Last changed on
Wed November 29, 2023 at 1:39 PM CDT
I don't want to make my paradigm sheet a highly detailed account of my life so I will be brief in my background. I did CX debate all through HS and I have been helping teach debate since my graduation last year. A heads up for the people I am judging, I pick at my skin, wring my fingers, and occasionally make use of a fidget cube in order to stim, I promise that I am not doing that as a reaction to what you guys are saying in round. On to what you're here for:
I will be keeping track of prep in order to make sure someone isn't going over, but I expect all debaters to keep their time as well (keeping time on a phone is good with me). Email Chains or Speech Drops aren't required (unless it's CX), but if a chain is started, I would like to be included, me email is Ghammar2605@gmail.com. Feel free to email me after your round if you would like some more notes, advise, or anything really. Please don’t pack up until everyone is done speaking, even if it is the last speech and you are just waiting, that extra noise can be really distracting for both me and your opponent.
I am really sensitive to theory arguments, running shells should come in addition to another argument, it should not be a debaters sole point. Additionally, theory must be clearly explained; if an individual wants to prove their prowess as a debater, they at least need to prove that they know why. I will not give someone a win based off of a half baked T shell.
LD SPECIFIC: Because of my long time in CX land, I need a bit more clarity in LD rounds, messy arguments just make judging and flowing really hard. I am comfortable with spreading, listen to a CX round and you'll understand why, however I will not flow what I cannot clearly hear, so please use clear pronunciation. I'm good with progressive LD, but if one choses to run a CP, it must make sense in context to the debate.
CX SPECIFIC: I hate it when the neg team doesn't get through all of its positions in the 1NC and provides another DA or something in the 2NC. If the neg team choses to capitalize on the neg block, please inform me of that before you start the 2NC so I don't label something as a drop. Stocks are a huge part of how I judge, taking the time to go down the line of stock issues will grant teams a huge amount of brownie points when I am deciding.
Thank you for listening to my Ted Talk :)
