ND JVNovice Scrimmage Season Opener
2022 — Sherman Oaks, CA/US
NCX Paradigm List
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Read whatever you want as long as it’s well explained and warranted.
Your 2nrs and 2ars should make it clear why you won and what I should vote on. Tell me how I should evaluate the debate.
You should do comparative impact calculus between you and your opponent’s impacts and clash with your opponent as much as possible.
Answering your opponent's arguments in the order they're presented makes it easier for me to follow along.
Please time yourselves and have fun.
Background:
Debated all 4 years at Notre Dame High School.
Started as a 2N, finished as a 2A. 'Policy debater,' but I enjoy K's.
TL:
please put these emails on the email chain always. Send a test email at least 5 minutes before the round starts -- sergiochavezdebate@gmail.com notreddebate@gmail.com
pronouns: he/him -- feel free to call me by my name ("Sergio" or "Serg") -- not "Judge"
tech > truth absent ethics violations
be nice!
Read what you want! I'd rather you debate with what you know best than try over-adapting to me.
I enjoy solid clash and organization in the debates, otherwise, I feel like I have to do work for you. There should be clean line-by-line so I can easily follow your speech. Cross-applications are great when used strategically and sufficiently implicated.
Debate as if I have zero topic knowledge -- over-explaining things, especially first semester, is better than assuming I know what you're talking about. Remember that debate is meant to be educational, not just a word competition.
CX -- super underutilized and very helpful when done right. Build ethos, demonstrate topic knowledge, and most importantly ask questions with intention/direction. Yes, there are things you gotta get through like status of off-case, etc. but you can control the round (or lose it) with CX.
Speaking -- Clarity > Speed. Spreading is fine, but please be clear and at least try to be a little expressive (i.e. intonation, body language, eye contact, etc.), I will be more interested in what you have to say. I will yell "CLEAR!" if you are absolutely unintelligible. If I cannot hear your arguments, it won't be on the flow and I will not evaluate them. I am physically expressive, so my expressions will let you know what I'm thinking.
Timing -- Please time yourselves, especially prep. Even when I'm debating I forget to time my opponents and that'll probably be worse while judging. You can finish your sentence after the timer, nothing more (feel free to ask me where I stopped flowing).
Online -- If my camera is off, I am probably not there so always check with me (and your opponents) before speaking).
Please feel free to ask questions before the round.
T:
Great argument in the past. Neg teams should utilize it to check weird affs. You should probably have proof of neg ground loss / limits explosion and a reasonable case list.
Always extend voters, impact out the IL (i.e. education, fairness, clash, debateability), and do impact calc. If it's not there, I can't and won't vote on it.
T comes before theory. It's a procedural question of whether the debate should've even happened in the first place (this description does not necessarily apply to FW vs. K-Affs).
Case:
Please robustly defend the aff in CX; defend a real Internal Link(s) for your advantages and impact scenarios; be prepared to defend your scholarship. I can appreciate smart, offensive 1AR and 2AR pivots to beat the neg's args. If you think it's necessary in the 2AC, I'm all for it.
Rehighlightings do not have to be reread as long as its implication/purpose is sufficiently explained in the tag. These can be valuable, but the worse they are, the less they matter. If the rehighlighitng is on the longer end, you might want to read it.
CP:
Love them IF debated properly. Don't be too cheaty on the CP's -- some planks are just fine and probably sufficient.
If you want to run a Process CP with an internal net benefit, it better have a link to the aff or you're losing to an intrinsic perm. It's the neg's responsibility to prove why the CP is good and necessary for the topic/against [x] aff.
DA:
YES! (most of the time) DA's need impact calc and cohesive story. Please don't be read two cards in the 1NC and call it a disad. Turns case analysis is OP.
K:
Framework is optional. 2NR should decide if they're going for FW or a Link to the aff. Regardless, Links should be applied to the aff, even if they are a little generic. Pull 1AC lines, use CX to win links, and re-explain the aff through the K's lens. The alt should at least solve the links. Be careful using mindset shifts as your alt, this gives the aff is an easier route for the perm.
Here are some miscellaneous notes for K's that I've ran:
--Capitalism K -- Good generic across most topics. I personally think defending a material alternative (e.g. socialism) is better than forefronting FW. Positional competition is overrated, get better at Link debate.
