Redmond Forensics Invitational
2018
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Redmond,
WA/US
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Ryan Choi
BC Academy
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Kaveh Dilmaghani
Tahoma Senior HS
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Piyush Dogra
Interlake HS
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Fri November 2, 2018 at 8:39 AM MDT
Don't talk fast
Lloyd Roberts
Interlake HS
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Judson Rusk
Mount Rainier HS
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I have 15+ years experience coaching and judging High School level debate. My emphasis is in Public Forum, but I also focus on individual speaking events.
During a debate, I strongly prefer to see an evidence-based logical warrant rather than an unrelenting string of statistics that are not brought together in a thoughtful way.
I highly value respect amongst the competitors. I will score a competitor lower if they are rude or hostile toward their opponents.
Robert Rutherford
Eastside Preparatory School
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Fri November 6, 2020 at 7:00 AM PDT
I competed in CX, LD, PF, Congress, and a few speech events in high school, so I'm pretty tabula rasa. I like standards debate and I will pay close attention to it, but I don't mind if it isn't the most important thing in the round.
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Fri March 16, 2018 at 4:53 AM PDT
I pretty much just follow my heart...
But... I`m sure both sides have some very compelling reasons for why I should decide in their favor. However, the most important factors are the WORDING of the resolution and the INTENTION of the resolution. The WORDING of the resolution is static and doesn`t leave much room for strategic interpretation. The INTENTION of the resolution can be freely explored by either side to their advantage. The only reasons that will be weighed for the decision will be those that are consistent with the WORDING of the resolution and it's INTENTION (... whatever that is.)