I am a new parent judge. ????

Leland '22, Berkeley '26

I did speech and debate for 4 years in high school but mainly did LD! I haven't debated or judged since March 2022 so please dont use random debate jargon bcs I might not understand it.

I'm super big on respect and being nice to your opponent! Please be cordial and just a good person, we're all here to have fun and learn something new so please leave the weird reactions and rude comments at home/in your hotel rooms. If you don't respect your opponent or me I'll tank your speaks.

Some General Tips:

• Don't spread. I won't be able to flow most of your arguments if you do.
• Speak confidently!!! Even if you do not know what you're talking about I don't know that, so just fake it till you make it
• PLEASE do not say you "solve" for issues like racism, poverty, sexism, world hunger, etc (or other issues you are not going to solve with one resolution). It's lowkey very insensitive and sounds weird coming from a high school debater (who comes from a lot of privilege.) Please call your opponents out if they say this.
• CLASH CLASH CLASH!!! It's honestly really frustrating to see debaters talk about completely different things during the round and do not engage with each other. It makes judging a lot harder and makes everything really messy. Engage with your opponent's arguments, a response is better than no response.
• Don't have crazy link chains. Make sure your impacts from links are clear and make sense and don't need 10 links.
• SIGN POST! If you don't sign post I won't flow it. Just do it, it makes everyone's lives easier.
• Weigh your arguments! If you weigh well you'll probably have my ballot.

LD Specific:

• Value and Value Criterion are so important. Please make sure your framing is fair and makes sense. This is what makes LD debate unique so please spend time on it
• CX is so important! Use this time for strategic questions. It can really make or break the round so use all the time you can,
• Make sure you have a story that flows throughout your case. It helps me understand your side more and makes the debate more interesting.
• Don't drop arguments! Always respond to everything and collapse to voters in your final speech
• Make voters clear and concise. I want you to write my ballot for me and tell me why you won.
• Feel free to ask any other questions in round too :)

World Schools:

• Please don't ask too many POIs and on the same note don't ignore all your opponent's POIs. Be reasonable and engage with your opponent without bombarding them with questions
• Please frame the debate at the top just for clarity
• Make sure you collapse to key points and voters at the end.

Other than that have fun, that's genuinely the most important thing!

If you have any questions email me: khaddad@berkeley.edu

hey, i'm ben! (he/him)

i'm a policy debater (2N) at leland (2A'd like two times ever). i have almost no judging experience (except a middle school PF tournament and i don't think that qualifies for much). for speech events — I've done info/expos and duo :)
email - lelandhsdebate@gmail.com ('hs' stands for han shih, not high-school) and lelanddebatedocs@googlegroups.com

general
- tech > truth (usually)
- be clear — spreading is ok
- time your own prep
- done a lot of lay debate (w stock issues) — if I'm in a panel u can treat me like a parent judge

truth > tech

i will flow, but i will also factor confidence in arguments and depth of knowledge

if you run theory explain it well

no Ks

signpost

link/impact out args

please be respectful of your opponents -- no heckling/excessive facial expressions

Policy Stuff: If you spread, send docs. I'll flow speeches like every other debate format. If you see this paradigm, in round the words are "Vote Affirmative." I'll flow on a google doc to save time for me. Feel free to use any jargon that would suffice your policy self.

PF Debater of 2 Years and counting

A lot of tournaments on the national circuit both hs and ms divisions

Debate is a game, winning is cool but shouldn't be the main reason why you choose to compete, make sure to have fun. Don't use gendered language and read TW&CW when needed.

--Serious Debate Stuff--

Tech>Truth, make sure your clear with your narrative and avoid contridictions

Evidence: I'll buy it and trust your telling the truth. I only look at evidence when its highly debated upon, evidence challenge from opponents, or any reason why that piece of evidence should be seen by me.

My decision making calculus is very simple, and its just which side convinces me more with offense of their side, defense on the opponents, and weighing. Weighing is usually how I decide "close" debates.

Fun Stuffs:

Leland HL is the best novice team on the circuit, just call out for their Gupta '20 card and you'll be mesmerized. Leland HL gold toc 2023,2024,2025 champs!

Hello, fellow debater:

I have been competing in LD for three years, and I also did Congress in freshman year, so I am relatively familiar with debate structure.

I will flow your arguments, but please signpost, and summarize your arguments at the end of the debate so I can keep track.

Do not spread, or I will not flow your argument. My handwriting is already bad enough as it is (':

Finally, just don't be mean, because that's very uncool.

Anyway, I hope to see you in round!

--Shane King

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I like good debating where both teams are answering each other's arguments rather than ignoring arguments and presenting your own. Saying a lot of incoherent evidence without expanding on it or explaining it should also be avoided. Competitiveness is good but attack your opponent's arguments, not your opponent.

I've only seen/done policy debate.

Any mention against cheese automatically L30s. Any mention for cheese automatic win of the round (W30s).

If you condemn cheese or do not mention, L 20's. Say at some point why cheese is the greatest invention ever W 30's. If both teams mention how amazing cheese is, the team that comes up with more pros uses more creativity, and further indulging examples wins the round.

