Hi! My Name is Mackenzie Leece. (Pronouns- She/her) I am a 4th-year debater at Blue Valley West High school. Make sure to include me in the email chain: mjleece@bluevalleyk12.net

General: Make sure to always debate with a positive attitude and demonstrate good sportsmanship. Also, be aware of your audience/components in regard to how your argument might affect them. Bullying, racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. will not be tolerated in the round and will result in you losing the round. So just remember to be nice!

Performance: I tend to vote for teams that confidently present their plan in a clear and enthusiastic manner. Make sure to read your plan with emotion so I understand the urgency of your plan. Also make sure to give roadmaps, overviews/under-views, and consistently make eye contact with me so you aren't just reading a bunch of info. Speed is not the most important thing to me when considering the winning team. It is more compelling to me if you can read a speech at a good pace with clarity and emotion.

Voting: I generally vote for the team that answers and combats all arguments brought up during the round. I vote for the team that efficiently presents/counters the plan with confidence and emotion. I don't vote for teams that are rude or clearly don't know the information that they are reading.

If you have any information that you think I should know please let me know. I will do what I can to make you feel comfortable in the round!

I vote on dua lipa.

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BVW Debate + OO

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Overall be awesome and have fun! I'm here to judge to help you get better, and I'm also learning myself!

I love AvatarTLA references

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CP:Run them and make them creative (ie, multiple planks, CP theory, all good with me).

DA:Run them!

Topicality:Not a big T-debater. I default to competing interpretations, tell me why your definition matters and prove in round abuse and I'll vote on it.

Theory:Just please don't be sneaky and hide ASPEC at the bottom of your T-Shell.

Ks: Prove to me a specific link and explain the K (I'm not hugely familiar with kritikal literature but I'm open to hearing them) and why the aff uniquely worsens it.

Speed:I'm fine with speed, slow down on analytics and SIGNPOST >>>.

"General cranky stuff"

- Your default to not knowing how to answer an argument should not be "THEY DROPPED IT!"

- That being said, DON'T DROP STUFF/don't completely drop case. Debate case!!!

At the end of the round tell me who won on what impacts/for what reasons. :)

• Have fun, any questions, just ask!

Hello! :)

(She/he/they) - I would prefer to be in the email chain! - Email: ssbhagane02@bluevalleyk12.net

I am a current 2nd year high school debater, but you should treat me as a lay judge and make sure that you fully state your arguments clearly. I prefer the quality of the argument over speaking ability. I also prefer being able to hear and understand you clearly over speed, and make sure that your overviews and underviews give enough explanation to your argument.

I don't tolerate rudeness or too much aggressiveness in round, I think that you should be able to be civil and keep it cordial with the opposing team/everyone else in the room. It will most likely make me not want to vote for you.

There will be no toleration of racism, homophobia, sexism, or other harmful statements that are personal/targeted.

I am open to most arguments and I don't find it good enough to use cross x as a whole argument over the stock issues that you are debating. I evaluate based on who's arguments makes the most sense and who wins on the most stock issues.

When it comes to framing (arguments challenging the structure of debate), arguments that argue that there are rules of debate such as needing specific framework or needing to read cards in round (not just analyticals) are not true. There are pretty much no rules in debate, and this argument is not compelling to me unless you are arguing about the structure of debate and how it's unfair, etc.

PUT ME ON THE EMAIL CHAIN: owenwcrouch@gmail.com

Owen W. Crouch

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former debater at Olathe East

Tell me a dad joke before the round to let me know you read my paradigm :)

I Like Theory and Policy. I can handle a simpler K like Cap or Imperialism. I can handle speed but I prefer a more traditional debate style.

My biggest thing is that you need to be explaining arguments. You need to tell me why I need to vote on a given point. Especially on your voters for T, the framework for Ks, Impact calc, Etc. Tell me why I Care.

If I get to tell you who won right after the round, I invite you to ask questions about my decisions, respectfully disagree and tell me I'm a fool, and/or schedule an appointment to catch these hands.

