POLICY:

-I am a TABS judge.

-Prove abuse on topicality

-Explain link chain in DA

-Must provide either a reason or net benefit for CPs

-I am not well read on K's, please explain them

-I like clash on case

-I am a tech judge

-If you run framework, please explain how your argument fits into it

-Provide me with impact and reasons to vote in the end of the round

-Please don't spread. If I look like I've stopped flowing I have

PF:

What school(s) are you affiliated with? Milwaukee Reagan HS

Were you a competitor when in school? No

How often do you judge public forum debate? Sporadically

Speaking

Do Not Spread

Evaluating the Round

1. Do you prefer arguments over style, style over arguments, or weigh them equally? Argument over style

2. If a team plans to win the debate on an argument, in your opinion does that argument have to be extended in the rebuttal or summary speeches? Yes

4. Do you weigh evidence over analytics, analytics over evidence, or weigh them equally? Equally

Additional Details: I judge novice policy more than PF.

I'm a tabula rasa judge which means blank slate. What this means is that I don't have any biases to arguments (unless they are ontologically violent), and it also means that you need to tell me how to vote by the end of the round. If neither teams give me a role of the ballot/how to vote then I will default to one of my choosing, and it may not be to your preference. This means I will probably end up doing work for one or both teams... which will make me upset.

Speed- this is fine under one condition- be CLEAR. I will cue for you to be clear only twice. After that whatever I don't get isn't my fault. I will always try my best but... eh...

Topicality- there needs to be voters here if I'm going to vote T. If potential abuse is your voter then you will need to do a really good job on why that's an effective voter. All in all, even after the affirmative team is found to be untopical, there must be a reason for me to vote negative. Topicality is one of those things that teams need to be doing work on. For example, if both teams have opposite interpretations, it's up to each team to do the work and evidence analysis on why one definition is better than the other.

Kritiks- these are fine, but please do not just assume that I know what you're talking about. That being said, the following things need to be crystal clear: the link, impact and alternative. Not only do these need to be clear, but the negs need to explain how the alternative functions with the aff and why I should vote for it in context of the round. For example, don't just tell me the alternative works because it can solve capitalism, but explain how solving capitalism is the best decision in the round. That being said, even IF I know what you're talking about I'm not going to do the work for you on the flow - this is your job.

Counterplans- negs need to be able to prove solvency and must explain why the counterplan is a better option than the aff. The net benefit must also be very apparent.

Affirmative Case- I did not think that I needed to mention this, but after judging a lot I think this does need to be said: the affs need to win their case in order to win the debate. For example, if the affs lose all their advantages but beat the negative's DA, that just means that the impact of the DA won't happen. However you still do not have an affirmative case, and all the negatives have to do is prove that the aff is a bad idea.