Your typical student judge I'm a senior at Fremd, and I have done debate since freshman year. Tech over truth! I am also not super well versed on the topic, but I know a little, so don't assume I just know what your argument is right away.

• Keep your own time and the round going
• START CROSS RIGHT AFTER SPEECHES, I WILL JUST STARE AT YOU UNTIL YOU START
• Try to make friends! or at least be respectful-- I WILL DROP YOUR SPEAKS IF YOU ARE BEING RUDE
• Args must be extended and weighed for me to vote on it
• The more emphasis on weighing, the better
• I don't listen to cross; that's your time to understand or poke holes in an arg. Bring it up in speech if you want me to weigh it
• Good with speed but if you go too fast and I don't catch it, I just won't write it down
• SIGNPOST & OFFTIME ROADMAP
• Explain how you get to your impact
• voting issues in summary please
• Have fun! Take risks and LEARN!!!
• Ask questions after round if you have them, I would love to help you out!!!
• Use a stopwatch, NOT a timer with a ringer

Overall I am typically a flow judge, I will be flowing thoroughly and voting based on it. Signposting is very important and I think it's essential when it comes to keeping everything organized. I can track fast speaking decently however, do not speak super fast unless you can do it effectively and understandably. If I cannot understand you I cannot vote based on what you’re saying. Generally, I am more truth over tech but I don't focus too terribly much on it unless something is blatantly untrue or illogical. I put a lot of emphasis on respect in rounds, don't interrupt other people's speeches, and generally give respect to your opponents, I think this baseline respect is crucial in debate. I will start at a 28/27 for speaker points and work from there. Even if you win the round on the flow I will be less likely to vote for you if you’re rude or immature during the round. Please treat the people and topics of the round with adequate respect. Overall try your best and have fun! :)

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It's important that you're respectful in round—not just to your opponents and myself, but also to your partner. Trust me, this activity gets way more stressful than it has to be and it isn't worth ruining friendships over. Failure to do so will be reflected in your speaker points.

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• Will vote on pretty much anything. My threshold for buying impacts goes up as the magnitude/scope/... of the impact goes up. To convince me of nuclear war, you need to have more warranting than if you're convincing me of a dozen deaths happening in a random city.
• The final focus must use weighing mechanisms and explain why you win on them
• The summary should always frontline all responses to your case when going first
• The rebuttal should always frontline all responses to your case when going second
• I will not extend your turns for you... if you want me to weigh off a turn, extend it properly and provide warranting + weigh-in speech.
• Keep your opponent's prep time in check, I won't be timing anything but I have a pretty good gut sense for when people are taking advantage of that

• Have fun!

Other:

• I have a high threshold for non-topical arguments (Ks, Theory)—you need to really convince me that there's an important precedent that's going to be set or a fundamental flaw with the AC that genuinely needs to be critiqued. In general, don't run these args. If I get the idea you're just trying to win the round and don't care about what you're reading, I probably won't vote for you. Most schools don't have the resources to teach theory and it usually doesn't sit right with me.
• I usually have a good idea of what teams are going for (though props to you if you fool me!!!). But I like to emphasize the Public inPublic Forum, so assume I have no idea how anything works, what the topic is, etc. and convince me as if though I was just a regular person.

IDC: Truth over tech. Speed is important, don’t go too fast. Extend in summary and FF. Links are more important than impacts. Don't misrepresent evidence. Please weigh.

Please extend and weigh, dropping a turn or link in one speech will result in you losing offense/defense.

This is my third year coaching and judging debate. My background is in speech and Model UN. I feel that debate is a valuable learning experience and I enjoy hearing new contentions that make me view the world from a different perspective.

I am a flow judge so I appreciate teams that provide lots of evidence and include relevant impacts. In PF, I give a lot of weight to voting issues and mostly award speaking points based on that. I value truth over tech.

Respect your opponents; they help you become a better debater.

Please be mindful of the time limits. I stop flowing after your time is up.

Have fun! I'm looking forward to hearing your arguments :)

Normal flow judge.

Other notes:

I'm good with speed, but keep in mind that I can't consider something in the round if I never caught what you said, so make sure you're clear.

