National Speech and Debate Tournament
2024 — Des Moines, IA/US
Finn Andersen Paradigm
Lincoln-Douglas
Lincoln Douglas Debate Judge Philosophy
Your experience with LD Debate (check all that apply)
Current Public Forum coach or judgeFormer Public Forum debater
Community judge
How many years have you judged LD debate?
2How many LD rounds have you judged this year?
0-10What is your preferred rate of delivery?
5/91 = 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?
NRebuttals 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 flowwhile i have limited familiarity with ld, having never competed in it and only judged at the novice/ms level, i have a general understanding of its concepts and am very familiar with progressive debate in pf; i try to be tab provided you do not cross red lines of bigotry, am great for k's provided you explain them clearly (this means delivery as well as content), fine with theory but will frown heavily at you and have a pretty low threshold for responses if you read friv theory, will hate it if you run tricks but that does not mean i won't vote for them (srsly pls don't tho), and am totally fine having a traditional VC philosophical debate
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