I am open to all arguments and will do my best to adapt to you. I am very focused on my flow so be mindful when moving from one card/argument to the next to leave a gap or say "and" to clearly indicate motion. Slow down on authors and dates please.

CX: I'm a policy maker but am always open to other arguments. My main concern is whether or not you've proven the resolution is true or false.
Topicality/theory: I default competing interp. If there aren't good extensions or if it's a wash I probably won't vote here.
K: If the lit is obscure you'll need to explain it to me a little more than popular Ks. Feel free to ask.
Case: I want the aff to extend in every speech. I will likely not vote exclusively on case defense, so negs please have another voter.

LD: I'm very line-by-line driven, and focus on the flow. Be very specific with voters.
Value/criterion: Not a must-have, and in many rounds I judge I find debaters will spend time on this without ever impacting it as a voter. If you go for this, that is totally fine, but give a clear reason why it matters in determining the resolution's truth.
Pre-standards/observations: Fine with these, but I feel the more outlandish ones need a little more work to actually matter. In any case, it is important that these are answered and not dropped.
Off-case: totally fine and love to see it, so long as whoever runs any off has an understanding of how to run that argument.
NC: I tend to be less persuaded by strats that try to spread the aff thin and just go for whatever they drop/undercover, and while I won't stop you from doing that, I begin to err heavily in the aff's favor when they have four minutes to answer 4 off, respond to your case, and defend their own. In my opinion, it's better for debate for you to demonstrate your skills by thoroughly arguing a really good voter rather than throwing half-hearted args at your opponent to see what sticks.
Aff: The most frustrating part of judging LD is watching 1ARs that try to do line-by-lines on everything and drop part of the flow. I want to see a 1AR identify the reason the 1AC theoretically wins, extend that and respond to attacks against that premise, identify why the neg would theoretically win, and respond to that. The aff does not have to win every single argument in round to prove the resolution true, so show your skill by covering what you absolutely must in this small period of time. Too often I see 2ARs make good arguments that are too little too late, so do whatever it takes to give a 1AR that doesn't drop anything important (only drops stuff that isn't important) be it taking extra prep, going with opposing framework, etc.

General:

She/her/hers

Lampasas HS C/O '19 (2A/2N)

UT '23 Neuroscience and Government

I like to think I'm a tab judge, but I tend to vote like a policymaker. I think the most important and hardest aspect of debate is to explain how you winning a certain argument affects the way that I vote in the round - thoroughly impact things out and directly tell me what I'm voting for (ROB), I'm not going to assume it for you.

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Topicality:

I usually defer to reasonability, but if the debate becomes centered around T, then I'll move to voting on competing interpretations.

Kritiks:

I didn't run K's in high school, but I do have a good understanding of cap and fem. For any others like biopower, just take the time to impact them out and heavily go through a line by line debate rather than just overviews. I think the best Ks are ones that engage the aff and don't rely solely on the framework debate to win them the argument. I'd vote on the alt, and not necessarily the link.

CPs:

I'll evaluate any CP. For me, CP's often come down to a) is the perm a viable option and b) if not, how much of the aff can the neg offense on the CP flow solve.

Framework:

If there is no substantial clash on framing, then I will default to the best policy option/util. If you're going to go for framing, it has to clearly tie into your mpx calc and your ROB.

Stylistic Choices:

Speed is not an issue for me as long as you can maintain it. The only thing I ask is that you signpost CLEARLY (!!!!!) and give me a second for tags/authors/dates. I think it's important to note here that drops don't matter unless YOU tell me why they matter. Solely re-reading a tag and telling me to extend it is NOT an extension (this is my biggest pet peeve, please don't do it). Explaining your evidence through analytics and extending warrants in later speeches will go further with me opposed to just listing a bunch of cards on the flow. Weighing offense v. defense is also important to me when looking at the round holistically.

Hello! I’m very excited to be judging you today. I hope to do the best I can to understand and enjoy your message but I do have a few hang ups.

For Congress:

Please, do not feel compelled to hyper pack your speeches with too many sources, and too much analysis. I do not like overly fast performance

This is a debate event, and I never want to forget that; clash with your opponents

Be polite! Don’t speak over your opponents but nonetheless don’t let them speak over you. Cut them off nicely.

I don’t necessarily weigh cross, but I weigh your behavior in it. Be active enough and be nice.

Always cite the legislation in your speeches; specific lines to prove you really get what's going on. It gives you a big credibility boost as well!

For I.E.’s

Keep it calm, I don’t like overly fast speaking.

Hand gestures are nice, but I prefer you’d keep your hands at your side when they’re not needed

I’m a big fan of blocking.

Not much after that!

Cheers :)

Congress:

Authorship/Sponsorship must address the issues in the status quo and why the legislation solves them, at the very least explain what the legislation does.

1st Neg must provide the foundation of the negation (this is the time to your generic/stock arguments).

2nd Cycle needs to start clashing and providing unique points/giving stock points not already brought into the debate.

3rd Cycle+ constructive arguments need to be unique but still topical.

~4th Cycle speeches need to start being half-refs.

~7th cycle (or when only a few people haven't spoken on the item yet) speeches should be crystals, which only consist of clash, grouping arguments, and voters.

I'm not stupid. Although NSDA classifies it as debate, congress isn't real debate and is very presentation focused. Your speaking presentation will be a major factor on my ballot, but if your arguments are non-topical or if they don't make sense you will be dropped.

POs: Know your parliamentary procedure. Be commanding! Only use your gavel for the following reasons- to call session in & out of order, time signals during speeches & questioning, and to call decorum. Do NOT gavel tap to call for speakers or questioners.

Yes, I did notice the precedence error you made during direct questioning. Do I care? As long as it isn't hurting the flow of the round/a strong bias towards or against another competitor then no. However, if you shave time off questioning to look efficient I WILL care and you will be immediately dropped. I know all the tricks, so please don’t try any of them.

You are not guaranteed to break if you PO, but I also give you an equal chance to get the 1 in the chamber.

Extemp:

Try not to go into grace period, but it is not the end of the world if you do. I am not tied to the norms of extemp structure-wise, so feel free to give me a 2 point or heck why not a 1 point speech (just make sure it's good).

Debate Events:

Not experienced enough in any of them, but I’ll try not to do the things that my friends tell me they hate judges doing. I will try to flow, tech > truth, and I’m very knowledgeable about politics and current events but I am sorry if you get me as your judge.