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National Speech and Debate Tournament

2024 — Des Moines, IA/US

Jacob Everett Paradigm

Policy

Policy Debate Judge Philosophy

Your experience with Policy Debate (check all that apply)

Coach of a team
Policy debater in high school
Frequently judge Policy Debate

How many Policy rounds have you judged this year?

31-40

Which best describes your approach to judging Policy Debate?

Tabula rasa

RATE OF DELIVERY

8/91 = slow and deliberate
9 = very rapid

QUANTITY OF ARGUMENTS

5/91 = a few well-developed arguments
9 = the more arguments the better

COMMUNICATION AND ISSUES

5/91 = communication skills most important
9 = resolving substantive issues most important

TOPICALITY: I am willing to vote on topicality:

1/91 = often
9 = rarely

COUNTERPLANS

1/91 = acceptable
9 = unacceptable

GENERIC DISADVANTAGES

1/91 = acceptable
9 = unacceptable

CONDITIONAL NEGATIVE POSITIONS

1/91 = acceptable
9 = unacceptable

DEBATE THEORY ARGUMENTS

1/91 = acceptable
9 = unacceptable

CRITIQUE (KRITIK) ARGUMENTS

1/91 = acceptable
9 = unacceptable

Additional remarks: I am pretty okay with whatever. I honestly think my job is to adapt to debaters and evaluate arguments based on what I'm told to evaluate-- absent this explanation I'll typically default offense/defense My Tabroom paradigm is much more in depth of how I evaluate specific arguments, be sure to check out that one if you have any questions. I vastly prefer speechdrop as the info sharing tool, but if you insist on an email chain or if you have questions before/after round: jteverett53@gmail.com

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