IBA December JV Tournament
2021 — Online, GA/US
Public Forum Paradigm List
All Paradigms: Show HideAs a first time judge, I am engaged by the talent of so many young minds. Being a new judge, I've already determined reducing the speed of your speech (just slightly) will give me a bit more time to grasp everything you are trying to say in such a short amount of time. The more of your points that I hear and absorb allows me to make a decision on your content.
And just remember to have fun!
I am a Georgia Tech CS student and debated public forum for the Milton High School Debate Team. Here are the things I would like to emphasize:
-Any speed is fine, but clarity is needed. I cannot judge on what I cannot understand. Please try to refrain from spreading if you can though.
-Make sure to weigh and use off time road maps so I can better comprehend and create my RFD.
-Time yourselves, though I will also keep track of time myself as well, so watch your time and do not go over. Prevent any down time so that we can finish the round on time. That includes calling for a card, which should be minimal.
-Be respectful. This should be self-explanatory.
-I habitually place the rebuttal and summary as the most important speeches so make sure those are solid.
-I have been screwed by judges with personal opinions before, so you can be certain that I will not place any personal bias against you or the opposition. What you show me is what I decide from.
-Preflow before the round.
-Disads, kritiks, and theory are fine by me.
-Speaks: Do not become "insufferable," and you can expect a fair score.
-I mainly give oral feedback rather than written.
Any other questions should be addressed before start time.
Please be respectful to your opponents. I'm looking for clear and concise arguments. It is ok to speak faster but be clear.
Likes
- Make sure I can see the relevance in what you're saying and the topic of the debate
- Clear contentions
Dislikes
- Counterpoint-based cases, you should have your own case that I can vote on, not entirely based on your opponent's case
- Spreading, this is discouraged because I prefer if I can understand you and be able to get a feel of what you are arguing.
- I have no tolerance for any arguments that discriminate against certain groups
- Taking extra prep time
I would like to be in the email chain if y'all make one. My email is kadiyalasaanvi01@gmail.com.
I prefer well-supported arguments with sufficient evidence and reasonable impacts. I will give you speaker points based on enunciation, creativity, confidence, and eye contact. Stealing prep time will be counted negatively in your speaker points. Pre-req weighing is also the most important in my opinion.
When evidence sharing, prep time starts after the team receives the card they're asking for.
Tech> Truth. I am a tabula rasa judge, but any offensive speech will be an automatic loss and will take a major toll on your speaker points.
Impact weighing is really important to me, but it won't matter that much if you don't tell me why your impact will become true.
If something is not extended in both the summary and final focus, it will not be counted in my decision. I also flow the entire debate, so I will know what you dropped and extended throughout the entire round.
Good luck!
Hello!
I was a PF debater for several years and broke at a few national tournaments for JV, including Harvard, Stanford, and Yale. I am no longer in the debating scene, but I am still familiar with how PF debate works. Treat me as a flay: I understand the tech and lingo, but I have absolutely zero topic knowledge.
For Varsity: I detest theory and K's. Do not run them in front of me. If you do, I will default to the other side.
TLDR: Obviously, no racism, homophobia, sexism, etc. Please respect opponents. Generally, I vote for whoever has the best weighing and whichever case is still standing. I expect a clear warrant to buy a case. Speaks depend on how well you execute your speeches and cross. When calling for evidence, please send a CUT CARD. Include me on any email chains. Signpost all speeches following 1st rebuttal.
Cases: I like comprehensible cases with some nuances. If you do happen to be reading a squirrely case, send me evidence beforehand. Don't read faster than 200 wpm. I'm not a huge fan of spreading, but if you really need to, send me a case doc beforehand. otherwise, do whatever.
Responses: Destroy your opponent’s case on the uniqueness, link, and impact level. I like aggressive rebuttals. Turns are fantastic. Make sure to sign post, so I can flow all your responses. 2nd rebuttal must frontline some arguments or at least the turns. Weighing here is a bonus, but not required.
Summary: Hardest, but also most important speech of the round. My ballot will likely be decided after this speech. I expect these 3 things:
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Extend case. Bring up some key authors and the uniqueness, link, and impact.
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Frontline. If you don’t frontline, I assume you concede. I especially love analytical frontlines, but be careful, because some things actually need evidence.
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Weigh. Give me some good warrants and evidence. I love, love, love pre-req/short circuit. If you weigh like this and your opponent doesn't address it/weigh similarly, then I will vote fore you. Meta-weighing is great, but not needed. This is the most important part of the summary, so give me a clear heads-up when you start weighing.
- Extend responses. If a turn goes unaddressed, please extend it! Don't go for all responses, just pick 1 or 2 max and properly implicate them
Final Focus: As I almost always have my ballot by summary, I rarely flow this speech. Don't bring up new evidence/responses. I will not even consider them. Please spend at least 30 sec weighing here, as this is one of the main purposes of this speech.