--Settler Colonialism K -- I've read the Set Col K on the neg (shout out Olivia Deantoni) and have had significant time discussing not only neg strategy but also aff answers to this K with one of my coaches, Joshua Michael. There's so much room to develop specific Link debate. Ontology is meant to lower the threshold for winning the Link; it's not required to win the K. If you read Tuck and Yang as your alt, and 1NC CX says the alt is not material decolonization, you're wrong.
--Security K -- Another good generic across topics, and I feel like teams could read it this year too. I mostly view the the Security K as "spicy impact defense" (shout out Viv). It's also why I liked it, because of how it necessitates in-depth clash on case and examples. I think there are two ways to go for the K: (1) FW = you link, you lose, and (2) Impact turn = spicy impact defense. Either way, the neg should win a low risk of the aff.
Tricks -- throw-away K tricks in the neg block (e.g. embedded death k, predictions fail) are not a great way to win rounds, but I've seen them work -- 1ARs, please don't drop them, a sentence is enough for me to throw out dumb arguments. Even if they are dropped, the 2NR must be specific and apply the args themselves to the aff. For "predictions fail," if the aff wins risk of case, I think their predictions are correct and I will err aff.
K-Aff:
I've learned to grow somewhat fond of K Affs. I think that teams that utilize their 1AC to win portions of the debate, like an impact turn to FW, are strategically doing the right thing. I've seen some more deflective strategies that aren't as fun / educational to debate. Do not just throw a bunch of jargon and lingo if you're not going to explain it. Save your overviews for the line-by-line. Decide whatever you want to defend the aff does and own it.
Theory:
Conditionality -- condo is probably good, and usually reasonable if the 1NC has 1-3 condo, but I will always evaluate the flow first. Proving in-round abuse is really helpful for the aff instead of just debating at the unrealistic, hypothetical level of everything conditional imaginable vs. no condo.
Hey y'all
Debated policy for 2 years and change at Notre Dame High School
Dartmouth '27
Roll Trees
Yes chain please – colsonduncan@gmail.com
TL/DR – Do what you do as long as its good and be satirical not snarky
CP's
Need a Solvo Advo and Net Ben.
Some CP's dont belong on the topic (or any topic) – if this is the case the perm debate will most likely be an uphill battle for the neg but other than that I enjoy these args
Ev indichts work wonders for the solvency page
DA's
I love a good disad – please explain the story clearly especially when it comes to the links of like a ptx DA, which tend to be pretty contrived. Indichts and good analytics go a long way in the block esp when reading generic links
Please do impact calc – great neg debating has been done on the link debate without giving a reason why that link means literally anything and this is losing
K's
I've gone for cap and security, and am relatively familiar with antiblackness, set col, and fem. Explain the link well, do case debate, and if you are extending an alternative please explain how it solves the aff. High theory has gotta be clear and contextualized (but im probably not the best judge for that stuff)
^ on the aff
I've gone for a lot of fun stuff against them but mostly T, so feel free to read them but know that if I can't explain what the aff does to the neg why I voted for you, I simply won't. And the closer to the topic the aff is, the easier it is for me to buy it, especially against FW
Case
Underutilized and essential sometimes if you are going for a K; a part of most of my 2nrs. Case turns are so much fun, especially on this topic. I firmly believe that this part of the debate can be by far the most in-depth and warranted by both teams, and it's always nice to see that.
T
in the words of ian mackey-piccolo:
"T is for cowards, but maybe going for it in front of a judge who says this makes you not a coward? I’m not sure. I’d happily vote for a technically proficient coward."
Other than that caselists are helpful
Theory
I think general that condo is probably good aside from egregious 1ncs or new block condo.
And please dont spread through blocks written years ago by your coach and hope to win – you gotta answer the speech – same goes for FW (all topicality tbh)
About me:
Notre Dame HS '23
CSUS '27
Please call me Mari, don't use my full name. Thanks
pls add me to the email chain: marianagarcia.debate@gmail.com
Pronouns: They/He/She
TLDR;
Have fun. Make strategic arguments and work hard. Debate is a game and if you are dedicated enough, you will succeed. A dropped argument is true if you explain why.
It's your responsibility to explain the arguments being made to me. The cards support your argument. If you have any questions after the debate don't be afraid to email me or ask questions.
I have no topic knowledge so don't overuse jargon I won't understand. Explain in-depth and how each arguments connect.
Christina Phillips and Joshua Michael taught me all I know
I enjoy CP+DA debates.
Slow down on Taglines/analytics/theory. I am extremely nit-picky when it comes to spreading analytics/ overviews/taglines/ theory/ whatever you did not flash. Don't spread it.
