National Speech and Debate Tournament
2024 — Des Moines, IA/US
Adeline Schultz Paradigm
Lincoln-Douglas
Lincoln Douglas Debate Judge Philosophy
Your experience with LD Debate (check all that apply)
Current LD coachExperienced LD judge
How many years have you judged LD debate?
5How many LD rounds have you judged this year?
31-40What is your preferred rate of delivery?
6/91 = 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 is the primary means by which I make my decisionDo 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:
BothVoting issues are:
Absolutely 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 flowIt will be very hard for me to vote for a debater who goes off-topic. This includes most ks, counterplans, etc. I will always favor the debater using their limited speaking time to try and have a substantive discussion about the actual resolution. The burden of proof belongs on the AFF, and to win my ballot the NEG most often has to either (1) defend the status quo, or (2) argue strongly that the resolution would make the status quo worse. Arguing that we should do something else instead of the resolution will make it very difficult for me to vote for you unless you do a lot of analytical groundwork here, because what I'm voting on is this resolution, not some magical future resolution.
This is not to say that I just want to hear stock cases. Creative arguments are a plus. They just have to be on-topic.
Meta-analysis of debate or otherwise completely off-topic ks are all but an automatic loss from me.
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