If you are speaking second in the round, please frontline in rebuttal. If you speak first in the round, it's best to frontline in summary.

Additionally, I highly prioritize the link behind the impact and the truth behind the argument. I need to understand how you get to your impact and why it makes sense. If clash occurs on the impact level, tell me exactly why you access the impact over your opponents. The strength of link matters a lot.

I don't listen to crossfire. If you bring up a good argument during cross, you must bring it up in speech for it to matter.

Speaks: Aggressiveness is great, but don't be obnoxious.

Please keep your own time for both speeches and prep.

I am generally truth over tech. I want to hear comparative weighing. Tell me how you are weighing (timeframe, magnitude, scope, etc.) and why. Point out the clash points in the debate and explain why you are winning clearly. Make sure to SIGNPOST so I know where you are on the flow. If you are a first speaker, don’t drop important arguments your partner said in rebuttal. Make sure to frontline if you are second rebuttal or first summary. Speak clearly and confidently, don't talk too fast. If you make me laugh, I will up your speaker points. Please be respectful and have fun!!

Student Judge in Public Forum

-Speed is usually not a problem for me but make sure to speak clearly and articulate with clear intonation so I can follow along

-First speakers make sure to speak clearly so I can catch all your contentions and arguments. I find it critical for first speakers to listen to their second speakers and carry over what they say in rebuttal to further structure your summary and bring out all the key arguments to help you win the round.

-Second speakers please frontline if speaking second, it allows me to see wether you can respond to your opponents attacks without repeating the same points you made before, but if you're speaking first make sure your partner frontlines in summary.

-Both speakers make sure to sign post. This is very important so I can follow along on what you're saying and you will have a better chance of winning.

-I find it critical for your cases to have link chains that I can follow through with evidence that doesn't jump around on assumptions or opinions

-I will listen to crossfires but make sure to bring it up in the next speech if you make a strong point

-For me, weighing is a huge component for summaries but especially for final focus because that's the time of the round I can organize and see who is winning

-for personal speaks: assertiveness is what I prefer but if your being too aggressive, it comes off as negative but being too submissive reflects that you're unsure of what your saying and your giving your opponents the upper hand

-make sure to keep track of your own time

-good luck!!

Student judge :)

Speaking-wise, I'm fine with flowing for faster speakers, but only speak quickly if you're confident in your pronounciation and articulation.

I'd like to see front lining in second rebuttal and first summary, and make sure to signpost when moving through different contentions or voting issues to make it easier for me to keep track of what you're attacking.

Weighing heavily affects which team I ultimately vote for. Make sure to use comparative weighing when using your weighing mechanisms and tell me why I should vote for your arguments over your opponent's!

I don't flow crossfire, so if you bring up an argument during cross, you have to reference it in a speech for me to flow it through.Make sure to be respectful and kind to your opponents, especially during cross. Being rude and interrupting your opponents will result in a deduction of speaker points.

Please keep track of your speech and prep time.

Good luck!

Hello. :)

I will either be a flow or lay judge, I think debaters should be comfortable debating in front of either. Signposting is highly encouraged! If you talk too fast, I will stop flowing/listening and I will dock your speaks. Tell me the clash points of the round and tell me WHY YOU WIN!!! Talk with projection and confidence, even if you know nothing, act like you do! If you use the phrase “shambles/shambolic” I will up your speaks ;). Please be respectful to one another and have fun!!!

I am a current varsity first speaker in public forum debate.

Some things that I like to see are clear speaking, good analysis, and clean voter issues. One thing that is very helpful is signposting. This is when you give me a clear explanation of where you are on the flow. Additionally, I love to see impact weighing (magnitude, scope, timeframe, etc. )Please do these things and it will make following the debate and my voting much easier. Additionally, tell me the clash points within the round and why you are winning! Show respect for your opponents for the round, you are all doing the same thing here, there isn't any reason to be disrespectful. I will take speaker points off for disrespect if it occurs. Other than that, just show me a good debate. Good luck!

I am a tech-over-truth judge.

