I am not a lay judge. I participated in speech and debate when I was in high school. I qualified for nationals in both NSDA and CFL for Lincoln Douglas debate. Flow judge. I also participated in extemporaneous speech as a double entry at the national tournament. I have done congress (which were done on Friday nights before main tournaments on Saturday), impromptu, policy, and an abandoned category called Group Discussion.

In dramatic events I like to see a wide range of emotions and voices. I also like to see times close to perfect and great audience engagement. Your characters must be clear and unique and I need to see the scene you are conveying to the audience.

Do not shake my hand after a round.

Former LD debater with some experience in PF and Congress. Flow judge. I make a point of being as much of a blank slate as I can, but I'm only human. K's, theory, and everything else is fully on the table, but considering how long it's been you shouldn't assume I know Habermas's or Foucault's arguments by heart. Off-time roadmaps are perfectly acceptable.

I haven't been in the debate space for a few years, so my ability to understand spreads is a bit rusty. I'll try my best to keep up with y'all, but... speedrun your construction at your own risk.

I'll try to be in our room early, so feel free to ask me any questions about my paradigm before the round!

Email: quinn.foster@gmail.com

Add sophieguarnieri31@gmail.com for docs/chains

If you don’t know some of the terms I use in the paradigm, don’t be afraid to ask

PF

competed vpf at tournaments like NSDA, NCFL, TOC, Harvard, Emory, Blue Key, etc.

researcher for debatetrack & student at UF

in general, substance/logic/warranting>>tech

Speeches

**Signposting and off time roadmaps are encouraged for every speech following initial constructives**

AC/NC: Any speed is fine by me, but clarity is important. If you plan on speaking fast I’m going to encourage and email chain to be set up amongst teams. Make sure link chains are cohesive and that your evidence means what you read in case. I’ll drop speaks if you get caught misinterpreting evidence.

Rebuttals: If frameworks, observations, overviews etc. are being ran by either teams constructive that you plan on addressing, please address in the beginning of your rebuttals as they prereq all args. Respond as best you can, and frontline.

Summary: This is where I want you to crystallize voting issues. Write my ballot for me, tell me why your arguments still stand and why your opponents do not. Weighing should begin here- it’s easier for my to give you my ballot if you use comparative weighing, our impacts to their impacts. Even if you believe you delinked an impact that they still collapse on, I want to see it being weighed.

FF: Simple. Tell me why you won, and why they lost. Re affirm key voting issues. Extending warrants that were expanded on in summary won’t be flowed, it’s not fair because the other team can’t respond.

CX: I won’t flow cross, but I will be paying attention to what’s said. Bring up and extend any concessions made by opponents in speeches as Cross alone isn’t enough to win a point.

Have fun. Debate should be enjoyable.

Prog Stuff

Kritiks: You might need to explain them to me like I am 5 depending on the complexity. I’ll be able to follow some common stuff but better to play it safe and fully explain. As long as you explain the literature clearly you should be ok with me.

Theory: I'm familiar with how to evaluate it, but I am not a big fan of it personally. If there is a legitimate violation, read it the speech after the violation has occured and I’ll evaluate it. I default to competing interps but can be told otherwise. Also, don’t read anything on round reports. That’s just stupid. Frivolous theory will result in 30 speaks if I find it genuinely amusing, but you’ll probably take a high speak loss.

Disad: Idek why this is considered prog, I’m cool with them just signpost well if you plan on running them in your rebuttal.

Don’t run Counterplans in PF, thats just not fair for the AFF.

LARP/Trix: Don't know anything about it, try it if you want but I have 0 experience

Other

Speaker Points: I'll make the round 29-28 in most cases. If I feel the round is messy it will be 28-27, super close will be 30-29, and a mismatch 30-28.

Add me to any docs/chains that you do set up.

Rascism, sexism, homophobia, ad hominen etc. will drop speaks to 25 and almost always lose you the round. Don’t be a jerk

Time: I will keep track of time, debaters may keep a personal timer as well. You have approx a 10 second grace period.

Email if you have any questions about my rfd.