Email: hechildress25@gmail.com, please include me in any email chains

I've competed in almost every event - I've been in debate for 7 years now. I've gone to nationals 3 years in a row now. I love debate, please don't change that for me.

LD: Framework is the most important and whoever wins framework tends to win in my experience. Use your contentions to back your framework. I love LD, please don't make me dislike it. If your opponent drops your case and you say it went uncontested in your speech, then the argument stands and will be weighed heavily. I like impact analysis, so do what you with that. I do not care for statistics much because this is Lincoln Douglas Debate, this a morals and values centric debate and stats are for more policy and implementation centric debates. If it resorts to a stats debate, low speaker points, but better stats win.

PF: I have never competed in PF, but I have PFers on my team and understand the basics. Please don't use much jargon because I don't speak PF. This is not policy junior, so don't act like it. Use your evidence as impacts and arguments, don't just read it. I prefer traditional PF.

Congress: Read a speech and actually know it (or act like you know it). This is supposed to be fun. Don't be rude, and actually get stuff done.

CLASH - this is a debate, not a tea party. argue against every point. I prefer framework debates and contention impact weighing clash, but please don't resort to a definitions debate. If there is no clash, then speaker points will show that.

I will not do your work for you. If you said something in Cross Ex and don't bring it up, it is not an argument. Explain your links and impacts or else I won't.

Use all of your prep time because even if you don't need it, you need it.

IMPACTS!!!!! I judge the round off of impact weighing and linkage to frame!! If you do not bring up any impacts, speaker points and the overall outcome of the debate.

Values - I think the framework of a case is the most important part of a debate for LD. I don't care that much about implementation unless the resolution has it. PROVE HOW YOURS WINS and how it links to your case.

I will not accept any disrespectful language towards your opponents or judges. Don't be rude and you'll do just fine.

Timing - Use all of your time. Just do it. I will take points off for more than one minute of left.

Flow - When giving rebuttals, just go down the flow so it's easier for everyone. And please, please, please, for the love of all that is good, clarify what you are talking about.

Spreading - If I cannot understand what you're saying because you're speaking so fast, I will take off points even if I have the case. I can flow spread, but please speak clearly, and if you don't, then I will not flow the argument.

Know your case - at least act like you did the research and wrote the case. If you say you have a card for it, say the card name and argument at least.

Keep your logical fallacies for your next round.

PLAY BY THE RULES - if you lie about something or steal a case or do anything unethical, I will vote against you.

I will not vote on Extinction arguments without proper links (minimum of 4 cards to prove linkage).

Losses for me: disrespect, sexist/racist/LGBTQ+phobic/literally any discriminatory comments or language, or violence.

I don't really like Theory, but if it goes uncontested I'll flow it, and if it has proper links and explanation, then I'll flow it.

Don't browbeat less experienced debaters or your speaks will be below 28

Interp: Only rule for me- SCREAMING DOES NOT EQUAL EMOTION!! If you can show emotion without screaming, you did good. Now if it's a getting louder because the piece needs to show emphasis, sounds good.

• LD - Value/Value Criterion (Framework, Standard, etc,) - this is what separates us from the animals (or at least the policy debaters). It is the unique feature of LD Debate. Have a good value and criterion and link your arguments back to it. I am open to all arguments but present them well, know them, and, above all, Clash - this is a debate not a tea party.
• PF - I side on the traditional side of PF. Don't throw a lot of jargon at me or simply read cards... this isn't Policy Jr., compete in PF for the debate animal it is. Remember debate, especially PF, is meant to persuade - use all the tools in your rhetorical toolbox: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos.
• Speed - I like speed but not spreading. Speak as fast as is necessary but keep it intelligible. There aren't a lot of jobs for speed readers after high school (auctioneers and pharmaceutical disclaimer commercials) so make sure you are using speed for a purpose. If you spread - it better be clear, I will not yell clear or slow down or quit mumbling, I will just stop listening. If the only way I can understand your case is to read it, you have already lost. If I have to read your case then what do I need you in the room for? Email it to me and I can judge the round at home in my jammies - if you are PRESENTING and ARGUING and PERSUADING then I need to understand the words coming out of your mouth! NEW for ONLINE DEBATE - I need you to speak slower and clearer. On speed in-person, I am a 7-8. Online, make it a 5-6.
• Know your case, like you actually did the research and wrote the case and researched the arguments from the other side. If you present it, I expect you to know it from every angle - I want you to know the research behind the statistic and the whole article, not just the blurb on the card.
• Casing - Love traditional but I am game for kritiks, counterplans, theory - but perform them well, KNOW them, I won't do the links for you. I am a student of Toulmin - claim-evidence-warrant/impacts. I don't make the links and don't just throw evidence cards at me with no analysis. It is really hard for you to win with an AFF K with me - it better be stellar. I am not a big fan of Theory shells that are not actually linked in to the topic - if you are going to run Afro-Pes or Feminism you better have STRONG links to the topic at hand, if the links aren't there... Also don't just throw debate terms out, use them for a purpose and if you don't need them, don't use them.

I'm a junior at Calhoun High School, I've debated 6 years through AUDL for middle school, NSDA and GFCA (Georgia's local circuit) for high school, 4 years policy and the last 2 years LD.

I've been judging mostly middle school policy tournaments for two years.

Email: npeickman@gmail.com

Pronouns: He/Him

TLDR:

Policy=Phil>Ks>T/Theory>Tricks (but i can buy just about anything if ran well)

Don't be abusive, sexist, racist, homophobic, etc.

LD:

I have debated both traditional and progressive LD I'm fine with both.

