Judge Paradigm for NAUDL- Sandy Amos

I have moderate experience in debate judging. Most of my Rounds have been novice and JV rounds at BAUDL Tournaments.

I do not like spreading. If I can’t understand what you saying I can’t evaluate your arguments. I like arguments that are focused on the substance of the case. I do not find Topicality or Framework to be particularly effective. There should be considerable clash on the merits of the arguments that are presented. I do appreciate personal connections to the topics being debated. I believe that when an argument is connected to your personal experience it is more effective. Please provide your files before the debate as I like to follow along with the text as I flow.

I consider Performance Debate techniques to be a valid and creative method of debate and I am not particularly interested in argument on the format of debate. I value originality and intellectual discourse as the basis for my ballot decisions.

I am the type of judge that will be giving feedback based on what I was taught about Public Speaking, I also value the historical points of view of the topic. For example, I am a History major and Spanish Teacher and will be looking for facts and dates and also examples of historical past history. I also will be looking for specific information that will be adheareing to the actual topic this year of Artificial Intelligence. The aff I will be looking for a continuance of the plan and also will be looking for specific details and dates and facts to past history. The Neg I will be looking for the best counter argument possible with leads into K's and also different topics to further enhance their argument against the plan. I want to see Artificial Intelligence in the forefront of where the world is going and also using past history to further establish how and why Artificial Intelligence can be a detriment to the plan.

I also believe that the inflection and the voice of the team and the Cross x questions I will also take into consideration in my judgement of the rounds that I will be judging for. I am excited to be judging on a National Debate scale and this will be very meaningful for me to bring back to my school and learn how to judge rounds as a judge for BAUDL as well.

Lastly, I would prefer to be able to judge the continuation of the argument rather than the speed of the debate. I feel that if I can understand what the team is saying and with their inflection and the best arguments come from their evidence rather than from the speed of the debate. I want to understand what someone is saying and not so concerned about how fast that they can speak. I come from a Public Speaking background with FFA and that the best argument and ability to connect the dots with their evidence is key rather than how fast they get facts out.

Hi! My name's Mia — Add me to your email chain, please! miamtran@ucla.edu

I don't actively debate, but did reside in policy, so I can most likely follow along with your lingo, but please complete your arguments as if I don't know anything about this topic. I don't have many biases, none that will ever interfere with my decision, any argument is fine as long as it's not hurtful in any way. I will try my absolute best to stay impartial to make the debate space fun and enjoyable for everyone.

I currently debate with the Bay Area Urban Debate League and have been debating for 4 years. I am a 2A/1N, who generally debates soft-left, policy cases. I'm inclined to vote for arguments that are thoroughly aired out, well explained, and elaborated on — back up your arguments!

Tech >> Truth, so make sure to stay organized! I'll try my best to place arguments where they seem to fit, but you doing it for me is preferable — so please, SIGNPOST!

Speaks -

• There is a big difference between mumbling and clear articulation. If you spread and I cannot understand, I will ask you to clear, if it continues, I will stop flowing the arguments.

• Please do not use any harmful language! I will not hesitate to deck your speaks, or even stop and intervene. Debate should be fun, safe, and educational—any hurtful and discriminatory language will not be tolerated.

• I enjoy a passionate speech! Performance will not solely win you the round, but it will definitely get you better speaks.

T/Framework - Role of the ballot matters! Provide a counter role of the ballot or else I’m forced to view the round through the lens of the one that is given to me.

I like T/Framework, but please make a great effort into developing a clear basis if you are planning to go on these kinds of arguments in the rebuttals — impact it out!

Theory/Condo - Please be clear on your voting issues — if you are going to go for these arguments, you must explain why they’re abusive and how said abuse has occurred in round.

Run condo if you’d like, but I won’t start buying into “condo bad” until 5+ off-case positions are run.

Kritiks/K-Affs - I really enjoy K’s and think that they are a smart neg strategy. I commonly run K’s myself, so I understand the basis, but please clearly articulate the link, alt, and solvency — it is crucial for good K’s and will help me clearly define if it is worth the ballot.

For K-Aff’s Specifically: I sway more policy, but that will never deter me from erring on the side of a good K-Aff. I have heard many K-Affs before and believe that every good one NEEDS a clear advocacy statement (i.e. what are you doing? Why is this advocacy important? How does this function in benefitting the cause in the real world?)

If there is no roll of the ballot provided from either side, I will default to a role-play policy-making lens — In my opinion, debate is a game (unless convinced otherwise), if T is run, I’ll default to technical and procedural issues to determine the round.

CP/DA - I enjoy a good CP and will vote on it, but only with a clear net benefit and case-specific warrants. For DAs please do the work on risk and impact calc — without this, it’s difficult for me to gauge the importance of the ballot. Also, be clear on the internal link story for the same reasons.

For perms: Please be clear on how your perms function and how it’s mutually exclusive.

Lastly! Don't forget to have fun! That's what debate is all about!