Last changed on
Fri November 5, 2021 at 9:44 PM CEST
To all debaters:
If you have any questions, let me know before the round begins.
Please be respectful in the round. Overly aggressive questioning, condescension, or insulting behavior will be commented on the ballot for your coaches to see. It may not affect the outcome of the round, but it's very important nonetheless.
Public Forum paradigm:
I am a PF coach and did PF in high school, so I am very familiar with this form of debate.
Beware running squirrel framework, I'm unlikely to be convinced unless it is well-justified or the opponent fails to point out its abusiveness/inaccuracies/etc.
For summary, I prefer line-by-line and then impacts at the bottom.
I like voters and impacts in the final speech - line-by-line is a bit rushed for 2 minutes.
Speed is okay - don't speak faster than I can understand you. If you are stumbling over words and not being concise that will not help you.
I am unfamiliar with Ks in PF. If you run a K, you have to explain it well.
In terms of what I look for in a win, if you cover all points on the flow and make a stronger case for/against the resolution that is a sure win. A stronger case for/against essentially means that taking all the evidence together that has been introduced AND extended throughout the round, one side is preferable to the other.
LD paradigm:
I did not do LD in high school but I am a philosophy major in college and have judged LD several times, so I understand discussion of value/criterion and philosophers. But, of course, make sure to explain the value/criterion well.
That being said, I would stick to more "traditional" LD arguments since I'm not as familiar with LD.
Value/criterion do matter more than contention-level, but I expect both to be covered effectively. It is especially important to win contention-level if you concede to your opponent's value/criterion.
Line-by-line argumentation works best for me.
Speed- same as PF.