I did 3 years of public forum at Poly Prep (2015-2018) and I'm a senior at uchicago. Email chain: sophialam@polyprep.org

- here's how i make my decision: i look at who wins the weighing/framework. I evaluate that argument. If you win the weighing/framework and the offense with a terminalized impact, you'll probably win. If no one weighs then I'm gonna go with scope or the argument with the least ink.

- I don't like frivolous theory. If you read it you better go for it. Ks are cool, but I reserve the right to intervene if I feel like you're running it in a problematic/game-y way.

- I like warrants. If they provide a warrant and your only response is "they don't have evidence for this" but it logically makes sense, I'm likely to give them some ground. I prefer your counter warrant/ev as a response rather than just their lack of supporting evidence.

- speed is fine as long as you aren't speaking unclearly.

- First summary doesn't have to extend defense from rebuttal unless second rebuttal frontlines. Turns/Offense you want me to vote on need to be in both summary and final focus.

- I don't flow crossfire. If it's important, say it in a speech

- I don't time, if your opponents are telling me time is up I'll stop flowing but give them at least 5 seconds. Don't hold up your timer .5 seconds after the speech time is over

- i default neg if there's no offense

Hi! I'm Aditi Mishra, an alum at Emory University, studying philosophy, politics, and law/ethics/English! I'm attending Harvard Law in the class of 2027, starting this August.

I debated for all four years of high school (graduated 2020 from King High School) and went to countless tournaments in those years. Some of my notable achievements include: runner-up champion at Nova Titan Invitational, National Senate Finalist, and Florida Blue Key Finalist. I had the honor to break at almost every tournament I attended and am so excited to see how Congress is now!

In terms of my preferences, I enjoy sound logic, confident speaking, and personality!

Sound logic is by far the most important to me. Logical links between evidence, premise, and conclusion must flow for a cohesive argument. Well-established logical links will make your argumentation far more attractive to me; this involves how your logic is superior to that of the other side.

Of course, none of this should come at the expense of other people's feelings of comfort in the room. Reference to racist, sexist, or any othering language really will result in a drop from me. This also applies to general decorum, especially in questioning. Please do not be mean in an effort to make a point; there's enough hate in the world. No need to add to it.