Hello!

I'm currently a co-coach at Norman North High School. My main focus is IEs, so forgive me as I continue to learn the ins and outs of LD and PF.

If you are going to spread please have a copy of your transcript for me.

Please be respectful to all fellow competitors in and out of rounds.

My personal pronouns are she/her.

Tech is the most important thing to me in a debate. So for example, if I am judging a Lincoln-Douglass round, and you do not ever attack your opponent's value, then you most definitely lose. Now, most people are not going to make mistakes that extreme, but that is the kind of thing I am looking out for. I don't like when people strawman or misconstrue someone's argument to make it easier to attack, you should be able to break down someone's case based on the information in your case and your own knowledge.

Here are some important things for me:

• Do not drop arguments unless your opponent is intentionally making an absurdly high amount of them.
• Do not claim that you don't need to attack an argument without sufficient evidence as to why.
• Talk over someone during cross-examination or interrupt them if they are the one asking the questions.
• Do not just throw out 30+ arguments and then be critical of your opponent for not attacking all of them.
• Do not claim that someone's evidence is fake or that they are lying without definitive proof.
• If your contention is completely disproven by your opponent, they don't need to attack your subpoints.

In general, I'm looking for solid arguments not as many as you can make, so one extremely well-researched argument is going to beat 3-5 flimsy ones in my book any day.

About me: Hi! I'm Spencer (they/them), I am a Jenks Alumni and am so happy to be back and judge for them! I love debate so much, it is my passion and I am always willing to talk about it! I'm a freshman at the University of Central Oklahoma, I currently debate in the college policy circuit and I love it! I am open to unique arguments, just be nice to everyone in the room, and let me know a preferred name and pronouns if you have them so I can write them in on the ballot.

PF: I was a Public Forum debater at Jenks, so I am familiar with how everything works. I am okay with speed, but if I cannot understand you, I cannot flow, your opponents can't either. I go off of the flow pretty well, please make your contention tags clear! I vote on who I think made the best argument and clash within the round, as I said above, I go off the flow. Remember to take a breath, and be respectful to your opponents!

*If you are not clear, I will let you know by saying "Clear!"

LD: I have a basic idea of LD debate, but not too much more than that. I am a flow judge, if you flow and don't drop arguments you should be good. Again, I am okay with speed, but if you are too fast for me as the judge, or if you are unclear I am unable to flow, and your opponents cannot understand you either. Be respectful, decorum is important to me and have fun! If you run a K, I am not opposed to Kritiks. But I will need an in-depth explanation of the argument, pretend I have no idea about what you are saying.

Framework is absolutely the most important aspect of any case. Please do not neglect it. On the argument level, tying your framework to the contention level is critical.

I greatly enjoy philosophical debate and will be able to follow clash in this territory. Do not be hesitant to produce philosophical arguments.

I am fine with spreading, but please speak clearly and signpost.

If you are to run a plan, ensure that it is topical; otherwise I may deem it abusive.

I weigh burdens if uncontested. If there is contention, I will defer to whichever side advocated the most reasonable imposition.

Congratulations for participating in these sick activities whatever they may be!

I spent a good bit of time debating LD for santa fe before I graduated in '22 so thats my main area of expertise. as far as my paradigms there, I pay close attention to the framework level debate and its relevance to your constructive. Pfers, I aim to be as objective as I can so I'll likely vote up the most societally beneficial case. I also appreciate detailed empirics across the board. otherwise, speak clearly, be (reasonably) polite, and enjoy yourselves!

really looking forward to seeing the rounds/scenes yall have been working so hard towards :)

I did policy debate at Jenks for four years, now I'm debating for OU. Put me on the email chain: supersalok@gmail.com.

I read mostly policy stuff at Jenks and mostly critical stuff at OU, they are both valuable! I love a good case debate as well. Have fun, be smart, say what you wanna say.