Also, I'll be timing prep, so don't try to argue with me about how much prep you have left unless the other team can agree with you on how much you have left.

If your opponent provides a framework/overview, I expect you to address it or else I consider it dropped and conceded to, just like any other part of the debate; if you drop it, you concede it.

In rebuttal, I want you to respond to everything, and if you're second rebuttal, please frontline everything. Don't give me another constructive speech.

Your summary must crystallize, weigh, and collapse the round to the most important arguments and impacts for me. Comparative weighing should be both on the link Ievel and on the impact level.

In many cases, this is where the RFD is sealed for me. NO NEW ARGUMENTS. You also should extend your offense out to summary or final focus or I might flip a coin to decide the winner.

Also, I'll be on my phone during crossfire, so I don't really care about cross unless you're getting violated.

In final focus, tell me why you win my RFD. Show, DON'T tell.

If you are acting bigoted, sexist, or racist in round, I will give you 0 speaks immediately and you will lose the round regardless of how the flow looks. Any mocking gestures, such as snickering during an opponent's speech, talking loud when you're not supposed to be, or acting in a way that disrupts the debate, I will give you an auto 25 in speaks.

Last but definitely not least, please follow evidence ethics, if your cards are badly cut, taken WAYYY out of context or sounds too good to be true, I won't evaluate your arguments.

As a public forum coach and judge I enjoy seeing a lively round with lots of purposeful clash and respectful exchange. I have been coaching debate for 8 years. Any disrespectful behavior including abusive frameworks may work against your partnership. SPEED READING will not be flowed, and I will put my pen down. It is important for me to hear your contentions, links, evidence and impacts. I value accurate use of evidence and weighing in the round. Intentionally muddling a round is manipulative, please do not try to confuse the round with irrelevant information or worse misuse of evidence. I want you to tell me why you are actually winning by proving how you outweigh and pulling your arguments through the round. Line by line is preferable, but a logical narrative can win around if well supported by timely evidence and historical depth of knowledge. In the end I vote for the team that tends to understand the topic and the research, presents with calm and clarity, and crystalizes the debate in the summary while providing voter issues. Additionally, I vote for truth over tech! Happy debating!

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did circuit debate a little while back

theory, T, and framing are fine (boring tbh) but I'm quite unfamiliar with k lit, run at your own risk

normal PF nat circuit speed, and I start at a 28 and move from there

default prob>mag, weigh to win

I won't vote on IVIs and default no RVIs

Also, talking to your partner during their speech or cross is an auto 25.

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Hi guys, I'm Theo and I'm a senior in high school. I have debated PF for 3 years and have done relatively well. I am a flow judge. I value tech over truth, which means that I will buy any argument if it is not refuted. That being said, the crazier your arguments are, the easier it is for your opponents to respond to them. It is a risk you and your partner will have to make. At the end of the day, just win your arguments.

I can handle any speed, but if the speaking gets sloppy, then your speaker points will drop. Just give me something to flow.

I will not tolerate any disrespect from anyone in the round. If I hear you scoff, giggle, yell, etc. in response to your opponents speeches or arguments, I will dock you some points. You need to find a balance between debating and arguing.

You should not repeat the same cards in your summary and final focus speeches. This is my biggest pet peeve. It is important to understand that when you respond to someone's rebuttal, you need to take the argument and add a new layer to it. You can't just repeat the same card from you constructive and hope that it works. In the last two speeches, tell me why you win, and why your arguments are better than your opponents.

Debate is a game, win the game.

Please make me laugh and have fun.

You guys are gonna do great! Super proud of all of you!

P.S. If you read this, let me know by clapping for me as soon as you see me and/or read this. It will make me pretty happy to know that someone is actually reading my paradigm.

I am a student judge!

Big points:

- Respond to attacks in frontlining (must be in second rebuttal or first summary), especially turns

- Speed is fine, but if I don't catch it, I won't flow it

- If something important happens in crossfire, bring it up in speech

- WEIGH IN SUMMARY + FF

- Be respectful please

- I don't flow new arguments/responses past first summary

- Tech over truth most of the time

Let's keep the round educational and fun!