Hello and thank you for reading my paradigm. My name is Nick Catalano and I'm an undergraduate student at Cal State University Los Angeles. In high school, I competed in Parli, LD, Congress, and some IE events.

I am a flow judge and will track each contention rigorously. I don’t mind faster speeches, but I would prefer if you don’t spread. Please signpost as well. I like concise speeches with clear impacts. I won't be offended if you prefer not to make eye contact and choose to read off your paper or computer for the majority of your speech, as I'm aware that extended eye contact can be difficult for some.

I'm okay with tech, but please specify the tech being used and justify your usage. If you're running a K or T Shell, please explicitly say so and thoroughly explain your reasoning. I don’t care for debates that devolve into an argument about framework, but I understand that this is unavoidable at times.

I greatly value sportsmanship, and will heavily deduct speaker points for any kind of snickering, laughing, or interruptions (unless invited by genuine jokes). I won't tolerate any kind of personal insults towards your opponents. Please respect each other and be polite, we're all here just to have fun.

Feel free to ask any questions you may have before the round begins. I write a fairly lengthy RFD and will try to justify my reasoning for each and every voter point in the round. That being said, I may need more time to finish my comments, so please check back later if you don't see any. If you have any questions about results, I would be happy to answer them after the tournament or via email.

Don't forget to have fun with your team today. Good luck!

nathanchu05@gmail.com

will vote on any arg with a warrant, but i'm most comfortable judging policy debates

policy - 1

T/theory - 1

K - 2

phil/tricks - 3

Hello, my name is Lesly De Anda She/Her - Add me to the email chain: leslydeanda8@gmail.com

Some things about me: I Graduated from Steam Legacy High School class of 2019’ debated for 4 years for Los Angeles Urban Debate League (LAMDL for short) as a Policy Debater! I attended Fullerton College where I debated for 2 years in JV-Open Policy Debate transferring to UC Riverside. I no longer debate competitively, but I am active in judging and coaching if you ever need any help please go ahead and email me any questions after round I would love to help! I am a Policy Coach - @ STEAM LEGACY HS and affiliated with LAMDL. I judge Policy Debate, LD Debate, and Public Forum. So I am becoming more versatile, I am still a little new to the lingo so please be patient with me.

Receiving High Speaks: I love strong speakers and debaters who asks great CX questions, I love to feel the clash in the room. I tend not to pay attention to CX but when it leads to clash I will take it into consideration. Please address me by my name and talk to me before round, I hate going into round feeling like I don't know anyone lol. Debate is a show, do your BEST and be CHARISMATIC this is your show and we are all just watching.

Receiving Low Speaks: if u create a hostile environment for the other debaters in the room or people in the room i will end the round and vote up the other team immediately.

1. If say something racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, any ism's etc. I WILL DROP YOUR SPEAKER POINTS. i get it, debate is a competitive sport that can get very heated, but to me, this is an educational space and should also make you feel safe. be a good person to the people you share this space with and contribute to the great things that this activity contributes in the best way you can do such.
2. If you have spectators in your round, please be respectful I will LOWER your speaks and and VOTE YOU DOWN if you are TEXTING and even INTERACTING with them IRKS me and is super DISRESPECTFUL.

Spreading - Is okay with me as long as everyone in the room can fully understand you - remember you can read 8 off but if I didn’t understand you who does it benefit in round ? If you ask me if I can understand spreading then I will tell you no ._. Read my paradigm.

CX - I will NOT vote on anything during CX UNLESS brought up in the constructive or debater asks me too, if you are going to create a strategy ask me to flow, if not I will not pay attention to CX.

Prep - take the time you need before a round, the internet sometimes sucks and computers act up it happens, do not steal prep time while flashing or emailing files. I am very understanding so please do not take advantage or else I will be force to stop the round. If you need to cut a card while you are reading pls send a revise version before the next speech, I find it unjust and unfair.

Flowing - I do flow everything ( not CX unless stated to), but I will not flow if your spreading is illegible, if you know your spreading is not as good as it needs to be do not make me work harder to understand.

Policy/K’ Affs - I ran both myself, but have no biasness towards either both are awesome to run! Just make sure you know how to defend yourself against Topicality. Love the uniqueness of K aff's show me what you created !!!!