Online db8:
My wifi is sometimes bad so I might have to ask you to repeat certain things. If you have wifi issues I understand, just let me know and we can pause the debate and wait for you to get it fixed. Please do not say you have tech issues just to steal prep time.
I'm ok with spreading but please speak clearly. Clarity>speed
I will only say clear twice.
DAs
TL: DA o/w Case
Im ok with DAs, just explain the story of the DA to me. What is your uq claim, how do you link to the plan, IL, and why does that lead to your impact. I want to see the links explained and not a shallow explanation of the tagline. I won't buy it.
"Any risk of the DA means you vote neg" ok why? what are you winning on?
Specific links > generic -- its ok if you don't have specific links tho, you're just gonna have to do extra work to convince me. Sure read more links in the block as long you choose one in the 2NR and explain.
CPs
I have no problem voting for a counterplan. I do think the CP should have a net benefit or INB and it should be explained in-round.
Do not be afraid to run a CP. Specify what the net-benefit is in CX and explain their relation with each other.
- Process and Consult CPs are pretty abusive
- artificially cps are ok but its gonna be hard to convince me
Conditionality: Sure, don't have a problem. You can run as many arguments as you want, as long by the 2nc/2nr its been kicked out. If not then I think the aff can go for condo -- its more on my theory explanation.
T
T is good- tho it's the neg's job to tell me why the aff is untopical and why that is bad for debate.
W/M , C/I , and your standards
The aff should explain why that's not true, etc.
It's your job to clash with competing interps
I don't like T when its clear that the Aff is topical or when theres no standards. If I think your aff is untopical it's probably untopical.
Ks
I prefer K v policy debates than K v K debates. I usually always went for FW v K debate but that doesn't mean I enjoy them.
I love Ks. I know most common Ks, like Settler colonialism, Cap K, and Security. When explaining your K, explain to me why the alt solves the links, impacts and plan. Just because i know these Ks dont assume I know what your cards are talking about. You gotta explain your thesis/ theory of power to me and why its important in the debate. Your explanation of the alt is so important. It's the weakest part of the K so when someone doesn't explain it well, it hurts. Extend your FW then pick and choose which is your strongest i/l impact to extend in the 2NR. Running a poorly explained K is not fun to watch.
Don't just say you link without explaining to me why the aff causes ur impacts or why it continues x, y , z. You should def go down the lbl in the 2nc. Specific link > generic
Just because I'm queer doesn't mean you should run queer theory in front of me. I'm not well versed with the lit. When it comes to High theory, I know a bit but not enough to understand what you're saying. If you do plan to run Baudrillard, Fanon, Hegel, Deleuze, etc or any high theory, you're going to have to explain to me in depth.
- Joshua Michael taught me all I know
Theory
theory debates are fun when you have a reason to run it
Condo when there are more than 5 off>>
I have a lower threshold for the aff on Condo. I think that answering 13min of the block when the neg has read more than 5 off is unfair. Although I think it's answerable if you prioritize the right arguments and understand what's happening in the round.
pls dont hide Aspec within T
Just because I love theory does not mean I'll vote on a 5min condo with little to no explanation. If you think you're losing the theory debate, don't go for it. I don't believe in discloser theory when someone changes to a common aff or its the first tournament of the season. I do believe that if the neg or aff refuses to tell the other or disclose then yes discloser. I won't vote on it alone tho.Prove in-round abuse.
Case
Case is so important! please please extend your evidence and do evidence comparison. Tell me why i should prioritize your plan over what the neg is suggesting. Explain how doing the plan is good for us and why it outweighs. This should follow the lbl and you should have a short o/v on top by the rebuttal. Please don't forget about Solvency
MISC.
-SIGN POST PLEASE. If you start jumping flow from flow i will get lost and miss arguments
-Don't forget about roadmaps
-Pls respect each other, if you dont i will dock points
-don't support anything that ends with "ism"
-please make your CX useful!! Thats your time to ask smart questions to help you
-Do not clip cards- if you do i will stop the debate.
- If you ask me to drop an arg or cross apply to a diff arg i will
-dont read new evidence in ur rebuttals
-judge instruction! it will make my job so much easier!
- don't forget to smile and have fun :)
- Please make jokes
Add me to the chain- mishellekam06@gmail.com
Notre Dame 24' (2N/1A)
Top Level -
tech > truth
Please do not call me judge, just call me Mishelle
I believe the affirmative should defend the USFG strengthening its protection of domestic intellectual property rights. But, I will listen to anything and vote for anything. That being said please make good arguments with a good defense of what you are doing.
