stop reading this its embarrassing

I'm a high school debater pronouns she/her

I can flow fast speeches, but online debates lend themselves best to slightly slower speakers. If you're speaking too fast for my internet connection, I will ask you to slow down.

I judge based on arguments not style. Speaker points are awarded based on the quality of your argumentation, not the quality of your speaking style. For rebuttal speakers, quality argumentation means effectively collapsing arguments and weighing. If you just repeat your arguments in a rebuttal speech, you're not doing your job.

I like examples. Since it's parli debate, that includes hypothetical examples. Please extend your arguments in constructives by giving new examples, new evidence, or new warranting or impacts. I don't like it when debaters repeat what their partners have already said. It's boring for me and it does nothing for your case.

Theory: I'm not a fan of theory. Unless your opponents have committed a crime against nature, I don't expect to be receptive to it, but I'll try my best to understand where you're coming from. Kritiks must be linked into the topic for me to be receptive to them. I also have veeerrry little experience when judging/understanding kritiks so please go slow and easy with me.

Be respectful! I don't ask for pronouns because no one should be forced to explain their pronouns but don't assume your opponents' pronouns. I'd prefer you say "my opponent" than "he" or "she".

PF:

TLDR: Hi I'm Dash! I'm a Junior debater for St. Luke's GG. I'm pretty laid-back so if you have preferences for how the round should run you can tell me. Tech over truth, tab, etc. Run whatever you like to run. if you have any questions please ask. I'm a good judge for progressive arguments. Add me to the chain @ gilrain-lennond25stlukesct.org

Non-negotiables:

Respect your opponents and their identities

Don't be cruel, offensive, or generally a bad person

Please for the love of god have cut cards

Overview:

Do what you do best, don't change your strategy to try to meet my prefs. My biggest preference is that you debate well so do your best at that

You should frontline a.) the arguments you want to go for and b.) turns/offense your opponent has in second rebuttal. You shouldn't be making new arguments in second summary

Speed: I'm fine with speed. Send a speech doc, if you're super unclear I might "clear" you

Signposting: Please organize your responses, I will do a way worse job flowing your speech if it takes me like 10 seconds just to figure out what you're responding to. Tell me where you are if you want good speaks

Weighing: Do it. Tell me what order to evaluate the offense in the round in, if teams agree on weighing mechanisms tell me why your link/impact is better comparatively.

Cross - I won't flow cross so if something is important bring it up in speech

Theory

Feel free to run, I feel comfortable evaluating it.

I have a strong preference for competing interps; "reasonability" is kinda silly.

K's

I like these in PF. Regardless of what K you read, make sure to explain your alt and role of the ballot as well as possible.

in K v. T rounds both teams should make an effort to explain and contextualize why their model of debate is preferable.

If you want more specific thoughts check out my coach David Levin's Paradigm

Judging stuff:

I give what I think are slightly above-average speaks

Your off-time roadmap should tell me where you start, and if you're reading anything off-case

I disclose, if you have any questions please feel free to ask

you can postround me if you want

High speaks for Good signposting, speech docs, and disclosure, a good strategic collapse, being funny, Comparative weighing, A well-used framework

Low Speaks forPrep stealing, paraphrasing, taking forever to send evidence (can be avoided by sending speech docs, just saying), Extending 10,000 pieces of offense without telling me how to evaluate them.

Rankings:

Good ev good warrant > Bad ev good warrant > Good ev bad warrant > bad response

Coffee > Monster > Red Bull> Other energy drink

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