Topicality - T is work and you have to put in the work in order to win my vote on T, if you are going for topicality or any theory argument in the 2ar/2nr you need to extend interpretations, violations, and standards. Standards must have impacts fairness and education is not super persuasive and will probably lean to reasonability. Good interps of what a "topical" plan should be --- that being said i will default to the better interp/definition and vote accordingly.

K’s - I LOVE A GOOD K debate and usually do vote on the K if the links/impacts are made clear. Link contextualization is key no matter the kritik. Alternative contextualization is key too if at the end of the round I do not understand what your alternative then I will drop the K and vote on the AFF on this one. PLEASE do your research, and explain what the alternative does, and how the aff links into such.

(Policy debates)Tag team CX- Once you are in Varsity , I don't believe you should be tag teaming.

Debated 2 years at Downtown Magnets High school and 1 Year in College. I am familiar with both LD and Policy Debates.

Email: sebastiangandionco@gmail.com

I'm not the most experience debater, but I have a grasp of most concepts in debate. Explain at the end why your winning the debate.

· Add me in the email chain before the round starts

· I will not keep track of time and flashing evidence is not considered prep time, but don’t be slow

· I am experience enough, but find the middle ground in speed for important arguments later in the round.

· Flush out arguments and explain high theory well including the importance of the debate

· I’m more techy

· I like performance and K’s and T

· Framework needs to be clear and concise.

Kritik’s/K-Affs:

I like performances and kritikal affirmatives, that’s basically summarizes my preference on K-affs. I am not well versed in most hard theory kritiks. I ran Cap K mostly, but I’m fine with any other kritik’s if you explain them. Don’t be intimidated to run any hard theory kritik’s, but take the time to explain the arguments.

Policy Affs:

I like all policy aff’s except the most generic ones. The more unique the affirmative is the more likely I will like the aff and probably vote on it.

DA’s CP’s:

Disadvantage links is what I focus a lot on. The structure for the DA should stay the same and answering them should stay the same not tangled in a mess. I will consider who has a more a updated Uniqueness card. Uniqueness is the foundation of the DA, so the card must be relevant. I like all Cp’s even consult, Cp w/ planks, and 2nc cps are okay. Give me a good reason why to outweigh the Cp against the aff and answer the perm. A good net benefit could be the very reason you win on the CP.

Theory/Topicality:

Any theory is fine. Topicality is one of my favorite arguments so make sure to extend interpretation and counter-interps. I want to see both negative and affirmative topicality to be contested. If you run T as a time skew that is also fine. Debate is all about strategy and using the tools you have.

I dislike trick debate

Speaks/other:

My RFD's can sometimes be unclear so ask questions

Don’t be toxic. (less speaks). I always give high speaks so don’t worry about speaks to much

This is only my second year coaching, so please consider me a lay judge with very little debate experience. It's best for you to not assume I have knowledge of the topic and to give as much background as possible. It's important for you to connect your arguments clearly, refute when necessary, and don't speak too rapidly or I may miss some of your points. I will take notes, but would appreciate you emphasizing what you want me to hear when it comes to your framework. I am more swayed by morality and mitigating lives lost than other "fancy" debate tricks. Simple language explaining why you should win could do more to get me on your side.

I ask that you remain respectful to your opponent and to me when I make my decision. Good luck!

Email: egonzalez@fjuhsd.org

-Debated 4 years LD, graduating in 2013; qualified to TOC twice and reached Quarterfinals my senior year.

-Have coached for 10 years; am currently the Head Debate Coach at Lynbrook High School.

Am rewriting this for TDI:

If I'm your judge, just concentrate on explaining your arguments in the clearest and most straightforward way possible. Don't hide behind buzzwords like 'engagement, containment, entanglement, probing,' etc. etc. -- instead, explain your arguments to me like a story. Don't merely assert that a country would react a certain way if the US did something -- provide clear warrants by pointing to particular lines in your evidence or by referencing historical examples. I think it is an excellent investment of your time, in front of me, to sometimes go slow and read lines from evidence to emphasize what's important, or, when it comes to your opponent's cards, what's missing.

I would also signpost, number arguments, and begin argument comparison in the debate as early as possible.