CX is definitely binding, and you either gain or lose all your ethos during it.
I am super easy to read and my face gives away what I am thinking.
Organization makes a debate infinitely better. I am definitely very, very flow-oriented. To have a full argument, you need a claim, warrant, and an impact. If those things are not there, I'd rather not do the work and reward the team that did. Cross-applications are great when used strategically and sufficiently implicated.
I do not have the most topic knowledge, so please explain your arguments!!
The last two speeches of the debate need to tell me what I am voting for, and how to weigh certain arguments. Even with silly arguments, judge instruction is crucial. The best 2N/2As are the ones that make strategic choices. References to evidence is crucial. I understand that resolving a debate requires spin, but that spin should be based in the facts presented in your evidence.
I think the top of my paradigm probably illustrates that I am policy-leaning, but please go for what you are comfortable going for and I will vote based on the arguments on the flow, not any predispositions to arguments
K -
Fair warning - I am not the most literate in high-theory arguments. This does not mean I auto-vote aff when I hear fairness, but it means that I have a high threshold for link explanation and contextualization to the affirmative.
Framework -
I think fairness is an impact, but can be convinced otherwise. I do not think the TVA has to solve the entirety of the aff, but is an example of how literature can be read while defending a topical aff.
DA/CP -
I LOVE to see the negative rejoin with hypothetical disadvantages to enacting the plan as well as introducing a textual or functional proposal for resolving the harms outlined by the affirmative. I do not auto judge-kick! In these debates, you must 1) Have updated uniqueness cards 2) Do the necessary evidence comparison 3) Impact calc. If you are just going for a DA you must minimize the risk of an aff. This does not simply mean extending impact defense but outlining logical fallacies of an affirmative and IL defense. I LOVE a good case debate- there can be a 0% percent risk of an impact and I will vote neg on presumption if I am convinced.
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Notre Dame '24
Aaron>Judge
TLDR
Tech>Truth
Go for whatever you like in front of me. I would much rather see a debate where you went for an argument you understood then see you try to go for an argument you think I would like more even though you haven't prepared it as much.
Do impact calc. I will give you much higher speaks if you write my ballot with your final speech.
T
I love a good T debate and wish more debaters went for it. I think fairness can be an impact but you must explain why. PTIV is a bad argument and I won't vote on it.
To make my ballot easier for me you should explain why the ground you are including or excluding is bad or good for a seasons worth of debates.
CP
I am very comfortable judging these debates. I do like adv cp's but don't like when planks don't have a solvency advocate. I would much rather the 1nc have 1-2 cp's that make a complete argument than a 1nc that has 5 cp's that only make half an argument. Waiting to develop a cp into a real argument until the block will significantly lower my threshold for allowing new 1ar arguments.
I lean neg on most cp theory but can be persuaded otherwise.
I lean aff on competition debates, especially against process cp's or cp's that compete off of delay, but you must explain to me why the inb is contrived and not germane to the aff. I will not mind voting neg on an abusive cp if the the aff spews their generic competition blocks without contextualizing them to the round.
I will only judge kick the cp if you tell me to.
DA
Please read a complete da shell in the 1nc with uq, link, IL, and an impact. I love a bunch of turns case cards and new impact scenarios in the block. However, when it comes to the link and uq portion of the da, I would much rather have a clear and coherent story with answers to the other teams arguments then a ton of cards with no connection between them or interaction with the flow. I think these debates have become to much about reading as many cards as possible in the block while forgetting tat you should be explaining why the cards you are reading matter to the debate. Cards are good, but they're not everything.
For the aff, I love big moves in the 2ac and 1ar, and will probably give you high speaks if you go for an impact turn that is well executed.
K
I am good with judging these rounds. However, I have not done the most reading, so do not assume that I understand the theory of power you are reading. Explain the story of your K and read a clear link to the plan. If you have not proven why the aff is a bad idea, I will not vote for you.
For fw, I don't have a preference between which impact you go for as long as you explain what your impact scenario is and why it outweighs your opponents impacts.
I have gone back and forth on whether or not I think the perm double bind is stupid, but right now probably think I would vote on it if well executed.