Cross: This is not a key voting place for me, but I will use it determine speaks. If some important point is made in cross, just bring it up at the beginning of any speech and I'll consider it.
i award points to ppl who...
-seem confident. doesnt mean you know whats going on, but if you keep your game together and make it look like you’re still in control, thats pretty good. thats kinda tough sometimes, man.
-not boring voice. dont be monotone. imma fall asleep at the very beginning then.
-hand gestures. love these. more, more, more
-either be assertive or friendly. no aggressive and no passive. and obviously be respectful.
-knows what they’re talking about and can actually debate. you’d be surprised by the number of people who fail to get points from this category. be a good debater guys. stop calling out dumb technicalities
-80s song references
i take away points from ppl who…
-are disrespectful, rude, disgustingly mean, or have bad behavior. i will hack the system to give you a 25 BECAUSE APPARENTLY THIS POSSIBLE I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
-make it obvious that they’re not cooperating with their partner. your partner is like the other half of your brain. please respect them.
-mumble
-concede something that goes against them. good debaters never do this. be a good debater.
-give bad speeches. this is a kinda iffy category and its really hard to decide. if you have a significant amount of time left, i’ll dock points. if you consistently contradict yourself, i’ll dock points. dont worry too much about this part. you have to be rlly bad if i dock points for bad speech.
-any harry styles, olivia rodrigo, ariana grande, doja cat reference
okay, here’s what numbers mean to me:
30: never stop debating. move up to the next level. you’re actually so good. will rarely give this out
29: rlly rlly good. this is expected for excellent debaters and i encourage you to keep debating.
28: you’re getting there. at least you didnt screw up. will use this most often, especially for average debaters.
27: please try harder next time. follow the advice in my feedback
26: what are you doing with your life? i will almost never give this out because im too nice
yea and of course cant forget the "have fun debating!!!1!!1!"
just be a good debater :D
put #samisthebomb.com in the chat so i know you read my paradigm
Tech > Truth
Please don't spread if you can help it
Off-time roadmaps are always recommended, they just make it easier for me to catch all your arguments
Winning with slower talking speed helps speaks
If there is a problem with evidence, ASK ME TO CALL FOR THE CARD OR READ THE QUOTE DIRECTLY, otherwise I can't resolve
Tell a story with your case, not just a few random contentions and arguments.
Please number your responses
2nd rebuttal should frontline
Almost always collapse in summary
Extend offense and defense in Summary
start weighing in summary
Don't bring up arguments in summary that weren't in Rebuttal or Case
Don't bring up arguments in Final Focus that weren't in summary
Obviously no bullying, homophobia, racism, etc.
I'm a junior at South Forsyth High school and debate with Ivy Bridge Academy. I have a couple of years of PF experience.
Since I have debate experience considered me a tech judge.
General Notes: Please do not speak so fast that I cannot flow. If I can't flow I won't count it in the debates.
I don't flow crossfires but if something important comes up I will flow it.
I will keep track of your time(speeches, crossfires, and prep time), but I would recommend you also keep time so you know how you are doing time-wise.
Speeches(Cases, Rebuttal, Summary) - Please warrant your case. In terms of time, it is okay if you go 20ish seconds after the time limit I won't count it against you. However, if you go above 30 seconds that is not okay and I will not let you read anymore.
Crossfires - Please give each turns to answer questions. Don't spend the entire cross on just one question, move on. Confidence is key in this speech.
Summary - This is the MOST important speech of the debate and this speech is WHERE I DECIDE WINNER. What is extended in this speech is what will be considered. If you don't extend something I will not weigh it.
I would like it if you frontline your case, respond to their case, and weigh in this one speech. I know it may be difficult but if you can do all of this it will make it easier for me to make a decision on the debate and it gives you a huge advantage.
Final focus - Weight your impacts and explain why you won the debate. This speech will help me finalize my decision. You cannot go more than 10 seconds above time limit in this speech.
Speaker points:
30 - no complaints about your speaking. Perfect.
29 - Really good but there may be something very small you can improve on
28 - Errors in speeches(some stuttering, a few pauses in between the speech, etc) and/or small gaps in understanding the topic and research.
27 - Errors in speeches(stuttering, long pauses in between speech, going under time by 1 min or more) and/or it looks like you didn't research the topic much.
26 - Something went wrong in this debate for you. It happens to all of us.
Hello! My name is Shivani and I am a current Sophomore and Psychology-Premedical major with double minors in Chemistry and Biology at Mercer University! My pronouns are she/her. It's nice to meet you! I have done both Public Forum and a variety of speech events for 4 years at Milton High School. I have also attended a few respectable debate camps such as the National Debate Forum and Emory's Barkley Forum so it's safe to say I do know a bit about debate hehe.