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include me in the email chain: mjkirby@bluevalleyk12.net

No racism, sexism, or discrimination of any kind will be tolerated.

Remember that debate is a fun activity so have fun with your rounds.

Hello my name Is Josh Little, this is my fourth year of debating and I absolutely love it. I have debated on the novice, JV, and open circuits. I have qualified for state every year so far and made it again for the last time senior year.

Novice Expectations:

I know many of you are just developing a basic knowledge of debate, so take a breath I'm not expecting the best from you. But do not just look down at your computer the entire time and read cards that I know you don't understand. Make eye contact, body language, thorough explanations, and try to sell me your case.

Case:

I have loved good case arguments since I was a novice and if you successfully prove that the affirmative can't solve, they have no inherency, or their advantages don't do what they say they do, I will have a much easier time voting for the negative.

DA's:

While I do love case arguments, you can't leave out reasons that the affirmative will be bad like disadvantages. DA's are key to prove that the affirmative does more harm than good. But I like plausible DA's. I will 100% vote for crazy impacts but if you shout in my face "nuke war" and "extinction" make sure you walk me through it. I have no problem with those impacts just make them realistic. Must protect uniqueness, link, internal link, and impact. If any of them fall I won't weigh the DA.

CP's:

Better chance of me voting on the CP if it can avoid the DA or if it has a super good net benefit. Prove to me the perm won't work. There are some crazy counter plans coming up so prove to me that your counter plan is worthy of my vote and the perm is not.

T:

I will vote on topicality... but it better darn good. Hint- if your reading T against a case list affirmative, well good luck. My threshold for T is high but if it is a cheeky affirmative that is blatantly untopical I will actually be disappointed if you don't run T against it.

Email: amarakani@bluevalleyk12.net

Experience: Third-year debator

I am a fan of the classic da and counterplan neg strat however I am open to other arguments. Kritiks are always fun and I am inclined to vote for them if I am told a compelling story. Topicality arguments aren’t my favorite but I could be inclined to vote for it depending on the argumentation. If you do plan on going for the topicality, have a clear argument on the violation. Emphasize why I as a judge must vote on topicality and how it is a pressing issue. I recommend only running it if there is a clear violation of the resolution. Don’t drop case if you aren’t certain. In the end, I am willing to listen to any argument as long as it is well thought out and compelling. Any offensive wording or argumentation, however, is a strict no go.

Speak to the best of your ability and be confident! Debate is a learning opportunity and it's perfectly normal to make mistakes.

Aashritha Musti- she/her

Email- anmusti@bluevalleyk12.net

I am currently a second year debater at BVW High School. I enjoy judging to debate rounds, and I am generally fine with most arguments although I do not prefer T args. I like listening to K negs when they are run right. Other than those, I do not have any other preferences. Remember that for me to vote for you, you need to give me a purpose. I also pay closer attention to rebuttals and cross-x's, so use that time the most wisely. Explain why you are the winner of the debate round clearly, and remember to keep track of the arguments. I can see who flows and who doesn't based on your round, and you should definitely flow because I will be. =)
In terms of speaking style, I do believe in the importance of confidence while talking and remaining composed. I prefer those debaters who can clearly articulate their thoughts and run complex arguments without confusing others. In addition, debate should be a fun educational activity, so rudeness/bullying/yelling in any form will not be tolerated. Debate should be competitive, and you should debate to win, but do not ruin the fun for others in your attempt to win.
Feel free to email me any questions or concerns you have about debate or any particular round. Thank you!!

Senior at BVW

I prefer Speechdrop (cringe ik), but you can add me to the email chain nashyosman@gmail.com

-Don't be rude, you will lose speaks for this, if it gets bad I will let you know

-tech>truth, as long as tech has warrant and impact

- I strongly believe the judge needs to adapt to the round, not the other way around(see what I did there :D), so run whatever you want as long as it's within reason.

- Im not gonna default to judge kick unless told

- IMPACT CALC is good

- If you are a novice, focus on the basics, keeping the debate simple is probably your best chance of winning the round.

