Words flow like a river, clear and true,

With a voice that echoes, and a message to pursue,

A battle of wits, a test of might

Give me a good debate, I'll judge you right

Quickly I’ll down, those who don’t speak

You are here to learn, so OPEN YOUR BEAK

Hey, I'm Iris! I'm a first-year at Harvard and I graduated from Seven Lakes in 2023, where I competed in Congress + Extemp + LD. It's been a minute since I did debate, so the safe bet is to treat me as your average flay judge. I'll rank well-developed + strategic analysis high and will generally reward for flipping. Not a big fan of flowery rhetoric or AGDs but keep it interesting. POing doesn't guarantee you a specific rank – depends if the rest of the round does well or not, but if you're good at it, go for it. Don't rehash. I love a good crystal and will reward risk-taking/out of the box analysis. Have fun and good luck!

Don’t be annoying, don’t be mean, Don’t be stupid. Just be good!

I do congress and therefore I am lay

If I am offered a subway cookay, I may just become flay

And if I am given salty MickyDeez fries, my judging may sway

And if I receive a spicy combo with a large lemonade and no ice from chick-fil-a, I may just vote on the K

Thats a joke in case that isn’t clear.

I am a lay judge but that really just means I need competitors to not spread and relax with the debate jargon. I understand the technicalities of LD and PF so I’m not oblivious to how arguments should be considered, however only substance please I don’t know how to evaluate theory and Ks and all that. Additionally, I am of the belief that dropped arguments are TRUE. Make it easy for me to judge, keep it simple, and weigh well.

ABOVE ALL - PLEASE SPEAK CLEARLY

speak good do good

My Background:

I have competed in Congressional Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking for 4 years, so I value delivery as well as simple argumentation.

Congress: I like confidence, delivery, vocal variation, and a simple logic chain that can be defended in questioning. I like new arguments at the beginning of the round, warrant-level refutation in the middle of the round, and pure blood bath refutation if you are giving the last speech with rhetoric as well.

Extemp: Answer the question, have vocal variation, be funny, be fluent, be your best.

PF/ LD: I'm listening for simple easy to understand arguments. Don't make me do the work, it is your job to spoon-feed me the argument: the claim, warrant, link chain, and impact.

Anything Else: Treat me as a lay judge.