With that being said, I have a few things that you should keep in mind :)
*Speech- I am okay with any speed. As long as you speak clear and with confidence! This is public forum so please do not spread!
*Please make sure you are weighing and really impacting out throughout the round. I firmly believe that every speech is important but your summary and final focus really needs to drive the point home in order for me to consider it!
*I am huge on respecting pronouns so please let me know or correct me if I do not use your preferred pronouns!
*I am okay with off-time road maps but like it says in the title, do not make it too long or I will consider it part of your time!
*Please Please Please be respectful and nice! As Thumper from Alice and Wonderland said, "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say it at all"! I take this very seriously and if you say anything offensive or rude, I will immediately take off speaker points. I like humor but I also like professionalism!
*I will keep track of the time but please keep track of your time as well and be honest!
*Theory, Disads, and Kritiks....not a huge fan of using them personally but I am perfectly fine with them as long as they are reasonable and in boundaries of what you are talking about. Do not go overboard
*I like to go through the round at the end in my oral feed depending on time so if you do not prefer this, let me know! I will be more than happy to write up a more detailed written feedback!
*More than anything, I know how stressful and intense debate can be (trust me, I have gone through my fair share of heels by anxiously pacing up and down the hallways before rounds). So relax, try your best, and give it your all no matter how difficult the round may seem!
*If you have a questions, concerns, cries of woes, etc..., please ask me or let me know before or after the round! No question is dumb but please let me know beforehand!
With that being said, let's close this paradigm and debate! Good Luck!
-SDN
I debated PF for 6 years.
I judge off the flow.
I don't flow crossfire, but if something important comes up I will make notes.
Extend your responses and weigh in summary. If you don't extend in summary then I can't count it in final focus.
Answer turns and warrant arguments well.
Give me clear reason(s) why you win and outweigh the opponent.
Do off-time road maps unless your clearly stating where you are in the flow and make flowing easy for me because if I cant flow it then I'm not going to count it in the round.
Flow your strongest arguments through the debate while properly rebutting and frontlining. At the end of the debate, win in weighing.
alpharetta 27
email chain: reyhadebate@gmail.com AND alpharettadebatedocs@gmail.com
email chains should be in a similar format to this: Aff Team Code v. Neg Team Code---Tournament---Round #
debate is a safe space. please be respectful to your partner, opponents, and me. if you do/say anything that makes the round unsafe, i will stop the round and contact an adult to resolve the situation.
debating and judge instruction matter way more than my personal preferences. emphasis on judge instruction. lack of judge instruction is your fault, not mine. the less i intervene in your debate the happier i will be. the less cards you have and the more explanations you give, the more i understand your arguments and the more likely it is i will vote on them. not saying there should be no cards, bc they’re important, but novices tend to spam evidence with 0 explanation.
be nice; novice debate is not that serious
tech > truth, but most of the time tech and at least a little bit of truth need to be better than your opponent to win.
i will not vote on: homophobia good, racism good, violence good, sexism good, death good, or suicide good. if your impact is morally questionable but not on this list, ask me pre-round.
novices: don’t clip. sometimes, you mess up. it’s okay. what is clipping? it's where you get halfway through a card then skip to the next card, or skip the middle portion of a card on purpose. to avoid this, whenever you stop reading something in the middle of a card, say “mark card at x” and hit enter on your computer a bunch of times to indicate where it was stopped.
be clear when speaking. don’t speak fast if you are super unclear. also, if you spread without a speech doc, chances are, i'm gonna miss half of your speech.
time your own speeches + your opponents' speeches.
call me reyha/rey not judge i’m literally a high schooler
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tag team cx is okay, but don’t take over a cx that’s not yours
DAs: i love DAs. i am familiar with all novice packet arguments but you should explain them to me like i’m 5. DA turns case analysis is very very good. the DA should have a heavy impact calc push in the 2NR, but that doesn’t mean you lose on the link or uniqueness level.
case: must defend all 5 stock issues (solvency, inherency, harms, topicality, and significance).
I am a parent judge yet I have debated before. When I make my decisions, I look at each team closely and decide based on merit.
1. You've missed the round if I can't decipher your points and grasp what you're saying.
2. I prefer scientific evidence; attempting to win an irrational case would not win you the round.
3. I like a well-planned/thought-out case that makes common sense - I like being able to link the dots.
4. I'm able to flow, but not as well as anyone who judges PFD every weekend.
5. Do not be impolite. I can handle assertive people, but yelling, belittling critics, eye-rolling, head tossing, and general scorn are not appropriate. You will win the game, but only with 20 speaker points.
6. Please weigh at the end of your speeches or I will not take them into consideration.
7. Please do not talk monotoned, you will have low speaker points even if you do win the round.
8. 2nd rebuttal is required to frontline all of the opponent's responses.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me at zarinawang0518@gmail.com.