Hello, This is Sandy

I judge both PF & Parli Debates in both the middle school & high school categories.

Genera Preferences: 2-4 contentions, combination of statistics and explanation for each, appreciate specific explanations in detail.

QUALITY>QUANTITY.

Do not bring up new arguments near the end of the debate.

No speed preference but make sure you are clear and cohesive.

contact: sandy.cjx.chen@gmail.com

- See you in the next debate :DD

Hi - I've judged several tournaments over the last year and I love hearing different points of view.

First -- make sure I can understand you. If you go fast and mumble, I won't hear your points and will have a hard time following your arguments. Ideally, enumerate your points so I can follow them and keep track of them throughout the argument. If you go fast, make sure I can get your points! Otherwise, focus on what's most important and share that with me.

Second -- use your time! If you have 4 minutes, make the most of it.

Third -- Cite your sources. It is important that you do this so I can compare evidence. Then tell me why those points are important.

Fourth -- (but probably most important) Be respectful. Good sportsmanship and being kind is important to me. If you insult or talk down to the other team, I will not be impressed.

Lastly, listen to the other team.

Good luck!

Hi! My name is Ryan and I use he/him pronouns. I debated for Mark Twain I.S.239 for 2 years, and am now a high school junior at BTHS.

I don't have many preferences, but these are a few that I have, ranked from most important to least important:
1) Be respectful, I will allow cursing if you feel the need to, but any speech directed to others that can be offensive will not be tolerated. Slurs will also be completely intolerable. (This reflects mostly on speaker points)

2) Do not speed debate. It does not matter how much you can say if I cannot comprehend the speed at which you are speaking.

3) Please speak if you want to speak. Do not cut someone off or outside of your speech, but if you are in cross for example, and want to speak, SPEAK. If you do not feel that you are allowed to, ask to speak!

I will not flow crossfire, but I do pay attention and it will be counted to speaker points. My timer will be visible to you guys. I will start timing as soon as I hear you begin, just start with a countdown.

If a card is called, and you cannot provide it, it will be ignored!

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at ryanfung.ny@gmail.com

Hey!

I'm David Glick. I go to Stuyvesant HS and do Public Forum debate there. Here's my email if you want to reach out: dglick40@stuy.edu Here are some things to know about how I evaluate rounds.

1) Extensions matter. If you want me to evaluate something you should spend time on it in each speech. Whatever offense you want me to vote on should be extended fully (with all the necessary warrants) in summary and FF.

2) Evidence doesn't matter. 100 times out of 100 I will evaluate well-warranted claims over random author names and a quote.

3) Defense just isn't sticky. I don't understand why it would be.

4) Don't use weighing mechanisms. Just explain why your argument is more important than your opponents in normal-people-talk, I think this minimizes warrantless weighing that is just jargon being thrown around.

5) I'm not going to listen to cross because I'll either be on my phone or typing up feedback. Be nice though.

Also, please post-round me for a long time. I think that asking questions about every issue on the flow is the best way to improve. After every loss, I spend at least 5 mins annoying the judge about all the different places I could get better.

For Middle School:

Be respectful, be clear, try your best. I'll adapt to you

Have fun

Hi everyone, I am Michelle. My pronouns are she/her and I'm a junior at Ridgewood High School and a public forum debater myself.

I am lay, prove yourself the best you can. I don't care about stuttering or speaking rhetoric, the actual argument is more important. I judge based off my flow and the points that you get to and refute.

I am for aggression in crossfire but don't get mean.

I will time your round, feel free to have your own timer but otherwise don't worry about it.

Please don't take flex prep.

I only disclose if I'm allowed to but I'll provide general feedback in the round. You'll get a very detailed RFD.

Hi! My name is Ashley King, She/They pronouns.

You can call me Judge or Ashley throughout the round, doesn't matter to me!

Please add me to the email chain: aking10@binghamton.edu

Background

I am a freshman at Binghamton University majoring in political science. I started a debate as a freshman in high school and continued for around 4 years. I did public forum and congress. I joined the policy debate in the fall of 2023 and am currently a JV K-debater.