SLOW DOWN AT THE TOP OF YOUR 2NR

Top level - Novice

For any novice debate I judge: Stop reading after this paragraph and reread through the evidence in your case instead. Most of what is said below doesn't really apply. The one thing you need to remember to win in front of me is to extend your offense, not just reasons why their case is bad. By offense I mean reasons in a vacuum the resolution is a good or bad idea (or reasons they should lose for reading a non topical plan), e.g., that doing the resolution would boost the economy, or departing from the status quo would cause war in X country. A grave mistake would be giving a rebuttal just on why their authors are wrong or their impacts won't happen. I am not a parent judge, so I can evaluate all of your arguments, and I will try my best to give you feedback on each speech you gave to help you win in the future. You will get good speaker points for using your time, collapsing to winning arguments, making good analytic arguments, and speaking clearly. Please feel free to ask me any questions about my decision after the round.

Top level - Varsity

You get exactly what the tournament specified as your number of minutes of preparation time. You must upload your speech doc and take your hands off your computer before pausing your prep. I will time your prep. The tournament must run on time.

Add me to the email chain: lphunter@usc.edu

I debated in Lincoln-Douglas for 4 years on the national circuit at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. I qualified to the TOC twice. I read policy arguments exclusively. Go for what you want, and if I understand why you won the round, I will vote for you. Spread if you can/want to. Balance clarity, persuasiveness, charisma, logical soundness, and humor to earn the highest possible points. Alternatively, emulate Kentucky BT to the best of your ability. Droppedarguments are true; however, an argument must have a claim, warrant, and impact. If I am not flowing part of the 2NR it's because you already extended an auto-win argument (dropped process CP, dropped T) and the aff cannot win that flow. No reverse voting issue (RVI) will be considered under any circumstances.

Specifics

The aim of the sections below are to benefit your strategy by answering questions you may have about how I evaluate arguments on a theoretical level. I find it disingenuous when judges claim to be tabula rasa so you're left wondering as your prep timer ticks down if they will actually vote for a 1 condo bad 2AR, or if they think ev ethics warrants stopping the round. As such, I will not claim to be completely tabula rasa, and my argumentative ideology is listed below (although it is very light and mostly procedural).

General Strategy

- I will lower your speaker points for poor general strategy. The only thing you should be concerned with is maximizing your probability of winning. Never give a 2NR on the disad + case debate if the 1AR T definition was awful. Never give a 2AR on substance if they dropped condo. Never go for the case push if they've conceded a process counterplan or PIC. Go for alt does the aff if the aff never asked if the K was a floating PIK. Do not get attached to arguments and go for them just because you like them. Anything in the 1NC should be a viable 2NR.

Disads

- Intrinsicness is a legit arg against most politics disads when argued well, but I also went for and won on some of the worst process disads imaginable, so I am fine voting on them.

- Zero risk exists, and if the link evidence is terrible, may be easier to establish than one might think

Counterplans

- Yes judge kick, unless the aff tells me otherwise or the counterplan is unconditional

- More people should read this article, but I will still easily vote on these counterplans if the negative wins it on the flow--I read them a lot my junior and senior years.

- Dispositionality should mean that if the aff challenges the link of competition (i.e., makes a permutation) the negative can kick the counterplan, regardless of what else the affirmative reads. Other "dispositions" are effectively condo.

- Add-ons are not legitimate in LD because the neg should not get new planks in the 2nr (which creates bad debates)

- The 1AR should, in 99% of instances, read as much theory against the counterplan as possible AND be prepared to go for these shells. If you do not do this, I will comment on this choice in my RFD. (By as much theory as possible, I don't mean nonsense like "Must spec status in speech" or "must highlight in blue")

T

- Please go for it more often. At USC 2024, I think the neg would've automatically won like 3 rounds if they had gone for T-Substantial because the aff interpretation was not mutually exclusive with the neg's

- No RVIs ever: This is the only hard and fast rule I have in debate because allowing them to even be debated puts the neg in a position where half the 2NR must always be T no matter what

- Heavily restrictive interps (Nebel T) are probably necessary given how poorly many LD resolutions are worded, but good affs can beat this with reasonable case lists or a predictable counter-interpretation combined with over-limiting offense

- I don't understand the one line independent voter people read about enforcing grammar being a reason to drop the team for racism when the rest of their args probably use good grammar. I will almost certainly not vote on this argument

Theory

- If you would read it in front of Andrew Overing, read it in front of me--We agree on more than would be apparent in this paradigm. Counterplan theory is usually a decent 2AR when the 2NR undercovers. Spec is not as bad as some might say.

