Basically, I'm a flow/tech judge.

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I debated for a long time and coached for a long time. I'm a lawyer now, but not in a detached "PF is a public speaking event" kind of way; I vote for the arguments that win.

(If you're looking for the other Bilal: https://www.tabroom.com/index/paradigm.mhtml?judge_person_id=21177)

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My philosophy is that you all put a lot of effort into this activity, and it's my onus to adjudicate every round thoroughly. If you feel like I'm failing to do this in any way, pls call me out.

TL;DR: If I'm being real, I overwhelmingly and shamelessly vote off of the warrant debate. If you're winning the reasons that something will/won't happen (which means you're extending them specifically, and are being responsive to your opponents' answers) then you're almost certainly winning my ballot. All things equal, I will vote for a team with a clear warrant over a team with a warrantless impact card. Please do not hesitate to go straight for the warrant-level and spend your time there; I will gladly track internal links.

Additionally, please read your citations as clearly as possible.

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General Stuff worth noting:

1) I haven't done prep on this topic, so don't assume I'm already familiar with your evidence/arguments.

2) I'm fine with jargon, but don't exclude your opponents. I'm fine with swearing, but don't insult your opponents.

3) Be comfortable. I don't care about your attire/formality.

4) Speed: I don't mind, but please slow down for taglines. Slow down if your opponents tell you to. If you simply cannot resist going into x-games mode, give your opponents a copy of your speech beforehand.

5) I pay attention to crossfire, but I don't flow it; if something important happened, mention it in your speech if you want me to vote on it.

6) Framework is always the first thing I evaluate on my ballot. I vote for the team that wins under the winning framework. If only one team discusses/extends framework, that's what I default to. If there's no framework in the round, I default to generic cost/benefit.

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Theory:

I debated in college, and am fine with theory. There are issues with PF that I wouldn't mind seeing addressed. If you're reading theory in front of me, it needs some structure, but mostly I just need a Role of the Ballot so I have an understanding of what you want me to do. YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOUR OPPONENTS, TOO. I'm significantly less likely to vote on potential/theoretical abuse than on in-round/demonstrated abuse. I also retain the right to intervene, somewhat, on questions of theory - especially ones that involve me as a judge - in a way that I don't for post-fiat args.

If you have questions about this, please ask me before the round.

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My email is bilalsaskari@gmail.com for questions, etc. I keep all of my flows on my computer.

Info general:

Sofía María Bosch

Mexicana-catalana-española-estadounidense

Coach (entrenadora) de debate bilingüe o en español en John D. Wells, MS. 50 (PF y política)

Jueza de PF bilingüe

Profesora de humanidades de educación especial bilingüe, grados 6-8

Expectativas:

Tus discursos deben tener un fuerte inicio y final, debe ser muy claro tu argumento relacionada con la resolución o tema del debate. Tu evidencia o los nombres de tus fuentes también deben ser explícitas.

Prefiero discursos con narrativas convincentes (pathos, logos) y palabras de transición (por ejemplo, "nuestro primer argumento", "nuestro segundo argumento", etc.).

No debería tener que decirles que sean respetuosos o que no usen lenguaje odioso, racista, capacitista, sexista u homofóbico. Si lo escucho, automáticamente le daré la boleta al otro equipo.

Hello!

I have been doing PF debate for about 4 years. I have participated in LD and in multiple speech tournaments. If you have any questions please feel free to ask!! Otherwise, here's a rundown of my expectations :D

1. Clarity and Organization:
- Clear communication is key. Speak at a moderate pace, emphasize well, and avoid excessive repetition.
- Clearly signpost your arguments and maintain a logical and organized structure throughout the round.

2. Content and Argumentation:
- Construct well-developed arguments with logical reasoning and evidence.
- Support your contentions with quality evidence from credible sources.
(Do not make credibility your entire argumentation in rebuttal)
- Be responsive to your opponents' arguments and provide direct refutation.

3. Crossfire:
- Utilize crossfire effectively. This is an opportunity to directly engage with your opponents and clarify key issues.
- Stay respectful during crossfire, and avoid interrupting your opponents.
- do not forfeit your chance of asking questions to the opposing side, you can always ask a question!

4. Framework and Weighing:
- Establish a clear framework early in the round to guide the judge (me) in evaluating the most important issues.
- Articulate clear criteria for weighing impacts and show why your impacts should be prioritized.
- (please don't make frameworks your main points of attack during rebuttal either)

5. Rebuttal and Summary Speeches:
- Use the rebuttal to bring up the main issues in the round and to begin framing the debate in your favor.
- In summary speeches, prioritize the most important arguments and impacts. Provide a clear path as to why you have won (do not bring up new evidence or arguments. I won't count them.)

6. Respect and Sportsmanship:
- Maintain a high level of respect for your opponents and the judge. Avoid personal attacks.
- Be mindful of time limits and follow the established rules and norms of debate.

Hi - I've judged several tournaments over the last year and I love hearing different points of view.

