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Fri August 11, 2023 at 6:04 AM UTC
My name is Jamy Huang, a postgraduate student in Shanghai International Study University.
I have been debating and judging BP format for a long time, breaking in domestic major tournaments and judging in regional major tournaments. I have been judging PF, WSD, OO for almost half year including both online and offline tournaments. My debate career is so far two years long and to be continued.
I totally understand why many speakers choose to speak fast. Personally it is definitely fine for me if debaters speak fast but the structure of speech must be clear so that judges can also tract clearly.
Aggressiveness is reasonable if the discussion is still for the debate content. Any discriminatory aggressiveness is not allowed.
The winner of the debate usually wins on the major clash of the round or most clashes of the round if there is not a clear major clash. To win the clash, the winning side needs to have constructive contentions covering clear claim, mechanism, and impacts, efficient engagement, and sufficient weighing.
New contentions are not allowed in the summary speech. Personally suggest strong weighings in the final focus rather massive rebuttals.