and I'll only evaluate it if there is nothing else. This is only needed in Summary and Final Focus.

3. In Second Rebuttal, frontline Turns at minimum, but it's better to frontline everything that you plan to go for in summary.

4. I'll only vote for something in Final Focus, if it's in Final Focus I should've heard it in Summary.

5. Comparatively weigh so I don't have to.

6. I have had little to no experience with progressive arguments.

7. Don't speak too fast

8. I will listen passively to CX but bring up any concessions in later speeches

LIke every judge says, good luck and have fun!