First -- make sure I can understand you. If you go fast and mumble, I won't hear your points and will have a hard time following your arguments. Ideally, enumerate your points so I can follow them and keep track of them throughout the argument. If you go fast, make sure I can get your points! Otherwise, focus on what's most important and share that with me.

Second -- use your time! If you have 4 minutes, make the most of it.

Third -- Cite your sources. It is important that you do this so I can compare evidence. Then tell me why those points are important.

Fourth -- (but probably most important) Be respectful. Good sportsmanship and being kind is important to me. If you insult or talk down to the other team, I will not be impressed.

Lastly, listen to the other team.

Good luck!

Hi, my name is Edalene! I am a student judge and have been debating for 5 years.

Some Other Notes:

I will be keeping time, but feel free to do so too.

Don’t bring up new information in the summary/ final focus

Weigh your argument. Why is what you said important? Why should I vote for you?

I will not judge based of crossfire, so if any important points were brought up mention them in your speech.

I appreciate signposting

Be respectful to one another

Bring through your argument to your final focus, otherwise I will consider it dropped and will not consider it towards your overall argument, even if th opponent never addresses it.

I am not going to judge based of speaking but please speak clearly and not too quickly so that I can understand.

Good luck and have fun!!

New to Parli; just make sure to weigh and extend your points

Flay for the purposes of judging, competed PF since 2020. I flow the whole round and will vote off the flow, but I value clear explanations and sound logic. Tech > truth, you need to support statements with logic (don't just say things without explaining why). Don't run Theory or K, if you do I am not used to judging it.

Things to remember:

• speak clearly, be confident to the best of your ability
• cross is for you: I don't vote off cross unless it is brought up in a speech
• weigh, weigh, weigh: if the round is messy I will be voting off the weighing
• establish your world and why it is better/worse than your opponent's
• don't bring up something completely new in FF please - however if your partner did absolutely no weighing in 1st summary I will allow it if you weigh in 1st FF bc your opponent has time to respond to it in 2nd FF (you cannot bring up completely new arguments in 2nd FF EVER, just interact with old ones)
• be respectful, don't worry too much, and have fun!

Btw I don't really believe in sticky defense (the idea that if your opponent didn't frontline an argument in first rebuttal, you don't have to mention in in 1st summary and can just bring it up in 1st FF -- the defense is sticky and is automatically extended bc they didn't respond to it). If they didn't frontline it you should just be mentioning important tags/the bare bones of the argument so we understand what you are going for/how the round will narrow. This makes the round cleaner and shouldn't take much of your time, you only need to really fully explain a rebuttal if the other side attacked it anyway.

Please lmk if you have any questions/tech issues!

if you reference a studio ghibli film I'll consider it when assigning speaks

hi! i’m Amit. i’m a JV PF debater at brooklyn tech. amitkakumanu2009@gmail.com for the email chain.

General

tbh just do u and do it well. substance rounds are my favorite kind of rounds, and i really enjoy them. plz dont be problematic (racist, sexist, homophobic, or any -ist/ism - I WILL DROP U) the first thing that i look at is the weighing debate that needs to be comparitive! the team that is cleanly winning the weighing is who’s case i will look to first. at that point i look to see if you’ve cleanly extended a piece of offense, and sufficiently frontlined any defense to it. and if so, i’ll just vote there. in general, i totally believe on voting on the path of least intervention bc it’s the least work for me, and i don’t like to intervene.

i think there’s this trend in PF where evidence gets spammed and there aren’t warrants. everything you say needs a warrant. literally everything! this is esp helpful if ur responding to a team that spams 6 responses of a blockfile, none of which actually address the warranting of ur case. i’ll be much more receptive to “it didn’t address out warranting, it doesn’t matter”. i think i’m tech>truth, but don’t take that too far, if i don’t buy ur argument, i’m not voting on it.

i really really like comparitives. tell me why i should prefer you on the matter - is ur evidence better? emperically proven? most close rounds come down to this. also it’s net better bc i don’t need to sift thru the email chain to figure stuff out. i like link ins, prerecs, ect, but those need warranting, so i prefer if they’re introduced earlier.

back half stuff: do extensions, and make them real! like just extending a card name, or recession bad does not matter, u need to have warrants. also, am not voting on a claim in summary that was super blippy and blown up in final.

tbh speaks aren’t too big a deal for me, i think everybody should get good ones, and just be nice, this is literally hs debate!

Prog

i absolutely hate theory rounds that are simply to get a win on a small school. i also think that my ability to actually promote good norms and fairness in the space sometimes comes over stupid shells like round reports, etc. no prog in novice. that being said, i’m open to open source vs full text, etc, para good warrants are not real, i’m sorry, and run theory at ur own discretion just bc i don’t debate a lot of prog. idek what an IVI is! just read a shell.

and when it comes to k’s, i know a bit abt cap, set col, and sec, but i basically don’t know anything else. doesn’t mean u can’t run them, but explain!

have a good round, and feel free to contact by email!

