National Speech and Debate Tournament
2022 — Louisville, KY/US
Sam Anderson Paradigm
Lincoln Douglas
Lincoln Douglas Debate Judge Philosophy
Your experience with LD Debate (check all that apply)
Current LD coachFormer LD competitor
Experienced LD judge
How many years have you judged LD debate?
9How many LD rounds have you judged this year?
41+What is your preferred rate of delivery?
7/91 = Slow conversational style9 = Rapid conversation speed
Does the rate of delivery weigh heavily in your decision?
NWill you vote against a student solely for exceeding your preferred speed?
NHow important is the criterion in making your decision?
It may be a factor depending on its use in the roundDo you feel that a value and criterion are required elements of a case?
YRebuttals and Crystallization
Voting issues should be given:
Either is acceptableThe use of jargon or technical language ("extend", "cross-apply", "turn", etc.) during rebuttals:
Is acceptableFinal rebuttals should include:
Line by line analysisVoting issues are:
Not necessaryHow do you decide the winner of the round?
I decide who is the winner of the key argument in the roundHow necessary do you feel the use of evidence (both analytical and empirical) is in the round?
7/91 = Not necessary9 = Always necessary
Please describe your personal note-taking during the round
I keep a rigorous flowFull paradigm on tabroom. I’ve judged a lot of traditional LD in Minnesota for nearly a decade but you can think of me primarily as a national circuit judge in that I’m flow-oriented and care much more about the quality of your analysis and evidence than I do about your rhetoric. Extensions need warrants, the 2AR needs to answer the line-by-line, etc. Since the ballot at nationals says vote for the debater who best upholds their side of the resolution as a general principle, I'll ignore any argument that contradicts that, but I’ll evaluate whatever arguments are made within those bounds.
Note: if you wish for your pronouns to appear the debaters you judge on text/email blasts, log into Tabroom, click Profile at top, and add them in the Pronouns field.