Greetings! I am thrilled to be your judge, and look forward to seeing you soon!

About me: I debated for four years in most events—NSDA National Qualifier in Congress (4x), Public Forum (2x), Extemp, Big Questions, and Duo; second-most NSDA points in the U.S. for class of 2022; and four-time elimination round qualifier at NSDA Nationals. Since then, I have judged a lot of Speech and Debate, mainly in Wyoming.

My paradigm is simple: be yourself. This is your space! I will do my best to be objective and consider everything said in the round: framework, then voters/contentions, and any weighing of impacts underneath them. However, I’m not a robot. I will vote for the team that appeals to me the most. Debate is more than an exercise in technicalities—it is an appeal to human thought, logic, and values.

Three quick notes: First, have fun and smile! Debate is such an awesome experience, and I find myself enjoying rounds more when y’all are, too! Second, no off-time roadmaps. Usually these are unnecessarily long, for little reward. Third, presentation matters. Speed should not preclude clarity, and eye contact, rhetoric, and dynamism are instrumental in ensuring that I am convinced by your arguments.

Note about Congress (borrowed from Joshua Hansen): This is a debate, not just a platform speaking event. Speeches on a bill should flow coherently between one another, with rebuttal and refutation, not just existing in a vacuum. Outside of a sponsorship, I'll be much more impressed by a primarily extemporaneous speech that interacts with the round than a perfectly recited, pre-written speech read verbatim off your computer.

Additionally, I'm judging you for the entirety of the round—your questions matter, as does your behavior when you think no one is looking. Excessive whispering or disruption during another competitor's speech is grounds for losing ranks, as is talking over other competitors or otherwise lacking decorum during motions and segues between speeches.

I really enjoy judging, and I will always leave some written feedback for you. For any further questions, please email me at willaepli@princeton.edu.

I’m more of a policy maker judge. I prefer to see good policy passed and i want it to be reasonable. Ks are ok for Cx and i like to see a civil round.

CPFL

I like big impacts and critical arguments. I need the impact to have a realistic logic chain and to heavy link. Make sure you do impact calc in your closing speeches and to tell me where to vote. 

In debates, if you misspoke in a speech or questioning, you can fix and clarify it later

Competed for four years for Jackson Hole, Wyoming—NSDA national qualifier in Public Forum (2x), Congressional Debate (3x), Big Questions, and Duet Interpretation; most NSDA points in the U.S. for class of 2021; TOC National Champion Presiding Officer in 2021.

I won't vote you down for speed, but if I can't understand an argument, I won't vote on it. The quality of your speaking and presentation matters. Please weigh and contextualize your arguments.

For any questions regarding my paradigm or an RFD, I can be reached at joshuahansen@college.harvard.edu.

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For Congressional Debate:

This is a debate, not just a platform speaking event. Speeches on a bill should flow coherently between one another, with rebuttal and refutation, not just existing in a vacuum. Outside of a sponsorship, I'll be much more impressed by a primarily extemporaneous speech that interacts with the round than a perfectly recited, pre-written speech read verbatim off your computer.

Additionally, I'm judging you for the entirety of the round—your questions matter, as does your behavior when you think no one is looking. Excessive whispering or disruption during another competitor's speech is grounds for losing ranks, as is talking over other competitors or otherwise lacking decorum during motions and segues between speeches.

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For the Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Debate Series:

I was a 2020 National Finalist, competed at and made out-rounds in four regional tournaments, and have judged multiple final rounds at regionals since graduating. I take the GCDS prescribed paradigm seriously—be polite, be presidential, focus on the big picture, and don’t treat it like a normal NSDA debate event.

Hey y’all! If you’re reading this, it is probably because I am judging you. That being said, here is a little bit about me: I did speech and debate in high school and primarily competed in LD, congress, and extemp. I’ve competed in multiple states and on the nat circuit. I love debate, and I am excited to watch y’all!

Things to keep in mind:

- Off-time roadmaps are fine and appreciated.

- I will flow speeches and important parts of cx, but I won’t make the arguments for you.

- Tell me how to vote!

- Speed is fine, I was a fast debater. However, do not spread- If I can’t understand what you’re saying/need to read along to understand, I will not flow it.