- No, you cannot win on an RVI here either.

- The only out of round theory violations considered will be issues concerning the disclosure of arguments (no "you were mean on Facebook 2 weeks ago and should now lose").

K

- Read at your own risk, but if it's the only 2NR, go for it: I will try my best to evaluate objectively, but know that in 99% of cases, I either think your critique is wrong, or I do not understand it. Thankfully, I don't judge debates based on what I think is right or wrong, only by what was won.

- Almost every alt can become a floating PIK, so go for it if they forgot to read floating PIKs bad.

- Framework is generally pretty convincing, and I've never been on the other side of a framework debate

- I don't understand the opposition to conditional Ks in particular.

- Role of the ballot = roll of the eyes.

Ev Ethics

- If you stake the round on it--29.5 for whoever wins the challenge, lowest possible for the loser.

- If the issue is something you do not feel confident staking the round on, you are free to read it as a theory shell

- NO CLIPPING

Misc

- I have never seen an independent voting issue that I actually believed was a reason to vote against someone. Please stop making these arguments, unless your opponent actually does something bad.

- I am fine with wacky arguments--spark, wipeout, death good, etc. as long as they are researched and argued well. I probably went for spark more than anyone else in the 2020-21 season. Indopak and US-Russia war good were other favorites.

- Reading "prefer realism" followed by justifications for classical, as well as structural, realism is incoherent. Pick a single theory of IR if you must.

- Do not provide trigger warnings for anything

- I judge similarly to my former teammates Ben Cortez, Braden Masih, Sameer Nayyar, Andrew Pribe, and Andrew Overing, so if you pref them, pref me as well. The judges whose ideologies have influenced my view of debate the most were my TDI lab--the Dosch's, Whit Jackson, and Rex Evans, though I am not as good of a judge as any of these.

- The only argument I paradigmatically refuse to vote on are RVIs; I will not stop the round for arguments commonly viewed as bad, e.g., racism/sexism/death good. If these arguments are so bad, you should be able to defeat them on your own.

I am the LD coach at Loyola.

I have coached traditional and circuit LD for over 30 years and am comfortable judging most rounds—having judged at many Circuit tournaments, elim rounds, and even TOC finals.

That said, I am NOT one of the coaches who is super familiar with ALL of the arguments that are currently in vogue. What does that mean? You make assumptions about my understanding at your own risk. I won’t fill in steps for you, because I happen to know what argument you’re trying to make. And I don’t have “preconceived” notions of how certain arguments are “generally” evaluated by circuit judges nowadays. What you’ll get is a fresh/independent/flow-based look by an impartial judge on those arguments. I don’t have the benefit of knowing how those debates are SUPPOSED to come out.

I can handle spread, but NOT if you’re incomprehensible...and most of you are NOT understandable. If you want to include me on an email chain that helps.

In terms of decisions, I try to make my decisions based on the flow, but will reward debaters for being smart and will generally NOT like to vote on undeveloped blips. I like making my decision based on the issues that are the most developed on the flow. I will, however, vote on a clear drop of an important argument. In situations where the round is unresolveable, I will not force a decision for either side based on arguments/extensions that really are not on the flow or fill in the gaps with my own opinion. I like voting for the side that requires the least judge intervention and, if that's not possible, I will vote for the better debater in terms of technique and delivery.

email: sammiee0920@gmail.com

I did policy debate for 3 years at Downtown Magnets High School (shoutout to LAMDL) and did a year of speech in college.

* If there will be an email chain, include me at the top of the round pls (email above);
* I won’t track time unless requested, and flashing evidence is not considered prep time but don’t take too long;
* I’m comfortable with speed but I am not responsible for missing something you consider important if you made the decision to spread through it — emphasize your winning args;
* Be confident, considerate, and have fun - that will leave the best impression and give you the best speaker points!

Hi I’m Erika Linares, I currently debate for CSULB, I have around 2-3 years of experience of debating policy.

Yearish at LAMDL-2 Years at CSULB

my email:erikalinares1260@gmail.com

HOW TO MAKE IT EARIER FOR ME TO VOTE FOR YOU:

1. Have a clear path on how you want me to vote on what argument and why you are winning it.
2. Weigh it Out: Even if you dropped an arguemnt or arn't winning it tell me as to why your argument ouwweigh thos dropped arguments.