Hello :) My name is Benejoy (Bene for short). I have debated before in Public Forum before. I'm okay with spreading, just don't go "too" fast or else I won't be able to comprehend what you are saying - PLEASE SPEAK CLEARLY.

If you weigh, explain why and what you weigh on, and remember that crossfire does not count unless it is brought up. Always be a good sport and try your best not to interrupt someone when they are talking.

Use your prep time! If you have any questions, let me know.

Hi!! My name is Philijoy, and I attend Staten Island Tech. I've debated for the last 4 years for PF (UDL, MSQI, and ADL)

Email: philijoy.li1@gmail.com

• I'm okay with spreading as long as you speak clearly so I can hear you. Remember that it is more important for me to hear your contentions and rebuttal than to speak fast. Muffling or whispering doesn't help me, your opponents, or yourself.
• I don't like it when people talk over each other in cross. It's good to be assertive but be mindful of yourself
• Please be respectful when talking with one another

Anything racist/homophobic/abelist/sexist etc. or any other discriminatory language/behavior will result in an L with very low speaks. Don't be unnecessarily rude or aggressive, especially in cross >:(

Speeches:

• 2-3 contentions, please don't have a contention for everything you can think of
• Make sure to weigh in your summary
• Tell me why your impacts are the most important impacts in the round (magnitude/probability/timeframe etc) and compare them to your opponent's impacts!
• Please don't bring up new contentions or arguments in the final focus/summary (If you do I will not be weighing them)
• Make sure your rebuttals actually refute the opponent's arguments instead of using your own contentions to counter
• Crossfires will not be weighed in the final ballot. If you want me to weigh them pls talk about them in your summary/final focus (bring them up)
• If an opponent asks for a piece of evidence and you don't have it, the evidence will not be weighed in the final ballot

I suggest that you collapse on the contentions or rebuttals that are strongest, and focus on them

Other tips: Preptime is there to help you!! So do your best to use it :)
Try not to stress and remember to have fun

GL to both teams!

Just lock in.

Hi, I’m a higher schooler who has debated in all 3 years of middle school. Here are some of my preferences for the debate round:

• Please project your voice and make sure you are heard. Please don’t speak too fast as this can increase the chances of the information you are trying to put out to be missed by both your opponents and I.
• When weighing, please explain how/why you are weighing on what you are weighing on. Don’t just state “we weigh on____” and end it there.
• When a side asks for a card/evidence, prep time won’t be run for the side providing the evidence (just make sure you provide the evidence in a reasonable amount of time). Once that evidence is provided, prep time will be run for the side that asked for the card/evidence (as they are reading over that card/evidence).
• Crossfire is not judged on, so make sure to bring it up in other parts of the speech if you want me to judge on something that was said in the crossfire.
• Roadmaps are allowed
• I encourage using prep time to your advantage!
• Lastly, please stay respectful throughout the debate

Good luck! :)

Hey! I’m Anna, and I am a junior in high school. This is also my sixth year participating in Speech & Debate, with categories including Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas, Extemp, and Congress.

Please let me know if you have any questions about any decisions made during a round.

Please signpost and weigh throughout the round. Also, with weighing, please make your weighing more than one sentence. Elaboration is key.

No stress about stuttering; I care more about if your arguments get across. However, if I cannot understand your speech (excessive mumbling, screaming, spreading, etc,) there will be more speaker points taken off.

I won’t count cross as part of the debate, only when points brought up in cross are carried on in a summary/final focus.

I will keep time in the round, both for the formality of the debate and for my judging. Feel free to keep your own time throughout the round.

Most importantly, just enjoy yourself and have fun!

I’m looking for:

Argument, content, and nuance by using varied credible evidence to support what is being said and respectfullylistening to opponents and crafting and building their case convincingly against what is presented.

I have 3 years of judging experience in middle school debate through the NYCUDL and here is what you can expect when I am in the judge's seat :

Real-World Impacts: I value arguments that are grounded in tangible, real-world implications rather than abstract theories. Show me how your case connects to reality and why it matters.

Style Matters: Delivery is just as important as the content of your arguments. A clear, conversational tone helps me follow your points more effectively.

Clarity and Repetition: I appreciate when debaters repeat their key contentions, as it helps reinforce your arguments. With limited time to absorb everything, repetition ensures I fully understand your case.

Conversational Pace: I prefer a steady, conversational speaking rate. If you go too fast, I might miss key details, which could hurt your case.

Active Listening: I focus on listening rather than taking extensive notes, so make your points concise and easy to follow. Assume I have no prior knowledge of the resolution; I deliberately come in without researching to maintain neutrality and avoid bias.

Hi, I’ve been doing public forum for 2 years (now Model UN), and I like to judge debates when I’m available

Mainly looking for weighing and numbers so I can understand your arguments better

I will not be judging crossfire and will only take points from cross in consideration if they are brought up in other sections of the debate

Feel free to be passionate in your points, but please refrain from being aggressive or especially rude in the round.

thanks for listening and have fun!