Langan Tournament at Shikellamy
2019
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Sunbury,
PA/US
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Joseph Borland
E.L. Meyers High School
8 rounds
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Jean Brownstead
State College HS
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I am a parent judge and have judged before. I prefer that you talk slowly, show respect for each other and have fun. I appreciate organized structure throughout and analysis of why you should win in the final focus.
Nadia Rodyushkin
Abington Heights
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Matthew Rousu
Selinsgrove Area High School
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Joanna Smith
Holy Redeemer High School
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Emily Wang
State College HS
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Ron Woznock
E.L. Meyers High School
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Sun March 10, 2019 at 5:46 AM EDT
Overall - I will vote on anything I can understand - this includes speed/spreading. I won't tell you if I can't understand you. Speed at your own risk. I'm mostly non-interventionist, although if you're making grossly false statements about empirical facts, I reserve the right to not accept them. You can be aggressive, but at all times remain respectful to your opponents. Argumentation and logical reasoning are the foundations of debate. I don't care about your cards or meta-analysis unless you tell me why I should. Shake hands with your opponent, not with me.
LD Specific:
LD is a value debate. LD is a value debate. LD is a value debate. If upholding your value isn't the point of your case, I'm not going to vote for you. A value is not a "framework." Your contentions should link to your VC and your VC should be measuring your value. LD is not 1 person CX - don't talk to me about plans or solvency. LD is a value debate.
PFD:
Don't turn your presentation into policy-lite. Make arguments, don't just read evidence. I don't inherently care about any of your evidence unless you tell me why it matters.