SPREADING: You can spread as long as your clear enough to do so, while reading make sure to indicate when you are moving from arguemnt to the other, if you do start to become unclear I will say "Clear" and if its still not clear enough I won't flow it.

HOW I JUDGE:

I will start with tech to evaluate the debate and then if something is unclear I will use truth to figure it out.

BUT-

If you have a ROB or FW as to how I should evaluate the debate then I will judge you base off that.

K- When running a K make sure that the link is viable and make sense, if I can't figure out how the K links to Aff by the end of the round I will disregard it.

DA- Again have a viable link for the DA.

CP- Make sure to explain how the CP solves for the impacts that it might bring up and the impacts to the aff.

T- I am not the best at T, but if you go for T make sure you have how they violeted and standard, and why there model of debate is bad.

LD-

Don't run tricks, I am not sure as to how I should evaluate them.

LD

Email for docs: sherry.meng91@gmail.com

tech>truth - but high threshold for stupid arguments. I'll vote for it if it's dropped, but if your opponent says no, that's all I need. Noting I will give you an earful in rfds if such an argument comes up!

-Topicality: I understand progressive arguments are the norm. However, I am a firm believer that we debate a topic for a reason. No one should walk in the round without looking at the topic and just win off an argument that is not directly related to the topic. The educational value is maximized when people actually research and debate the topic. All tools are at your disposal as long as it's on topic per the NSDA website for the tournament.

-Theory: I default fairness and education good. If you don't like fairness or education, then I will vote for your opponents just to be unfair per your value. I default to fairness first but I'm easily swayed. I default reasonability, I tend to gut check everything, consider me as a lay judge.

-K and Phil: not well versed in these, so don't assume I get your argument by saying a few phrases. Warrant your arguments, I don't know any jargon. Noting for phil, I default util unless you can persuade me otherwise.

-Tricks: Not a big fan of it. You are unlikely to get my vote if you don't argue very well with a trick. I don't think they're real arguments.

-Speed: I can handle speed up to 200 words per minute. Hopefully, that will improve over time. You can't sacrifice clarity for speed before you lose me.

-Argumentation: A clean link chain is highly appreciated. Solid warrants will also help a lot.

-Organization: Sign-post is very helpful.

If you want to talk science, make sure you get the facts right. I am an engineer by training and I am very quick to spot mistakes in scientific claims. Even though I would not use it against you unless your opponent catches it, you may get an earful from me about it in RFD.

PF

I assign seats based on who is AFF and who is NEG, so flip before you unpack.

General things:

- I like to describe myself as a flay judge, but I try my best not to intervene. Sometimes I hear ridiculous arguments (usually "scientific" arguments), and I will tell you while I disclose why they are bad. That said, I will always evaluate the round based on what is said in the round, and my own opinions/knowledge won't make an impact on the decision.

- Be clear on your link chain; during the summary and final focus, you must explain your argument's logical reason.

- Speed threshold: if you go above 200 words per minute I'll start missing details on my flow

- Evidence: I only call evidence if asked; it's up to you to tell me when evidence is bad.

- Jargon: Public Forum is meant to be judged by anyone off the street, so don't use jargon.

- Progressive Argumentation: Don't read it. Topicality is essential. The side that deviates from topicality first loses.

- Weighing: if you don't weigh, I'll weigh for you and pick what I like.

If you have any questions, just ask me before the round.

I was a policy debater for 4 years in high school about 30 years ago. I'm now a law professor. Debate is both fun and one of the best things you can do to prepare yourself for a variety of interesting careers.

I've judged at 4 novice LD tournaments this year and judged a couple of novice policy rounds at a LAMDL tournament. Until this year, I had never judged LD. I was surprised to see how LD is much more like policy now. As a former policy debater, that is fine with me. I'm open to policy arguments in LD such as counterplans and disads. On the other hand, I am mindful of the fact that LD has traditionally been different from policy and there is an argument that LD debates should emphasize values. I will do my best to take a tabula rosa approach.