-Don't steal prep

-Don't abuse speed, especially in novice/lay rounds

- I can handle speed(hopefully), if I can't understand you while spreading I will say clear

-If you have any questions before the round ask me, if I am allowed to give feedback post-round I will give it if you ask me to. If not, then just email me and I will try to respond.

-Have fun, don't stress(you can be competitive and serious without stressing)

-I like jokes, + speaker points if you reference games or sports

CASE-

-Extend args with a claim and warrant

-Explaining your impacts is important.

-I number my args on the flow

-I heavily prioritize clash in these rounds actually responding to the other team's arguments and proving them wrong while proving why you are right are two things that are essential to case debate.

KRITIK-

-Experience with the basic K's(set col, cap, security, cyber) and a little neolib.

-K's are only getting more popular, even in novice, explain the K clearly to win.

-Framework would be nice if you are a novice, this is basically just telling the judge how to evaluate the K and the impacts.

-I think you need a general link to the aff on the K in order to win, whether the link is specific or not only matters as much as it you tell me it does but please have a link.

K-AFF

I would advise against this kind of argument if you are a novice. If not, TVA is key vs FW, and you need to explain how voting aff will solve your impacts.

DA-

- Weighing impacts is key to win, defend your impacts while providing offense on the other team's impacts.

- Link/Impact turns are underrated

CP-

-Have a plan text

-Have a solvency mechanism

T

-I default to comparing interps.

-These debates are hard to judge so being really specific and using examples( I like examples about what the world would look like without X or what debate would look like with X and what would happen as a result

Theory-

-I will only reject the arg if you win a Theory arg but if you are doing Condo on aff, this is a reason to reject the team.

-If you want to do theory args in the rebuttals, you have to be able to explain your arguments well.

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Johnny Perkins

BVHS '24

Four-year debater, three-year (so far) forensicator

Use jhperkins8@gmail.com for email chains

Some general things to keep in mind

Don't steal prep and time your prep honestly

Speak only as fast as you can while still enunciating each work properly

Don't be rude to the people around you

If you cut cards then send a marked copy or I will vote you down for clipping

CP

There should be plan text for the counterplan and if the affirmative brings up an arg that says that there is no plan text, I will immediately reject the arg and possibly the team.

Counterplans need to be textually and functionally competitive.

Make sure you do a good job explaining the net benefit of the counterplan.

DA

Make sure that if you are running a DA, it actually links to the AFF.

I prefer DAs with solid specific links but general links are fine too if explained well.

K

If you are reading a K, then it should be explained very well for me to vote on them.

Make sure you explain the parts and why it matters in relation to the AFF.

Impact Calc

Do good impact calc during rebuttals

I prefer Probability>Timeframe>Magnitude

Topicality

If you are using Topicality then make sure that it is justified within the round.

Theory

I think theory arguments are great. Just don't read blocks of text back and forth and explain them well. I prefer Education arguments.

Novices

Have fun! Debate is supposed to be fun at the end of the day and is a game to understand and learn from for future experiences in your life. Take this activity wholeheartedly and use this time to get good at debate. Also, ask questions I'm always here to help after the debate round.

bvw 24

aryashah0916@gmail.com

hi!

Stock Issues, extremely big on Sig and Solv

Tell me why anything you are reading in the round matters, don't just rattle off cards. That is key to clash for me.

Disadvantages this year are in desperate need of uniqueness, tell me how the Aff plan itselfis going to cause the impact. I don’t mind Kritiks, just be aware of the weaknesses inherent in putting one forward in the round.

Gonna make this short and simple

I don't have a preference for what you choose to run. But please make sure that you understand what you are arguing and can contextualize it in a way that is easy to understand. I prefer you speak slower but you can spread if necessary.

Quality of Arguments > Quantity of Arguments

Remember that debate is also about persuasion. Reading a bunch of cards with no context and overviews will make it harder to win the ballot.

If you make the debate about the Race War you get +.3 speaks, and if you shout out Aarnav Pemmasani you get +.2 speaks.

add me to the email chain: avasudevan270@gmail.com

bvw '25

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