National Speech and Debate Tournament
2023 — Phoenix/Mesa, AZ/US
Shawn Briscoe Paradigm
Policy
Policy Debate Judge Philosophy
Your experience with Policy Debate (check all that apply)
Coach of a teamNDT/CEDA debater in college
Policy debater in high school
Frequently judge Policy Debate
How many Policy rounds have you judged this year?
41+Which best describes your approach to judging Policy Debate?
PolicymakerRATE OF DELIVERY
8/91 = slow and deliberate9 = very rapid
QUANTITY OF ARGUMENTS
3/91 = a few well-developed arguments9 = the more arguments the better
COMMUNICATION AND ISSUES
9/91 = communication skills most important9 = resolving substantive issues most important
TOPICALITY: I am willing to vote on topicality:
1/91 = often9 = rarely
COUNTERPLANS
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
GENERIC DISADVANTAGES
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
CONDITIONAL NEGATIVE POSITIONS
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
DEBATE THEORY ARGUMENTS
1/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
CRITIQUE (KRITIK) ARGUMENTS
2/91 = acceptable9 = unacceptable
Additional remarks:
I highly recommend, you look at my full paradigm on Tabroom. The rating scales don't give you a lot of insight. Yes, I checked "8" on speed... I prefer fast rounds. However, you don't have to go fast to win. (You DO have to be clear to win.) Yes, I'm willing to vote on T often, but that doesn't mean you have to run T. Same with all the other args. I did also drop down a notch on Ks... not because I'm opposed, but because so many debaters don't understand their Ks or run them as non-unique disads and think that calling them a K gets them out of that problem.
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