Fargo North Debate
2021
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Fargo,
ND/US
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Lucas Bender
Bismarck Public Schools
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Katie Cleveland
Red River High School
8 rounds
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Raini Endicott
Fargo Davies High School
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Rachel Fenner
Fargo Davies High School
8 rounds
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Brian Geffre
Fargo Shanley High School
Last changed on
Fri January 5, 2024 at 10:19 AM CDT
Debate should be an educational and communicative activity. I look for debaters that can discuss the topic with intelligence and honesty. Any attempts to play games with my emotions or my sentiments will get very low marks on the ballot. Debate the topic and do so with integrity, this is my expectation.
Brian Geffre
Shanley High School
Fargo ND
Yvonne Kalka
Grand Forks Central High School
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Lauren Kiley
Grand Forks Central High School
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Jennifer Kruger
Horace High School
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Shiori Kudo
Fargo South High School
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Sat January 29, 2022 at 10:15 AM EDT
Experience/Background: Former PF debater for four years. Big Question debate qualifier and top 13 in BQ debate nationals. Political science, history, and emergency management/homeland security background. Currently a law student.
Style Preferences: I can flow quickly so I am not opposed to fast paces. I typically flow on my laptop. However, please enunciate and be clear to project every word.
Please make the argument for me and convince ME. Please do not leave me to piece together the argument--tell me the why and the how. I like it if you directly tell me the impact of the evidence and claim. Bring the argument back to the resolution and make connections. If you have to, restate the resolution and tell me your argument's relevance.
Trae Larson
Fargo Davies High School
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Katherine Loveless
West Fargo Sheyenne High School
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McKenzie Prochnow
Mandan
8 rounds
Last changed on
Sat January 20, 2024 at 1:50 AM CDT
Background:
I did Public Forum debate for 3 years and Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking for 2 years at Mandan High School. I have qualified for World Schools Debate 2 years in a row at the National Competition. This will be my third year judging so I make sure I am fair and honest regarding my decisions in the round.
Public Forum:
As someone who loves PF-style debating, I am looking for good, solid connections between your points and the evidence you presented to me during the round. I also want to see rebuttals made about any arguments against your case. DON'T LET THE CONTENTIONS FALL!!! Use cross-examination for questions not to debate, and also answer the questions coherently and meaningfully. Don't just ask or answer a question to waste time.
Lincoln Douglas:
I am not very familiar with LD debate however, as long as you are concise with your arguments as well as with your value and criterion with solid coherent flows throughout the debate, then everything will go smoothly. I must be able to understand the flow of the debate in order for me to make an accurate judgment.
Debate Conduct:
Decorum matters to me, so be polite to your opponents. Some opponents aren't as strong as you are or aren't as skilled. I want an honest and fair debate. Make flowing easy for me; don't rush through your contentions otherwise, I won't know what you are talking about therefore, I won't know how the arguments should play out. If you speak fast, I won't be able to understand you either, and thus I might miss a valuable part of your case/argument against your opponent. I also expect a good amount of evidence to support your claims, whether that is in your main speech or in your rebuttals.
Speech:
Everything that was mentioned for debate can be applied to speech as well. I want to understand your flow of arguments in any of the categories that call for it. If you get me as a judge in one of the other categories bring the piece to life, and give it character, I want to feel as if I am in the piece itself. Facial expressions are everything in speech use them to your advantage to bring emotions to the surface.
Rachel Rackov
Horace High School
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Stephanie Radle
West Fargo Sheyenne High School
Last changed on
Fri May 3, 2024 at 5:45 AM CDT
FLOWING:
If typing, I flow the entire round in the RFD so that teams and coaches can see how the round went. I add my thoughts in italics, so that you can see my reactions to different arguments. I'll put my biggest RFD (and the value clash) at the top of my notes.
DECISION:
1 - Debaters should carefully consider how much evidence they use. Logic can only take you so far on its own. Evidence can only do so much on its own. The two need to balance.
2 - Impacts really matter. Make sure to clearly state your impacts.
PREFERENCES:
1 - Please do not spread. I understand that students do it to fit as much information in as possible, but you risk opponents and judges not being able to track everything you say. A good argument will be about argument quality, not word quantity.
2 - I recognize that I do have a bias against disrespectful debaters. It is very important to me that debaters maintain their composure and professionalism through the entire round. Competitors are future leaders and need to be able to set a good example for those around them.
3 - Meld values into your contentions and come back to that! Please balance the value clash with the contentions. I'll use the wining value to weigh both teams' contentions.
Denise Raeder Johnson
Fargo Davies High School
8 rounds
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Sarah Reichel
Fargo North High School
8 rounds
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Charlee Scott
Fargo North High School
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Aryaman Sharma
West Fargo Sheyenne High School
None
Jacob Snyder
West Fargo High School
8 rounds
None
Bridgette Startz
Fargo South High School
None
Jake Thomas
Bismarck Public Schools
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