Tech>Truth

Spreading is fine but try to have clear differentiation between tags and the card body

Put me on email chains for speech docs

DAs and CPs are cool

Phil-Please do a good job weighing and explaining especially for obscure FWs

K's are fine but similar to Phil require good explanations and weighing

Theory-I'll vote for just about anything but it needs to be well warranted and weighed, RVIs are cool, Friv is cool but I won't generally vote for anything out of round (it is possible though).

Tricks are ok, I don't like them but I will vote for them

General Stuff:

I don't care if you stand, what you wear, if you swear, etc.

Funny and relaxed debates are good debates, we do this for fun.

Again do not be abusive, sexist, racist, homophobic, etc.

Just don't be mean :)

Voting Criteria

I vote onclash. Embedded clash is fine. A robust back-and-forth is what I prioritize; I look for this in rebuttals and cross-ex. Extra points for a neat division of labor in the block. I love to watch students who have balanced extending issues to build their case, and making arguments as to why those args interact with their opponents'. Big fan of stealing ground through accessing your opponent's impact. I see a lot of time-wasting, and it's just not as fun to watch/judge.

While I do not necessarily consider voters to be the end-all-be-all, I find that they are very helpful for me as someone who only debated Policy and then judged LD for a year. I pick the best, most robust argument and the person who won it, as opposed to situations in which someone is waxing poetic about general arguments and taking up a lot of time on things that they might win, but in my eyes, do not outweigh the other impact. I might go as far to say that the line-by-line should essentially be your impact calculus, in that it's not your job to argue about warrants so much as it is to make clear claims about why your case wins on a more rhetorical and argument-focused manner. In short: make it easy for me to vote for you by giving a very streamlined, robust argument.

As far as etiquette and courtesy: If I hear you using slurs of any kind, I'm voting you down and telling your coaches. I understand that you're high schoolers, but I expect a certain level of maturity, courtesy, and kindness from debate kids. You're arguing all day, make sure your rhetoric reflects that of a good competitor.

Personal Preferences

Don't sneak prep. It's bad sportsmanship. You have Verbatim, and I will take points off if flashing takes you more than, like, 2 minutes at the longest. I understand insofar as far as internet issues, but I will start timing prep if you take forever. My goal is to hear stop prep, and then for that to be followed with a student who is ready to send and start their speech.

Argument Preferences

I have this weird chip on my shoulder about Foucault. He is awful, both at theory and as a human being (BLEUGH), although most relevant race theorists will build off of him for post-structuralist work. I have a high tolerance for most things left -- I am a judge where you get points for being flowery in your critique. Be well-versed in any K you want to run, and make it incredibly clear. I am not too familiar with the packets people run nowadays, but I can tolerate a lot of things that are vague and futurist because after the last couple of years, even the most milquetoast policy wins are impossible. Weird times = weird debate. That being said, high schoolers who run complex philosophy tend to pontificate a lot. I say this as gently as possible: y'all are pretentious and need to DEBATE well if you want me to vote for you.

I am a debate coach in Georgia. I also competed in LD and PF. Take that for whatever you think it means.

• LD - Value/Value Criterion - this is what separates us from the animals (or at least the policy debaters). It is the unique feature of LD Debate. Have a good value and criterion and link your arguments back to it.
• PF - I side on the traditional side of PF. Don't throw a lot of jargon at me or simply read cards... this isn't Policy Jr., compete in PF for the debate animal it is. Remember debate, especially PF, is meant to persuade - use all the tools in your rhetorical toolbox: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. I want to see CLEAR evidence clash.
• Speed - I like speed but not spreading as if it is policy. Speak as fast as is necessary but keep it intelligible. There aren't a lot of jobs for speed readers after high school (auctioneers and pharmaceutical disclaimer commercials) so make sure you are using speed for a purpose. I can keep up with the amount of speed you decide to read at, however if I feel that your opponent is at a disadvantage and cannot understand you then I will put my pen down and stop flowing and that will signal you to slow down.
• Know your case, like you actually did the research and wrote the case and researched the arguments from the other side. If you present it, I expect you to know it from every angle - I want you to know the research behind the statistic and the whole article, not just the blurb on the card.
• Casing - Mostly traditional but I am game for kritiks, counterplans - but perform them well, KNOW them, I won't do the links for you. I am a student of Toulmin - claim-evidence-warrant/impacts. I don't make the links and don't just throw evidence cards at me with no analysis.
• I like clash. Argue the cases presented, mix it up, have some fun, but remember that debate is civil discourse - don't take it personal, being the loudest speaker won't win the round, being rude to your opponent won't win you the round.
• Debating is a performance in the art of persuasion and your job is to convince me, your judge (not your opponent!!) - use the art of persuasion to win the round: eye contact, vocal variations, appropriate gestures, and know your case well enough that you don't have to read every single word hunched over a computer screen. Keep your logical fallacies for your next round. Rhetoric is an art.
• Technology Woes - I will not stop the clock because your laptop just died or you can't find your case - not my problem, fix it or don't but we are going to move on.
• Ethics - Debate is a great game when everyone plays by the rules. Play by the rules - don't give me a reason to doubt your veracity.
• Win is decided by the flow (remember if you don't LINK it, it isn't on the flow), who made the most successful arguments and Speaker Points are awarded to the best speaker - I end up with some low point wins. I am fairly generous on speaker points compared to some judges. I disclose winner but not speaker points.
• Enjoy yourself. Debate is the best sport in the world - win or lose - learn something from each round, don't gloat, don't disparage other teams, judges, or coaches, and don't try to convince me after the round is over. Leave it in the round and realize you may have just made a friend that you will compete against and talk to for the rest of your life. Don't be so caught up in winning that you forget to have some fun - in the round, between rounds, on the bus, and in practice.
• Questions? - if you have a question ask me.