Hi guys!

Northwood '25, current Northwood Policy Captain

I want to be added to email chains if the tournament allows it: shreyaaithal07@gmail.com

Most of my thoughts stem from my coach, Alex Fu, but here's everything that's pertinent (probably). If you have questions, send me an email pre-round and I can clarify anything.

CX: I've done Policy for 3 years, and I'm open to anything you want to run. I'm judging YOUR round, and I believe my preferences shouldn't conflict with your strategy. Run what you're comfortable with but be confident you can out-debate your opponents in whatever you go for. I lean heavily tech over truth, with exception of arguments like suicide good.You need to win on the flow to get my vote. I think Ks are great to test the aff, but explain the link CLEARLY, it's the most important aspect of the K to win imo. I'll vote on theory but I probably lean condo good, but go for it by all means if you think that's the best strategy.

PF/LD: I haven't competed either, but have judged both. I'm not familiar with the topic so if you're using a lot of jargon I might get lost. Generally over-explain any topic-specific terminology, and I turn very much to impact calc in close PF/LD debates. Consider me a flow judge; persuasion matters, but much less than the quality of your evidence and your technical debating in round.

General: Be a good person, I won't tolerate any homophobia/transphobia/racism/sexism. Being significantly better than your opponents is not a free pass to bully them in-round, and be nice in crossx. Debate is supposed to be a fun, educational environment, and we rely on our debaters to keep it that way. I would like road maps/orders before your speeches, and will comply with tournament rules regarding file sharing, crossx, and prep. Explain clearly why you deserve the ballot in this round,. Theory is okay by me, but be clear about why it matters and how your opponents link -- I will not vote on arguments or arbitrary violations I don't understand. If you want me to judge kick anything, you need to tell me to do so.Clash is important, and I will value engagement over card dumping, so interact with your opponent's arguments!

I prefer oral RFDs and I think asking questions to clarify decisions is the best for education and improving at debate---I'll stay as long as you want after round (within reason) so ask questions if you have them! I'll leave individual-specific comments on tab, but if you want to have a discussion I'm open to that as well. If you have any post-tournament questions, email me at the same email and I'll answer asap.

ALSO: If you bring me a strawberry acai lemonade I'll give you +0.2 speaks

Good luck everyone!

I've competed in PF for 4 years, debate for 6 years, so here are a few things I look out for:

1. Signpost Signpost Signpost (I judge based on my flow, but if you mess up my flow, it will be harder for me to vote for you).
2. Frontline! I expect the second rebuttal to frontline.
3. Please run a Trigger Warning for sensitive topics! The best way to run a trigger warning is by creating an anonymous google form with a general summary of your case. If anyone claims that they are uncomfortable with the topic, you should be switching it out with a more neutral argument.
4. Engage with your opponents! I understand you have a block file with top-level responses, but make sure you're actually engaging with the nuances of your opponents arguments.
5. Weigh and metaweigh!!
6. Summary needs to collapse, extend, frontline, and weigh.
7. No new arguments after first summary, unless it's weighing.
8. Please be civil and kind - debate is a fun activity.
9. Add me to any email chains:neilgodse@gmail.com
10. tech > truth unless you say something actually out of pocket. There's a difference between being assertive and being aggressive. I'll try my best to give line-by-line rfd's but that can only happen if you signpost, give me the order, extend, etc. Again, please weigh
11. NO PARAPHRASING THEORY, DISCLOSURE THEORY, KRITIKS, COUNTERPLANS, OR ANYTHING FUNKY <-- PF is supposed to be accessible to everyone.
12. Spreading... if you MUST, then go for it. But that may impact your speaks if done badly, as well as my ability to flow.
13. Having a framework is great! - I will default to utilitarianism unless provided with another one; Framework debates are good, but should not result in a wash

If I end up judging another event other than PF, I’ll be a flay judge, but lmk if you have any questions!

Hello, I'm Audrey and this is my 6th year overall in Speech and Debate at University High School, Irvine. I've done Policy/Congressional Debate (my focus now). I've finaled TOC and Yale in Congress.

CONGRESS:

Congress is first and foremost a debate event: meaning interacting with other speakers in the round is key to getting a good rank.

I believe that each speaker has a role in the debate: from the sponsor to the last speaker --> you play this role however you think is best, but please live up to the framework that each speaker is supposed to have.

Be logical and understandable: arguments don't matter if your judges don't understand.

Cross should be meaningful blocks that target the meat of someone's argument.

But overall have fun and go in confident!