- I will time, but I expect you to time yourselves as well. If you go 10+ seconds over your allotted time; I will cut you off.

- Make good arguments. Don’t just tell me something without backing it up/explaining it. Claim, warrant, impact!

- You can ask for evidence, and I will not include it in prep unless it feels excessive.

- Be respectful!

- LD specific- V/VC are important, carry them through the debate.

- Congress specific- Congress is a debate, so debate. Bring up other speakers, disprove/expand on their points, etc. Use evidence in congress speeches.

Live, Laugh, Love!

Hi,

I'm Caius Krupp, A college student in Political Science. Before that i was a CX/Policy debater for 4 years in high school, and a congressional debater as well. I enjoy debates with a lot of clear clash between the aff and neg case. Below I've separated my paradigms based on events. In general however if you are found to be rude or disrespectful outside of a round, or in anyway sexist/racist then I will change my ballot to reflect that.

CX

I am no stranger to K, Theory, Topicality, and other nuanced CX debate styles. However K's should have a direct link into the case, that increases clash and provides a productive round. Using K's of communities you are not impacted by is also a bit of a red flag, Do not be reading me Set col or Afro pes as a full white team as these arguments poorly reflect on you as an individual. Nothing is off the table, but think with some foresight on how you look debating this case.

PF

Anything goes, But please do not waste CX time asking if you may ask a question or a follow up. Please keep the clash heavy and strong. Join CX its a better debate platform and you will use its skills to improve yourself.
LD

As a former CX debater I have little care for heavy value criterion and definition debate, keep the focus on the cases and the round.

Congressional Debate

anything goes

Extempt

anything goes

Info/Oratory

just be memorized

Inter (Drama, Duo, POI)

anything goes

Hello all! Just wanted to get a few official things out of the way first!

I will be weighing your arguments based on the evidence that you provide with them (if you give me 6 statistics but do not explain how that corresponds to your argument, that argument will stand as if there was no evidence provided). Correlating your evidence with your argument should be a skill set you already have.

During your final focus, I expect everyone to explain to me why they have won this debate. Advocate for yourself, tell me why you deserve the 1. It can be anything from "My points are better" to simply providing me better reasons to prioritize your plan above your opponents. All I want to see is some form of self-advocation.

Keep things clean and professional! Abusive tactics are a huge no no. We are here to have fun, not to beat someone else down. With that being said, I want all of you to have fun! Enjoy the nature of the debate. It should be a good time for all parties involved.

Good luck, and have fun!

My name is Isabella Rodriguez. I am currently a Sophomore at the University of Wyoming who previously competed with the Rock Springs High School(Rock Springs, Wyoming, 4A) Speech and Debate team.

Events I participated in were Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, Informative Speaking, Worlds School Debate, Impromptu, and a few other random events. For a time I was our Platform event captain and won a state title in informative speaking. I participated in multiple of these events at state competitions throughout my time competing.

When judging around I value respect and clarity. Make sure everyone in the room can understand and follow what you’re saying in a clear and civil manner. Respect all opponents, judges, and audience members. As for specific events here is what I look for:

Debate Paradigm:

1. I will flow! Make sure I can understand what you are addressing. I love a good road map,if i can’t follow where you are at, I won’t know where to right it down, and I won’t.
2. Evidence! Evidence! Evidence! Make sure your arguments are supported and come from good reputable sources. Cite your evidence and make sure to have it available to your opponents and judges if we need to see it.
3. Explain your evidence. Don’t just throw numbers and names at me. Explain the relevance of your points and why your argument should stand. Don’t just read cards, whether in a case reading or rebuttal, a good debate will have a good balance of pathos, ethos, and logos.
4. A good rebuttalwill support/defend your case and refute your opponents’. Use evidence and explain it, but don’t bring up new evidence in the last speeches!!!! (Final Affirmative for LD, or Final Focus for PF, your opponent should have the ability to respond)
5. Crossfire!I value the crossfire time periods so much. I will flow this. It is a valuable time to discuss evidence

Platform Paradigm:

1. Clear structure to the speech.
2. Clarity and adequate pacing throughout speech
3. Engage the audience and judges.
4. Provide evidence backed arguments with good explanations to support

Interp Paradigm:

1. Keep the audience engaged!
2. Difficult discussions about difficult topics need to be have, but make sure you’re doing so tastefully
3. I look for a clear story to follow supported by good transitions and blockin

Howdy, I am William Wayne Ward from Wyoming.