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• I am not familiar with the HS policy topic.
• I prefer clairty over speed, especially for analytics.
• K affs are cool! I like hearing them.
• I am more likely to vote on judge instruction, especially if the other team doesn't respond to it.
• Please time your own speeches and prep
• Disrespectfulness or rudness will result in low speaks. Please be nice, debate should be fun!

Have fun, feel free to ask me some questions!

Hello everyone! My name is Valeria Proekt. I began debating in middle school and have continued debating through high school. This is also my third year judging middle school debate.

A few things to note about my judging:

1. Please fill most, if not all of your time in a speech. Personally, I see it as a poor reflection of preparation if lots of time is left over, or for that matter, used after the clock is up.

2. I much prefer a speech with purpose, confidence, and conciseness, over a speech with lots of crammed information that is read at lightning speed. It's easier for judges, and opponents, to flow a speech that isn't rushed through, and good pacing gives you time to elaborate on each point. Speed debating is a huge pet peeve of mine, so please read at a moderate pace, this should be practiced before a tournament.

3. I will be keeping time, but I recommend you all keep time for yourselves to make sure you don't go too far under or over the clock.

4. Remember, you can not add any new information in your final focus.

5. In regards to jargon and technical language, as long as it is clear that YOU understand what you are saying (and you aren't clearly just using words to sound more knowledgeable without knowing what they mean), I have no issue with it. Feel free to use any topic-specific language you feel is necessary, there is no need to define every term you use unless you feel it helps your case.

6. When determining who won, I examine weighing most of all, followed by scope and magnitude. If an argument is dropped mid-round and is not addressed by the other team, it will not be considered as there is no follow-through.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them! I love answering any questions you might have. Remember, work hard, but also have fun, be confident, and enjoy your experience. I wish you all luck!

Hey!

I'm a high school Parli debater with some PF experience who has been debating for a little over five years.

Keep debates in good faith, signpost (please), and speak at an understandable pace.

I'm willing to hear any argument (Buddhism, anyone?) as long as it's argued clearly.

I'm excited to hear it!

For Parli: I don't like roadmaps, and don't be rude about POIs - keep it to 3 max a speech.

For PF: Don't cherrypick evidence, and debate beyond the evidence - I want to hear logic.

Hello, my name is Ayrah and I am a sophomore student in high school. I have debated public forum for three and a half years, and this is my second year of judging debates. That being said, here are a few of my preferences/tips for when it comes to a round:

1) I don't take crossfire into consideration unless you bring up what was said in your speeches. So, if you managed to get your opponent to slip up during a crossfire or perhaps you answered/rebutted their questions/points cleverly and really want to showcase that to me, you should include it in your summaries, final focuses or rebuttals. Be weary not to drop any arguments.

2) I don't mind if you talk fast, just don't spread. I will time you but I also recommend you time yourself to be able to know when and how to pace yourself.

3) Weighing is very important to me, because your weighing is pretty much selling your arguments to me. I would like to see weighing in the summary and especially final focus, and I wouldn't mind seeing it in rebuttal speeches as well. But don't make your weighing just one sentence such as "We win on scope because we affect more people because [insert basic response]" etc. I'd like to see you elaborate on your weighing because again, that is a big part of what sells your arguments to me. In addition, when you state your contentions during your first speech, I need to know why your reason for or against an argument matters because again, you want to emphasize that your contentions matter (impact) and aren't just a list of pros or cons. Also, make sure you don't have any defensive arguments or else you have little to no impact.

4) I prefer the use of a framework but make sure it isn't anything like "If we prove to you that the pros outweigh the cons we win" because that's rather obvious and so it ends up being a waste of a few crucial seconds.

5) I recommend you use your prep time wisely and not let it go to waste because it is given to you for a reason. Writing on the spot can be very stressful (trust me, I'd know), but if you learn to maximize your prep time, it will gradually make things easier for you.

I hope this doesn't come off as intimidating! I am no perfect debater and I've definitely had my moments both in the spotlight and in moments I wish I could forget when it comes to debate. Just because I might be older or have debated longer doesn't necessarily mean that I am much better than you. I am just using my debate experience over the course of the past few years to try and provide any insight I can to help you improve, and of course, to try to be a fair judge. With all that said, I wish you good luck!