Prateek Nedungadi

Prateek Nedungadi

(Pra-teek Ned-un-gadi)

Occupation: Prateek Nedungadi

I am a parent, please speak clearly and slowly and avoid technical jargon.

Name: Medha Nemani

I do policy and only policy, so I'm not that familiar with other forms of debate. I'm willing to try and adapt, just make sure to make clear explanations so I understand how to properly evaluate arguments. I want to make sure to be the fairest judge I can!

There's a difference between speaking quickly and outright spreading. I don't mind if you talk at a bit of a faster pace, but if you spread--I am now a parent judge who who will be relying on cross-ex to make their decision, so please don't spread.

Don't bring up new arguments in the rebuttals.

I like powerful intros, analogies, good rhetoric - aka anything that will capture my attention.

Please make sure to include Trigger Warnings/Content Warnings whenever necessary. I'm a person sensitive to certain things and 100% need the necessary warnings. If you are not sure whether to include a warning or not, feel free to ask me!

Please be respectful. I understand if you need to interrupt someone in cross-ex, but do it politely. There's no need to be too rash. Also be courteous throughout the entire round. Make sure to respect pronouns, use inclusive language and apologize if mistakes are made. It's important that the round is a safe environment for everyone.

Policy:

Truth > Tech

I love framework. Specify burdens and emphasize how I should be evaluating the round and why I should be doing so.

Please signpost. Otherwise, debates can get very confusing with flowing and just in general.

Impact calc is awesome and I love to hear it. Helps me to know how to vote and in the end, please specify why I should be voting for you and resolve the clash.

Wholesome:

Feel free to chat with me after round about anything! Debate, speech, your favorite TV shows, etc!

And of course, have fun!

I'm a college freshman rn.

Events: Oratorical Interpretation (Declamation), Duo, Congress, Policy, BQ, + College parli and LD very briefly

- I've seen PF before though so I am fairly familiar with structure, but guide me through the framework of how to vote in PF --> aside from that apply the relevant parts of my paradigm in the policy section

- LD/Parli: Please guide me on how to vote/what to prioritize according to the rules of your debate --> aside from that apply the relevant parts of my paradigm in the policy section

Have fun and run what you want as long as it's not offensive/discriminatory or blatantly false.

If the debate isn't policy please treat me like a parent judge and apply the relevant parts of my paradigm, however feel free to speak at a faster pace.

I am as tabula rasa as humanly possible. You may refer to me as "judge" or by my first name if during the round.

If the tournament is primarily fast, do a fast round. If a tournament is primarily slow, do a slow round. If you do want something different make sure that you tell me and ask permission from your opponents.

x<26 --> you said something horrifying!

26-27 --> more speech drills

27-28.9 --> average/good

29 --> great

30 --> god

Policy:

Keep the debate clean and sign post. I'm good with pretty much any argument. Don't try to run anything you don't know well enough

- give an off-time roadmap, FOLLOW the roadmap while you're speaking

- keep your link chains clear

- I will not vote on anything if I notice you dropped it

- Don't be slimy (DO NOT say that your opponent never answered something when they clearly did, DO NOT misconstrue your evidence, DO NOT misconstrue your opponents evidence, DO NOT make up a fact, DO NOT hand me a graph or chart you made)

- Impact calc is very important, tell me why this outweighs the other. Write my ballot for me

- Explain your warrants, don't just extend something without explaining why it's still relevant or which argument it applies to

- If you bring up new arguments in the rebuttals, especially the 2ar, I will be very annoyed and refuse to consider them.

Don't be racist/sexist/egotistical. You'll get the lowest possible speaks if you are and chances are I'll vote you down.

Circuit Policy specific:

If you run T/Framing/Theory please thoroughly go through the voters and standards and explain why I should vote for you based off that. While you're running T/Theory slow down on the voters/standards so I can actually flow it.

*I'm not stable on K's so please explain them well and slow down

I'll avoid looking at the speech doc unless absolutely necessary but BE CLEAR. I will call "clear." However if I have to tell you more than three times through the entire debate >:(

bonus for actually reading my paradigm which sucks:

+ 5 speaks if you judge strike me

here's my linkedin if you want to connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yong-ooi/

I am a 10th grader at Leland High school and have been doing speech and debate since I was in fourth grade. I like to play chess in my free time and will consider adding speaker points if you make good chess references in your speech.

Don't panic, this is most likely your first tournament, and you will do well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For Debate

Keep it simple, no off-topic or irrelevant arguments at all, keep improbable impacts off the table. Make sure you combine good, clear speaking with understandable arguments

For Speech

Simple and clear, good modulation and enunciation, and a topic to learn more about.

Let's try to keep it fast, fair, and efficient.

P.S.

K's, theory, spreading CPs are all allowed and praised.

New judge, I understand Policy terms, but be clear with terms in other debate events

Looking for a good debate where the resolution is clear, and there is good, strong evidence and analytics coming from both sides.

Don't run too circuit-y arguments without outlining everything clearly so that I am able to follow and understand links

tech > truth

i'm fine with evaluating any argument as long as you explain it clearly

be respectful

Good luck have fun

good luck !