hi! i'm sanjana and i'm a junior at quarry lane. this is my third year debating.

Please add me to the email chain/Google doc: sanabajaj21@gmail.com I'll read evidence if you explicitly tell me to

- tech > truth

- Speed: I'm comfortable with a fast pace, but please try not to spread.

- Evidence: Please send speech docs

- I prefer if you collapse (in second rebuttal/first summary). The debate should be narrowed down after each speech.

- Extend any piece of offense/defense through summary AND final focus for it to be evaluated. No brand new arguments should be made in second summary or final focus.

- Weighing is super super important (make it comparative and convincing -- don't just restate your impacts, explain why they're more significant than your opponents and implicate them -- this could win you the debate)

- Frontline in second rebuttal & first summary

- Please signpost (Moving to their case, on their first contention, etc.) and be organized in your speech

Always be respectful to your opponents. If you are rude or read arguments that are racist, sexist, homophobic, etc., I will not evaluate your argument and will give low speaker points.

Good luck! Debate can be stressful but make sure to have fun :)

3rd year on the Circuit

add me to the email chain: kyledu123@gmail.com

tech > truth 

send speechdocs for constructive and rebuttal before speech, helps me flow the round

second rebuttal should frontline offense and have defense

extend args you're going for in every speech; not in one speech = dropped

no new weighing in second FF, no new args/evidence in ffs

signpost for all of your speeches, offtime roadmaps are good too

interact with opponents' frontlines and rebuttals. don't just repeat your own args

solid time allocation, efficiency, clarity, enthusiasm = good speaks

weigh. tell me why you your impacts matter more, why I should vote for you

im okay with speed. if you think you go too fast though please send me speechdocs

not too familiar with theory and K's, run at your own risk

hi im sahana ! I am currently a freshman at Emory university. I debated public forum at quarry lane for four years.

tech > truth

please add me to the email chain - sahanan345@gmail.com. Send speech docs before each speech !

I'm fine with speed, but make sure you're clear. Frontline in 2nd rebuttal. Any offense you're going for in final focus should be extended completely (uniqueness, links, impacts) in summary. Please collapse !

Start weighing as early as possible and definitely focus on comparative weighing (both link and impact level if possible), when I'm looking at the arguments, I'll start with the one with the strongest weighing.

Always be respectful towards your opponents. I won't evaluate arguments that are sexist, racist, homophobic, ableist, etc. Lastly, debate can be stressful but make sure to have fun :)

Regarding progessive arguments, I have little to no experience with Ks (I’ve debated a K maybe once or twice). If you want to read a K, I think it’s super interesting but I probably won’t be able to evaluate it well and am not a great judge for that. I’ve debated theory, and have more experience with it than Ks, but I’m not extremely experienced with it either.

Good luck and feel free to email me before or after the round if you have any questions.

hi! my name is sachi (she/her) and i'm a fourth year debater @ quarry lane (second speaker for quarry lane ps)

add me to the email chain spatel0275@gmail.com

send speech docs with cut cards for case and rebuttal BEFORE the speech.

tech > truth

good with speed as long as it's clear, if you’re going like >250 wpm just send a doc

frontline in second rebuttal → if you don’t frontline defense on an argument you’re going for and your opponents extend that defense, i will evaluate it as conceded

weigh!! very very very important. make it comparative + the earlier the better, i look to the weighing debate first when evaluating rounds

pls collapse if it is strategic (most of the time it is)

good extensions matter – fully extend case args w/ uniqueness, links, impacts, etc and responses should be well implicated (quality > quantity lol)

any offense you’re going for in final focus must be in summary. defense is not sticky.

i don't listen to cross, won't evaluate anything from cross unless it's brought up in a speech

progressive args:

I will try my best! generally lean towards disclosure good, paraphrasing bad but I won’t hack for either. I can prob evaluate a decent theory debate … anything outside of that realm run at your own risk.

