I have done a year of policy and 3 years of worlds and am experienced in the format.

I judge tabula rosa- I'll believe what you tell me unless it's a truism. Don't be like "the grass is blue".

Tell me how to judge, write the ballot for me. Divide the debate into clashes.

I do not have a preference for the principle or practical.

Principle: Tell me why it even matters. Is it a prerequisite to the practical? Weigh why it's more important.

Practical: Weigh your impacts (!!)

I like a good framework that sets the worlds up for me and the debate.

Please keep the debate respectful and have fun!

Make me laugh

Hi there!

My name is Arjun Krishnan and I was a debater who primarily specialized in world schools for my HS career, I'll be attend Texas A&M in the fall and am pursuing a bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in public health

High school:

Coppell H.S 2022-2024

Experience:

I have a pretty decent amount of experience and have reached deep elims at a pretty good amount of tournaments including:

2024 @ Berkley (Champion + top 20 speaker)

2024 @ TFA State (Octas)

2023 @ Blake (Quarters)

2023 @ University of Texas (Octas + 7th speaker)

2023 @ Greenhill Fall Classic (Quarters + Top 2 seed)

Paradigm stuff:

General Thoughts:

• PLS DO NOT MAKE RACIST, SEXIST, HOMOPHOBIC, AND HORRIBLE STATEMENTS OR U WILL BE DROPPED IMMEDIATELY
• no spreading pls, if u sound like eminem did on rap god at any point in the debate.. I swear I will mentally clock out and start watching basketball.
• Engage at the heart of the motion/resolution/topic at hand, or you will force me to make a decision which will definitely not be pleasant to listen to.
• Have fun and Sprinkle in ur own personal swagger into each round, it makes it alot more fun to watch and adjudicate

WSD Specifics

• I enjoy cohesive rhetoric throughout each bench (Make sure that your advocacy is consistent from speech to speech)
• FRAMING is IMPORTANT but should not be ur entire case
• Make sure that everyone is pulling their own weight (1's should be asking POI's consistently)
• debate is like building a sandcastle...the ones find a spot to build it through introducing framing and case, the twos get the sand by refuting and extending AND defending, and the three builds it through 2/3 clash questions and WEIGHING...the reply puts the flag on top and explains to me what sand castle u built.
• pois should not exceed 15 seconds
• If u badger too much, ill just look at u funny and just dock ur speaks
• Don't expect me to vote purely off of examples, use it in order to further ur analysis, don't just bank on it to win u arguments as a whole
• the 4th speech is one of my favorites, and one of THE most important speeches in the round, make sure that u are properly world building in this speech + dropping rhetorical bombs; I will NOT be making my decision in any given round until i am 100% convinced by the reply to pull the trigger!
• FINALLY, do not lie...i hate lying. don't lie about stats, bc they will not help u without real analysis.
• I dont really have a preference for principle over practical arguments, just make sure that you are weighing well enough to make me feel comfortable

DO NOT'S

• Dont use rhetoric that includes another teams name (imo it often makes strong intros a bit more weak)
• Dont be overly aggressive when asking and anwsering POI's
• Pls dont post-round me its not gonna change the decision

Funny:

• If u mention lebron james 4x in your speech ill boost ur speaks
• If u can do 55 pushups in front of me ill boost ur speaks
• If you hit the milly rock after ur speech ill boost ur speaks
• These will give u (+.5) speaks AT best

if u got any questions pls feel free to email me @arjungkrishnan11@gmail.com

add me to the email chain: greenhillsmdebate@gmail.com

tech>truth unless its like genocide good or something

fine with cps and das

T as long as you can win theres actually an impact

I love condo and other theory but you still have to win impacts and stuff

generic Ks like set col and Cap are good but make sure to explain your link and alt and theory of power

fine with obscure Ks but a clear explanation is key

no racism or harmful things

Judging Experience:

WSD Debater 2 years (State Qualified, Nats Qualified, Advanced to elims at many tourneys (Berkeley, UT, ghill, gv, etc etc etc)

General Expectations

• DO NOT MAKE RACIST, SEXIST, HOMOPHOBIC, AND HORRIBLE STATEMENTS OR U WILL BE DROPPED IMMEDIATELY I WILL END THE ROUND EARLY :)
• no spreading...if u do not speak in a comprehensible way I will cry and then yell clear and also stop flowing because I am not a robot
• engage engage engage...don't extend if u won't address their case or I will be bored and make a decision u will NOT be happy with
• I'm tech over truth within reason...i will def buy ur analysis as long as it is in the realm of intuition
• for example, if u say arjun krishnan is smart, I will question ur analysis bc cmon, guys rlly?