K Aff's
I'm fine with judging an aff without a plan, however, I never read a k aff myself and would probably not consider myself the best judge for you. If you do get me, please explain what your solvency mechanism is and make it clear if you spill out of round or not. I don't think you have to win that you make broader changes in debate to win the round but I think all to often the aff will be intentionally vague about what the aff solves until the 2ar.
Theory
I will usually only vote on theory if it's dropped. The 3 theory args would still vote for when contested would be Floating Piks, International fiat, and Condo.
For condo, you must larify n round abuse for me to vote down the other team. Do not just say they read x amount of condo. Explain why those specific 1nc arguments made it impossible to gain something positive from this debate.
Misc
Time your own speeches.
Be nice to each other.
CX is always open but you must use all 3 minutes for questions, I will start your prep timer if you decide to take prep instead of asking questions.
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Tech always over truth.
I flow C/X, but it's up to you to use C/X in your speeches.
Speed is great, but be clear. Please slow down for analytics and blocks; I can't always catch all of it.
I'm biased towards DA/CP debate over T or the K.
For the K: I'm a firm believer in weighing the advantages of the hypothetical implementation of the plan against the impacts of the links. For framework I'm biased towards fairness over education.
For the K Aff: On framework, fairness > education. Please explain your advocacy to me like I don't know anything about it, because I don't.
I would prefer if you added me to the email chain: jinuleonam@gmail.com
I am a sophomore at Palos Verdes Peninsula High school who has debated starting in middle school.
Please disclose at least 20 minutes before the round if there is evidence of bad disclosure I will be more sympathetic to theory
General information for rounds: Open cross is fine just don't talk over your partner, spreading is cool but don't sacrifice clarity for speed, always tech>truth in debates I will vote on literally any argument (Death K, Spark, Impact turning Ks) this does not mean I endorse the arguments. Extending an argument is not just saying the tag but fully re-explaining all parts of it.
Please give an order at the top of a speech and signpost
I really enjoy watching you clash with your opponent's arguments and compare evidence meaningfully
Don't assume I understand all your jargon, explain arguments well
I'm fine with sass cursing etc to an extent (please don't be racist, sexist, homophobic)
Cross ex: please be respectful of everyone if you are overly aggressive you will lose speaks and credibility
T: I will only vote on T if you make a specific argument with examples of in-round abuse. Out of the impacts on T I am generally most persuaded by fairness (this applies for framework against K affs as well). Please fully extend Interp violation standards and voters don't just scream they dropped ez dubs.
CP: When reading abusive CPs (certain process cps, annoying PICs that steal offense, technical pseudo net benefits) I will become much more sympathetic to theory and intrinsic perms against that CP so be careful. I generally am not convinced by condo would not recommend going for it unless there was clear abuse or it was dropped.
DA: Nothing special here just make sure your link work is strong. Impact comparison is underutilized in the last speeches. Fully extend links impacts I link through the entire debate.
K: I will not consider Ks if you don't explain the link work well. When running your kritik please explain everything clearly if I don't hear a link specific to the aff or I have no idea what the alt does I will not vote. Avoid spamming buzz words especially when answering cross ex it shows you don't understand your own kritik.
K - Affs: I am biased against them but if you believe in your cause and show clear understanding and care you might win me over.
Speaks: Innovative or funny arguments are good and I will give you extra speaks for creativity
If you teach me a chess gambit for black side that I do not already know +0.1 speaks.
please call me darin and not judge!
i really don't care what you do. mostly everything is grounds for debate barring blatantly problematic positions. the more your strategy rejoins the 1ac, the higher your speaks will be.
if the top of your final rebuttal does not tell me what i should repeat back to you in my rfd, do not pref me. offense-defense shapes how i render most decisions.
convincing me you should not have to read a plan will be an uphill battle and will require significant concessions from the negative team.
i vote on the k for the neg somewhat frequently. i prefer when things are said about the plan.
conditionality is nearly always good, but there is an alarming trend with how poorly 2n's handle aff extensions of theory.
limited functional intrinsicness is probably good. i can be persuaded otherwise.
if you say the phrase "fiat double bind" in your speech, your speaks are capped at 27.0.
you can't insert re-highlights.
do not talk about things that happened outside the round.
Email chain: rrn.debate [at] gmail [dot] com
Background: Mamaroneck High School, University of Southern California – Policy Debate
Tech over truth.
Be clear, don’t be surprised when an argument I can’t flow doesn’t make it into my decision. I am slow at typing and on average get down 60% of your speech down on my flow.
Don't clip, be rude, or lie.
I agree with Ken Karas on most everything.