Experience:

3 Years High School Congressional Debate

1 Year British Parliamentary Debate

1.5 years College Public Forum Debate (current competitor)

Currently Learning College Speech (at large)

President of UW Speech

Debate:

I enjoy the technical side of debate but better speakers will often win my vote should the speaker's clash and arguments be roughly equal. I really enjoy watching clash, especially lively ones, but I severely punish Ad Hominem arguments and general disrespect. I prefer on the clock roadmaps but I do not care much. I shouldn't have to read y'all's case to understand, it is lame if I do. If you give me a K argument that is not on case, I will likely give you an L. Spreading makes me Sad. I believe that ridiculous arguments require minimal responses, the bar for a substantive response is lower. Please do not force me to listen to a definition debate where the two terms are not meaningfully different.

Congress: I expect chairs to be efficient, know parliamentary procedure, be fair, and to take good precedence. Newbies are more forgiven. I have a ton of experience here, I can smell procedural BS a mile away so do not cross any major ethical boundaries.

Chair, I detest question precedence and RNG speaker selection. That is not in Roberts Rules of Order.

Speakers, you are in congressional debate, not congressional oratory. The later half of the debate needs to have clash or I will have an excellent nap. Don't tempt me.

LD: Please explain why a value or criterion clash matters, what arguments I should drop or if I should entirely ignore your opponent's case. You are in a moral debate, not PF Lite™, explain why morals matter.

PF: If I cannot explain your case and it's logic in 1-2 sentences, I probably will not vote for you. Simplify your case for me into easy logic if possible. I am sadly, a pea brain.

CX: Pray I am not your CX judge. If you have the misfortune of seeing me as a CX judge, K arguments that are off case are annoying and spreading is lame. Treat me like a lay judge.

Debate differences: I will try not force my preferred lay and PF view points on you, I detest how CX judges decide PF, but I cannot reward something I do not understand just because it is the norm.

Speech:

I judge heavy on energy and blocking (when applicable) as well as speaking ability. I would much rather judge a room full of the same subject with great performance than unique topics with poor performance.

In my view, you are in Speech, not Debate, which means that the best subject, topic, or argument does not always win. It's all about how you can present it, but an interesting topic certainly helps.

Ballots:

I like to flow what happens in your feedback on Tabroom for most events, especially debate so you can see everything I hear/consider. That said, I flow faster on paper so in elimination rounds I will likely not flow on the ballot.

↑ Effective Judge Understanding > Flow Transparency. ↑

I might add emojis to most ballots. ???? ← Might look like this. If I do not have much under your feedback or RFD, it is because I forgot to fill it out like a dingus.

Contact:

for additional feedback or questions about your ballot:

email: willward2002@gmail.com

text at 307-921-0711

Just don't dox me, thats not coolio.

I have four years of experience in PF debate both in the local Wyoming circuit and the national circuit. I prefer tech over truth so I'll buy any argument you present as long as it's well-warranted and not unethical (i.e. racist, sexist, etc...). I want to see clash and weighing because I think that makes for more interesting debates. That being said you should tell me how I should vote in the round. I won't intervene in the debate. However, if you don't tell me how to vote I will definitely evaluate the link debate first and probably vote off of whoever has the biggest impact second. I will consider dropped arguments as conceded unless you can give me a reason why I should consider the new answer. I don't really want to hear any new arguments in summary though. If it's something that can be cross-applied to an argument that you have already made, most likely I'll buy it. If there was only defense read on your contention but it's something you're not going to go for I'll let you kick it if you don't bring it up again in summary or final focus. If there is offense on the contention and you don't want to go for it you have to kick it yourself, I will not kick it for you.

It should be assumed that you shouldn't be mean in rounds so I expect good debate etiquette. If you are rude during the round at the very least I will give you low speaks. Debate is supposed to be a fun and open environment and we should keep it that way. Overall, just have fun!

If you have any questions about my RFD or feedback feel free to email me at yuyu.yuan927@gmail.comIf you have any questions regarding my comments at the end of the round email me at yuyu.yuan927@gmail.com with your name, school, event and questions.