I'm becoming reacclimated to speed as I judge more rounds. It is helpful to slow down a bit when you are reading the tag and citation of a card. Your fastest speed should be reserved for the text of the card, but even then, try to be clear. I'm also not a fan of speakers speeding through a block of 5-6 different analytical points with no pauses. Your rebuttal speeches should be slower than your constructive speeches. Tell me a coherent story grounded in your evidence and analysis to persuade me that you won the debate.

e-mail: james.park@law.ucla.edu

Add me to the email chain- katieraphaelson@gmail.com

Hello! I'm Katie! I use they/them pronouns. I debated LD at Brentwood School from 2015-2019. I was a quarterfinalist at state and 10th at NSDA nats my senior year. I also come from a circuit background so I flow very diligently.

I just graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in Government and French Studies. My gov major concentrated on international relations.

I've been coaching and judging for about 5 years and have experience judging every event, but I do come from an LD background. This paradigm used to be super long but at this point I really only have like a few important things:

1) provide content warnings if you are going to talk about SA and violence against queer ppl. Please don't read cases that are primarily about SA/r*pe. thank u!

2) Please don't read super circuity arguments at States/Nat quals/Nats. I'm good with jargon and such, and I am very comfortable judging circuit rounds, but like be reasonable.

3) time yourselves please! and keep track of your prep time.

4) Feel free to share your cases but I can keep up without a document.

5) Be nice to each other!!!!!!!

6) Debate the way you do best! Have fun!

fun fact for this PF topic-

Im a former student athlete! I played d3 softball at smith college (small historically womens college)!

I'm a former LD competitor and coach, now back to coaching after a significant hiatus. I'm generally open to hearing any kind of arguments, although if you decide to run theory, please make sure you are doing that because you genuinely think there was an egregious violation of some sort. I really hate it when people run theory to waste people's time or when they do that against an inexperienced debater. Disclosure theory in particular: I really dislike when people run it against a stock case. If it's a stock argument, just answer it. I know you've heard it before and it's not unfair. In my opinion, theory should never be run in Public Forum. I do appreciate if you make me think. Please be super clear and crisp in your delivery, if you decide to be quick. Some of the recent developments in progressive argumentation are new to me, so make sure you explain them fully and why I should vote for them. I'm a history teacher and have my Ph.D. in Political Science, if that helps you understand my background knowledge base. Also, it bothers me if debaters are rude or mean.

Yoo what's Gucci?! Or whatever it is the kids are saying these days. My name is Asia, I debated LD all four years of high school for The Meadows School so I'm familiar with how this shindig goes down. I've read through a basic aff/neg case but that's about the extent of my knowledge on the topic so don't assume I'm well versed and be sure to explain any complex concepts well.

Note that I've been out of practice as a judge so please, for the love of our lord and savior Nicki Minaj, SLOW DOWN and ease into speed. If I have to remind you more than a few times to slow down or to be clear, I'll drop speaks and stop writing. I want to actually pay attention and understand your arguments so please do yourself the favor and be clear.

I'm a stickler about stealing prep so don't think you're being slick by "forgetting to start your timer". I will be flashing prep and my time is the only time that matters so no funny business and I do count flashing as prep!

Cross ex is your time to shine and probably my favorite part of the round. Use this time wisely and I will without a doubt reward you with extra speaker points. However, DO NOT BE RUDE OR BULLY YOUR OPPONENT! This is a given for the entire round. Don't get me wrong, I love a spicy aggressive cross ex (especially from my ladies) but if you cross the line into being rude I will drop you to the lowest speaks possible. I thoroughly believe this is your time to make your case stand out and to make your opponent sound like a moron, just do it tastefully.

I was more of a K debater back in the day and am well versed on the literature. I tend to prefer K's, case/CPs/Disads, and T and am NOT THE BIGGEST FAN OF THEORY. I am not the judge to be running frivolous theory shells in front of!!! I will in fact hate you, and I want you to know you are making me very sad. This does not mean don't run theory in front of me. Good theory is appreciated as I believe there is a time and space for it, but don't be that person running theory just to run theory. Not a fan of performance either.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask before the round. I'm happy to answer questions after, but you will not argue with me. If you have a problem with me or my decision, I really don't care. You can complain to your coach and if they come up to talk to me I'll tell them the same thing I'll tell you -- I will not argue with you and my decision is final, so kick rocks. It is not my fault that you did not perform well, so learn and do better next time.

To end this on a positive note -- I love debate and am not as scary as I look (unless it's an early round and I haven't had my coffee). I want you both to enjoy the round, make smart arguments, and kick butt. May the best debater win!