feel free to postround me -- I think it's educational and am more than happy to elaborate on any part of my decision

speaks:

strategic round decisions = good speaks !

not spending speech docs, stealing prep, being disrespectful = bad speaks.

this goes without saying but don’t read arguments that are racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. because they WILL NOT be evaluated and you will most likely get terrible speaks/get dropped

It's my 4th year debating Public Forum

Add me to the email chain (even if the round is in person): 2005amrit@gmail.com

Tech > Truth (If you make the argument that 1+1 = 3 and it is extended properly and not responded to, I will vote on it even though 1+1 = 2)

I require speech docs to be sent before constructive and rebuttal speeches, otherwise your speaks will be capped at 27

Do whatever you want but this is what I recommend:

Frontline all turns in second rebuttal and defense on the argument you are collapsing on

Summary should extend defense

When you are extending responses on your opponents case please interact with their frontlines (if they exist) otherwise you're just wasting time.

No new weighing in second FF, very minimal new weighing allowed in First FF

IMPACT CALCULUS: this is what wins you debates. If you clearly explain to me and give warrants as to why your impacts matter more than your opponents, you're much more likely to win if they don't.

Speaks:

+0.5 if you read cut cards in case

+0.5 if you are disclosed on the wiki with highlights and cites

Auto 30 if you read cut cards in case and rebuttal

Progressive:

Shells:

Familiar with most (Paraphrasing, Disclosure, TW) , I can't judge a full-fledged theory debate nearly as well as others so run at your own risk

Kritiques:

I know less than nothing about these, please do not run unless I'm the only judge on a panel who doesn't know them.

Hello, my name is Chibueze Oscar Uzoigwe (he/him) , I am a public speaker and a debater with years of experience in British parliamentary debate (BP), Public Forum(PF) and World school debating championships (WSDC). I look forward to experiencing other debating formats to sharpen my mind and intellect.

Email address: oscaruzoigwe72@gmail.com

Conflict : i do not have any.

Personal Note :

I have an anticipation that all participants engage respectfully, politely thoughtfully and in accordance to the guidelines laid out in the judging and speaking manuals.

Eloquence, Organization, and substantial content are some of my key expectations from a debater.

I’m a Sophomore who has debated Public Forum for 3 years. Add frankyan53@gmail.com.

COPIED - FOLLOW SAME CONCEPTS

tech > truth

good with speed as long as it's clear, if you’re going like >250 wpm just send a doc 

frontline in second rebuttal → if you don’t frontline defense on an argument you’re going for and your opponents extend that defense, i will evaluate it as conceded 

weigh!! very very very important. make it comparative + the earlier the better, i look to the weighing debate first when evaluating rounds

pls collapse if it is strategic (most of the time it is)

good extensions matter – fully extend case args w/ uniqueness, links, impacts, etc and responses should be well implicated (quality > quantity lol)

any offense you’re going for in final focus must be in summary

progressive args: 

I will try my best! generally lean towards disclosure good, paraphrasing bad but I won’t hack for either. I can prob evaluate a decent theory debate … anything outside of that realm run at your own risk.

speaks:

if you send speech docs before speech I will be very happy

don’t go way over time, don’t steal prep, be strategic, and be nice during cross!

be respectful and inclusive in round — don’t read arguments that are racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. because they WILL NOT be evaluated and you will most likely get terrible speaks/get dropped

Hi ,

I am a sophomore at Quarry Lane who’s been debating pf for approx. 3 years. You can think of me as a flow judge. Below are some things I look for.

1. Turns must be frontlined in 2nd rebuttal, or else I will consider it conceded. It's nice if you frontline defense as well, but it is not a mandate.

2. Collapse in summary please. Try and win 1 argument and weigh to justify how that argument independently wins you the round.

3. weigh to help me

4. I will listen to cross but not write anything down.

5. I know you guys try very hard. Please let me know if you have any questions about my decision. 

6. have fun :)