I'm fine with speed as long as it's clear and understandable.

Please be civil during cross-fires - I know that debate tends to get heated when there's direct clash, but I prefer things to be as respectful as possible.

While cases and rebuttals are important, the thing I will be mostly voting off of is summary + final focus. If you make a point in summary, try to extend it through final focus so I really know why I should vote for your side. What convinces me the most is clear warranting that leads into impacts; if I don't know why the argument makes sense, I can't vote on its impacts.

Off-time road maps are fine, but not necessary. If I see one team being discriminatory towards the other in any way, including being racist or sexist, I'll automatically drop them.

Good luck to both sides; I'm looking forward to a great debate!

This is my first time judging Lincoln Douglas; I am usually an Extemp speech competitor. Things to take note of:

• It would be great if you don't debate too fast to ensure I can catch all parts of your argument
• I may not know all of the LD lingo
• Speaker points will be based on fluency, clearness, development of argument
• Signposting/road mapping is appreciated
• Dense and tricky arguments will make it difficult for me to judge
• I like strong contentions and rebuttals

Overall I hope you have a fun debate!