I am a traditional judge. All decisions are based on arguments that are presented. If either team takes time to argue about a certain contention more than another contention I will judge heavier on the contention that is argued the most. I will not judge anything unless it is clearly stated, meaning if I catch a flaw in the argument I will not put that into consideration unless it is pointed out to me by the opponent.

About me:

I did PF, DUO, extemp, OO, and spar all through high school. I qualified for the region, state, district, and national tournaments in PF and was an Academic All American in Speech and Debate and Sterling Scholar for Speech and Drama. I am a current student at the University of Utah and am studying political science.

Debate:

• I am VERY traditional and don’t know much about theory or kritiks (and I personally think they should stay in Policy) but if you are going to use it please make sure you can explain it well.

• I am good with speed as long as you’re still clear. Please don’t spread if your opponents aren’t comfortable with that. I don’t think you should win if your opponents couldn’t follow your arguments.

• PLEASE do not drop arguments because it’ll probably make me drop you.

• I do like clash especially in cx but please keep it civil and don’t get snarky because I’ll dock you speaker points.

• I’ll only call for evidence if there’s a dispute about it.

Speech:

• Delivery is the most important thing for me.

• In spar I don’t care if you make it serious or funny just make sure you and your opponent are on the same page.

• If you read off a paper I’ll rank you last.

• In interps if you’re under you’ll most likely get a low score.