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PeninsulaDebateKD@gmail.com

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Please disclose before round

Tech>Truth

Won't vote on AdHoms

If you hit a Suiiiiii after each speech, it will bolster your ethos and make me more likely to vote for you.

Telling me who your favorite player is, and I'll either dock or add points depending on how valid I think it is.

Speaker Points:

I will most likely give you a 28-30 if you:

- Speak loudly and clearly, no "spreading" please, the slower you speak the easier it will be for me to comprehend your arguments so please do not speak too fast

- Be polite to your opponent, if you mock/insult/rudely interrupt your opponent, you will lost speaker points. During cross-ex please try to be as polite as possible and do not get too aggressive

- Explain arguments properly, when explaining your arguments to clearly tell me where you are on the flow and explain terms such as "turn" and "non-unique"

Appearance: While it will not influence my decision, please respect the tournaments dress code and wear appropriate clothing.

Decisions: I will most likely vote for the team that best explains and extends their warrants and impacts. Please throughly explain why your impact matters and why we should solve for it as it makes my decision much easier.

Use of evidence: I highly value evidence and believe most of not all of your claims should have evidence to back it up. If you believe your opponents evidence is not credible please throughly explain why.

Debate skill and truthful argument: While a value a truthful argument over debate skill, presentation will impact my decision. If you do not seem confident in your argument it will make me feel the same way.

My name is Sivaji Gottumukkala, I am a lay judge.

I do not have much knowledge on the topic. Few important things that I look for when grading:

• No Spreading. If I cannot understand you then I probably won’t vote for you
• No Interrupting other team.
• Be courteous to opponents.
• Please frontline your arguments

Peninsula '26

peninsulamkdebate@gmail.com

Top Level: Tech > Truth.

No marked copies if it's only one or two cards.

Asking for skipped cards/positions requires prep or cross-ex time.

Time your own stuff and keep track of prep.

Open-cross if fine, don't ask if it is. Don't interrupt your partner.

Disclose at least 20 minutes before the round.

Tech > Truth.

All theory is a reason to reject the arg not the team unless dropped or its condo. I will evaluate the condo debate purely technically.

Good for T, Disads, and all counterplans.

For Middle Schoolers only: If you read a process CP and the other team can't answer it, and then youdon't go for it, and win, I will give you much higher speaks.

Fairness. That's all I'm going to say about kritiks.

Reading any kind of "Pomo" K is the equivalent of speaking Mandarin in front of me: I will claim to know what you're talking about but will only understand 10% of it.

People you can roast for 0.1 extra speaker points-

Jordan Yao

Aiden Kwon

Iva Liu

Scott Wheeler

Jonathan Yang

Jeremy Kim

Vincent Liu

Anyone in the BEJJP Lab

Anyone on the Pen Debate Team

12th grader doing PF for the past 4 years! (updated Jan 2024)

email: swara.anurag@gmail.com

PSA

• Remember that debate is a fun activity but often very applicable to the real world-- racism/classism/sexism/homophobia/etc. won't be tolerated
• Trigger warnings and consent through a google form/text message/etc. is required for sensitive topics
• Be civil during cross

Paradigm

• Only what is extended will be considered. Impact calc is very important, and please quickly restate the link chain before weighing the impact in FF.
• Track your own prep time, and start the next speech immediately if prep is not being taken. If you call for a card, finding the card is on their prep, reading it is on yours.
• You may speak fast but don't spread.
• Anything important from cross needs to be brought up in speeches.
• TECH > TRUTH. If you debate it well enough and it goes unrefuted, I will give it to you.
• No new arguments can be brought up after constructive. (New evidence and analytics can be introduced if in response to the opponents.)
• Signpost.
• Feel free to ask follow up questions after RFDs.

Speaks

- awarded based on clarity, signposting, ethos/pathos/logos, and audibility

Disad outweighs and turns the case.

See William Wei

add me to the email chain: kenshonishio7@gmail.com

Hello All,

Background

I work in the Technology Sector in the Bay Area. I judge for Dougherty Valley, and though I am quite novice at judging, I have watched a lot of rounds and have a good understanding of the format and logistics.

