National Speech and Debate Tournament
2022 — Louisville, KY/US
Luke Brown Paradigm
Policy
Policy Debate Judge Philosophy
Your experience with Policy Debate (check all that apply)
Policy debater in high schoolOccasionally judge Policy Debate
How many Policy rounds have you judged this year?
0-10Which best describes your approach to judging Policy Debate?
Stock issuesRATE OF DELIVERY
4/91 = slow and deliberate9 = very rapid
QUANTITY OF ARGUMENTS
6/91 = a few well-developed arguments9 = the more arguments the better
COMMUNICATION AND ISSUES
7/91 = communication skills most important9 = resolving substantive issues most important
TOPICALITY: I am willing to vote on topicality:
3/91 = often9 = rarely
COUNTERPLANS
3/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
GENERIC DISADVANTAGES
2/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
CONDITIONAL NEGATIVE POSITIONS
3/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
DEBATE THEORY ARGUMENTS
3/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
CRITIQUE (KRITIK) ARGUMENTS
3/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
I was a policy debater for 2 years in high school in Indiana so my style was more on the traditional side. I competed in nationals my last year so I do have some circuit style experience with counter-plans, theory arguments, etc. I would prefer you stay away from kritiks. I tend to view them normally as a non-voting issue, but dont think you cant convince me otherwise with a well explained and well written one. I'm normally a stock issues judge but depending on the round I may have more of a policymaker perspective so don't only focus on the stocks. I'm okay with speed, I would prefer you didnt spread though if possible, as long as I can follow clearly. I will vote on the arguments you present mostly and very little on speaking ability. BE PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL TO NOT ONLY US JUDGES BUT YOUR OPPONENTS
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