WSD Expectations

• I love WSD...plz do not ruin it
• be respectful and leave your American-centric ideas behind
• this is WORLD schools debate, not AMERICAN schools debate...plz engage on an international level
• FRAMING is IMPORTANT but should not be ur entire case lmao
• if u run abusive framing I will look at u weirdly, laugh out loud, stop flowing, and then probably give u a w bc the other team doesn't know how to respond...but if they do respond, or I do think ur framing is wayyyy too abusive, I will be heavy in contemplation trying to figure out if I want to vote for bad guys who won or good guys that lost
• debate is like building a sandcastle...the ones find a spot to build it through introducing framing and case, the twos get the sand by refuting and extending AND defending, and the three builds it through 2/3 clash questions and WEIGHING...the reply puts the flag on top and explains to me what sand castle u built.
• pois should not exceed 15 seconds u had ur time to speak u failed--or maybe u didn't but plz--stop trying
• plz do not badger I love badgering but I'm not competing and due to saltiness u guys r now not allowed to badger...also NSDA and TFA say not to so if u do ill doc speaks accordingly
• I love examples, but they're also unfair if u do not give logic. U r putting the cart before the horse...examples are for development of args, not the args itself.
• i think personal experiences is useless and makes the debate awkward and kinda unfair for the team that has no personal experiences
• FINALLY, do not lie...i hate lying. don't lie about stats, bc they will not help u without real analysis.

Rhetoric "suggestions" (would definitely listen before losing all your speaks)

• if u say imagine a world, you can imagine 60s on ur ballot (jk but plz do not)
• any rhetoric that includes another teams name in order to be "funny" will not see their name have the opportunity to be made fun of in elims
• chess rhetoric will lose u the debate automatically (or I guess manually since u chose to do it)
• if u say "iLl sTaRt On My FiRsT wOrD" I will seriously contemplate not listening to any of ur words
• IF U USE AN INTRO THAT U RECYCLED FROM A FAMOUS RD OR SPEAKER chances are I've already seen it...so either don't do it bc it will be boring, or do it better so I'm impressed
• if u use a hypothetical person as your main character (single mother of fifty, poor boy in Africa) I will question your choices of rhetoric bc lets be fr this is getting old
• PLZ PLZ PLZ BE FUNNY. ANYTHING U DO IS BOUND TO MAKE ME GIVE HIGHER SPEAKS. JUDGING IS KINDA STALE SO IF U DO SOMETHING, EVEN IF U THINK IT WON'T BE FUNNY, I'LL APPRECIATE THE EFFORT.
• we use "so proud to propose/oppose" at the end of our speeches a LOT...plz change it up it will be fun for me to watch

Policy/LD/PF

• I have only done PF once, and it traumatized me, so do with that info what u will
• if u spread I will literally not understand u and will prob down vote u sorry
• to be honest, nontopical k's will make me sad and then happy knowing I can downvote a k bc I prefer u to debate the resolution
• good luck! honestly if u run a k and it makes a lot of sense to me, I am def willing to amend my previous comments regarding k's but until then, it stands
• I love cross x plz ask questions be funny be aggressive but don't be rude or mean

if u do my physics hw I will give u 75s! jk

Junior at Greenhill

I have done worlds since middle school and am pretty experienced with the format.

I love principled arguments, but you need to weigh them for me in order for them to matter more than practical arguments.

Focus on framework, clash, and weighing, and have fun!

please be respectful.

email me with any questions:

zsherry2106@gmail.com