Hi! I do PF and i'm a flow judge

Add me to the email chain! - koslofa21@campbellhall.org

BTW - this is a PF paradigm, not as familiar with other debate formats so be aware of that

if you’re novice, I won’t be as strict but I still will lean towards the team that best upholds these standards, and these are things that you should be working towards regardless of experience level:

1. I will NEVER vote off of how you sound, only what you say and do. Though strong, confident speaking is a preferable skill to have, it never comes before the flow
2. EXTEND YOUR LINK CHAINS IN EVERY ONE OF THESE: (2R,S, FF)!!! Ofc you only need to extend the contention you collapsed on, but if it’s not extended, I will not vote on it (unless the other team doesn’t extend either)
3. Collapse on (preferably only 1, but 2 is acceptable) contentions starting with 2R. If you're gonna collapse on a turn make sure it's implicated
4. Please do NOT lie in 2FF (especially lying about stuff the other team has dropped when they have defense on it. Not to say that you shouldn't point this out when it is true, but don't call every single piece of your offense dropped if you know it wasn't). I'll be able to see through it, it will not influence my decision either way, and I'll lower your speaks
5. As for "debate etiquette" - dw, I know when the other team is making something up or gives a bad answer. There's no need to roll your eyes or glare at them. Honestly idc if you speak over each other a little bit during cross or are extra assertive, but probably not a good habit to pick up (especially in front of parent judges)
6. Use your time wisely - emphasis on USE [ALL OF] YOUR TIME, even if it's just to strengthen arguments or weigh more
7. I've watched/judged/been in so many rounds where one side brings up a fw or overview and there's literally no interaction with it from the other side. PLEASE try to link in, propose a different fw, literally anything bc even if they concede all of your arguments you could still lose solely under their fw

Other random things:

Aff is given the burden of proof. If it is a wash, I'll default Neg

Default fw is util cba

I don't flow cross but i'll at least pay attention. Cross is only binding if you bring up something that was said in the speech after

Go any speed you want as long as it's clear and enunciated well (please send speech docs for spreading though). Not my fault if I don't catch something you say (it's more strategic to just go quickly but not overboard imo)

How I give speaks: 28 is avg, it'll go up if you make strategic decisions, speak strongly, get somewhere in cross, etc. It'll go down if you're genuinely really disrespectful, are difficult to hear, make bad strategic decisions, other obvious stuff. I will pretty much never go below 25 unless you are actively making the debate space unsafe for others. My threshold for speaks, along w/ most things, will be slightly lower with novices.

Quality>quantity

tech>>>>truth - impact out to whatever you want as long as it's done well. The only times i'll switch to truth is if it comes down to evidence analysis, OR you give me a reason to prefer truer impacts (ex: "we need to focus on high probability impacts instead of always going to extinction bc ignoring problems staring us directly in the face for improbable impacts destroys rational decision making and perpetuates the current cycle of issues")

I won't ask for cards unless they sound completely unbelievable, so tell me to call for them if you think there's an issue

K's/Theory - I could probably judge a k competently but not if it's run badly. Only very familiar w/sec k's, so explain verrry well. ig you could do disclo or para theory (ONLY) but i'm def not the best judge for that

Feel free to ask me any questions before the round or if you want more feedback or explanation after I disclose my decision! Good luck and I'm looking forward to watching a great round :)

Hi! I’m currently a junior in high school and I have been doing debate for 3 years. All I am looking for is that both teams are able to understand the structure of debate, if they can argue why their side would be more impactful (aka weighing), and if they are confident in their case and arguments. I will disclose based on my flow, so be clear what you are responding to and rebutting!

I won’t flow crossfires and would really appreciate it if you guys follow to rules of Public Forum debate as per NSDA requirements. Trust yourself and you will do amazing!!! Good luck!

If you want my flows you can email me at:

samyamurtaza@gmail.com

hi there! i'm a senior at Northwood High School and I'm LD captain. please include me on all email chains @aishuram0774@gmail.com

LD/PF: you have to win off the flow to a certain extent but if you make a dumb argument (ex: nuclear war in PF when the topic is about a rather impactless US domestic issue) I'll judge you for that. if you are being abusive and bring up new arguments/responses in FF/summary, I will make a note. i would consider myself a flay judge because I do think persuasion plays a significant role in any debate. also, please don't impact to extinction. it ain't gonna happen anytime soon.

i will give you an RFD if I feel like I can make a decision right away. i do guarantee, however, that I will give you constructive feedback (verbally) and other things that you can take away from this experience to get better at debate.

LD ONLY: i enjoy listening to arguments with a framework of structural violence.

if you drop a taylor swift reference in your speech, auto 0.5 speaker points boost for you. i accept bribes in the form of venti iced pumpkin spice chai lattes with soy (jokes... but in all seriousness :)

please be nice to each other. it's novice. it's not that deep.