As a heads-up, I plan to take notes during the debate, but it is better if you treat me as a "lay" judge.

I have a good amount of general knowledge on the topics provided for these events, but may not know the specifics of your topic.

Preferences

a) Speak loudly and clearly. Please no "spreading". I will not be able to understand what you are saying, so speaking slower will allow me to process your arguments more clearly.

b) Be polite and fair to your opponent. If you are outright rude (ie. yelling, mocking, laughing, cutting opponents off) you will not get good speaks. Also, please note that team work is key and I find that the best debaters can work together efficiently.

c) Explain arguments thoroughly. Remember I do have some background in topics but not in debate so terms such as "uniqueness" should be more elaborated upon. Another important aspect is organization so try to state clearly what you will be talking about. (ie. Next, lets talk about the first contention.)

Decisions

I will try to be as fair as possible and explain my decision in the best way I can using the above criterion as well as the debate itself. I will not carry personal biases into the round.

I will vote for the team that explains their warrants and why their impacts matter to me.

If your arguments are too complicated to be understood by the average person, then I will probably be less likely to vote for you.

Additionally, presentation will probably also influence my decision. Be confident, if you make it seem like you are losing then I will think that.

Other

I expect teams to time their speeches themselves. But, if you want me to time, I can do that as well.

If you think that I should look at your/your opponent's evidence, please let me know.

Good luck!

Good morning, everyone. I have been working in the military/cyber security force for the government for many years. My preferences are as follows:

• Be respectful, speak loud and clearly. Pleases do not speak so fast that opponents and judges may lose what you are stating.
• Stay focused and in control. Be polite and fair to your opponent.
• Construct and explain your arguments thoroughly. Please do not go off topic. Make the strong case based on evidence.
• Manage your time.

Do not get nervous. You all should have prepared well enough by now. Have fun and good luck to you all!

chikakopruitt2021@gmail.com

arthur.v.qin@gmail.com

Don’t pref me if you don’t read a plan and care about winning.

It is true that every debater enters a two hour round wanting to win, and any argumentation otherwise will result in an immediate vote for the opponents in the spirit of unfairness, because you have just said that you do not want to win.

"When debaters walk in the room, they expect the judge to render a fair decision, not to rob them of years of hard work and dedication by substituting their personal biases for the arguments presented."

I try to make my speaks normally distributed (u = 28.4, sd = 0.5).

Prep ends when email is sent.

Topicality is primarily a question of truth.

Debate is better when debaters are dressed business professional (applies to online debate).

Everything is probabilistic. You can win the full weight of a dropped argument and easily still lose the debate.

I do weigh framework so if one team offers frame work and the other doesn't I'll default to theres. Otherwise I'll judge each around based on the agreed values/framework in each round. I am okay with critiques provided they are topical and relevant. I don't like spreading and expect that each debater will be respectful in round.

I have experience in PF, Parli, Extempt, and Duo/ longtime judge (mainly PF)

Things to consider at the start of the round:

1. Make sure to clearly state your contentions
2. Speaking fast is okay but do not spread
3. Remember I am flowing please make it easy to follow along throughout the round
4. Make sure your flow is ready before the round
5. Delivery matters!!

Things to consider during the round:

1. Keep up with your own prep time
2. Make sure you utilize your time wisely. Make sure you use all of your time and are refuting as well as rebuilding your case.
3. Please do not spend multiple speeches arguing over one source.
4. Make sure you are extending arguments.
5. My ballot will go to the team that does the best weighing and impacting in the round. You have to be clear as to why you are winning the round. If you do not call something out or respond, I cannot make the argument for you. Remember to actually debate the resolution don't get lost in the round.
6. Be mindful of what you say in the round. The words you use and the arguments you make have implications. Please consider that throughout the round.
7. Do not wait to FF to say that the other team dropped all of your contentions.
8. Do not ask for a source in question for something that is common knowledge. I do count logical arguments and responses.

If doing an email chain please add me - gabri3ll30422@gmail.com

If you have any other questions feel free to ask!

Hello All,

Background

I am a business consultant. I judge for San Luis Obispo, and have judged in the past at a few tournaments in Lincoln Douglas and Public Forum. As a heads-up, I do take notes during debate, but not in the usual "flowing" format. I am mostly knowledgeable on the topics provided for these events.

Speaker Points

I will most likely give you 27-29 if you:

a) Speak loudly and clearly. Please no "spreading". I will not be able to understand what you are saying so speaking slower will allow me to process your arguments as you go.

b) Are polite and fair to your opponent. If you are outright rude/unfair (ie. yelling, mocking, laughing, cutting opponents off) you will not get good speaks. Please remember that team work is key and I find that the best debaters can work together efficiently.

c) Explain arguments thoroughly. Remember I do have some background in topics but not in debate so terms such as "uniqueness" should be more well elaborated upon. Another important aspect is organization so try to state clearly what you will be talking about. (ie. Next, lets talk about the first contention.)

Decisions

I will try to be as fair as possible and explain my decision in the best way I can using the above criterion as well as the debate itself. I will vote for the team that explains their warrants and why their impacts matter to me. I do not care as much about evidence but more about which team is able to persuade me more effectively. Additionally, presentation will probably also influence my decision. Be confident, if you make it seem like you are losing then I will think that.

Other

Clothing/Appearance; this will not influence my decision, however, please do respect the tournament dress code. Use of evidence; this will be weighted heavily in the debate, I want to know that your arguments have evidence to back up your claims. If you think that I should look at your/your opponent's evidence, please let me know. Real world impacts; this will also be weighted heavily. If your impacts do not show me why a normal person like me should care, then I will probably be less likely to vote on it. Cross-examination; this does not matter as much to me, although I will be listening.Try not to be disrespectful during this time and remember to look at me, your judge when answering or asking questions. Debate skill over truthful arguments; I value both skill and arguments highly. I do believe that truthful arguments should be prioritized, however, if you lack the presentation skill or argumentation skills to sell your argument, then truthful arguments may not matter as much if your opponent is able to convince me better of their argument.

Remember to have fun, good luck!

Parent/Lay judge. Please be respectful and professional during crossfire and speak at a slow pace so I can make the best decision I can.

I competed in PF for 6 years, so here are a few things I look out for:

1. Signpost Signpost Signpost (I judge based on my flow, but if you mess up my flow, it will be harder for me to vote for you).
2. Frontline! I expect the second rebuttal to frontline.
3. If you read a sensitive constructive argument with no trigger warning, I will drop you with 0 speaks. The best way to run a trigger warning is by creating an anonymous google form with a general summary of your case. If anyone claims that they are uncomfortable with the topic, you should be switching it out with a more neutral argument.
4. Engage with your opponents! I understand you have a block file with top-level responses, but make sure you're actually engaging with the nuances of your opponents arguments.
5. Weigh and metaweigh!!
6. Summary needs to collapse, extend, frontline, and weigh.
7. No new arguments after first summary, unless it's weighing.
8. Please be civil and kind - debate is a fun activity. If you make me laugh I'll boost your speaks (seriously).
9. I don't need evidence until it is contested in round but if you do need to send it to me send it to anthara@ucla.edu

Oh and please don’t shake my hand :(

Peninsula '25

Add me to the email chain: hiaaronyi@gmail.com

Novices/middle schoolers, please remember these things: [Devin Lai]

Do line by line. Try to answer your opponents' arguments in the order they made them.

Extend your offense first. This means if you're aff, extend your advantages first. If you're neg, extend your disadvantages first. Defense (responding to your opponents' offense) comes later.

I have found two extremes with evidence. In half of the debates I judge, cards get forgotten. In the other half, cards are overemphasized and rebuttals are referring to cites instead of making the actual argument. Remember to find a balance where you explain your arguments, but refer to authors to support your arguments.

Understand the arguments you are making. I understand it's easy to read the files your varsity teammates gave you, but really try to understand, please.

Additionally, please time yourselves and respect speech times.

Please feel encouraged to ask questions about the decision after the round.

Debate is a game -- please be kind and have fun.