Hi everyone! I'm currently an assistant coach at McPherson High School, and I am the head of debate at McPherson Middle School. I also debated in high school for four years (also at McPherson High). Here are some specific things I look for in a debate:

Quality over Quantity - Being able to spread at the speed of light and read five thousand cards is great, but it doesn't do anything for me in debate. I want you to tell me why your arguments are strong, and why I as the judge should vote for them. I'd prefer a speech with less evidence and more analysis over a speech that has so many cards it's impossible to keep up. If you are reading just to confuse the other team, you're probably confusing your judge too.

Mastery of Material - I want to see that you understand what you are reading to me. If you are on the affirmative side, you should know the answer to every CX question or argument thrown at you—or at least be able to figure it out. This is your case! If you’re running it, you should understand the plan. You’d never argue for something in the real world unless you understood what you were advocating for…it should be the same in debate.

CP/Ks - I’m fine with counterplans, not so much with Ks. I don’t mind listening to one, but you need to understand it, and it needs to have a strong link to the affirmative case.

I'll make this relatively short:

I'll vote on about anything

OFF:

Framing must be explained and given in the 1AC or 1NC.

DA: need to have link-level. I tend to prefer "real world" impacts over existential impacts, Uniqueness is not required for linear disadvantages and shouldn't be your only a/t.

CP: have to have a net benefit over the AFF and be mutually exclusive to be a voter. No multiple worlds theory.

Topicality and Theory: need standards and voters along with proven abuse to be a voter. Condo theory won't be a voter unless the CP is actually dropped proving abuse. Specification arguments need a reason for being weighed such as no enforcement or funding stops solvency.

K: I would prefer framing to be brought up in the 1NC along with impact and alt. The alt should be the main voter of the K and is what I'll vote on.

ON:

Inherency: Inherency in most cases is implied and is not specifically required in the 1ac for me.

Solvency: Aff solvency is guaranteed unless contested in round.

Adv: I would like impact calc at some point in the round to weigh the impacts of the world of the aff vs. neg.

Should be about all, if you have any other questions ask me.

third year debater

Competed nationally and at state in both debate and forensics

im fairly good at the game, so i can understand things you say, but i do want to hear GOOD CX, and GOOD line by line, explain how you cards takes out theirs, or just explain your arguement, if you both fail to do this then im voting on who speaks better, Please, Just Be wise with your arguements

When debating i want to see some CLASH, some ACTUAL debate right there, i love clash, tell me why THEIR ARGUMENTS SUCK, tell me why YOUR ARGUMENTS RULE.

don't just throw cards at others, I don't care for speed, I care more about being well spoken, speak clear and fluently.

Honestly, my favorite stock issue is prolly T, that doesn't mean you should run T always against every case when im i the room, but do know that's a strong option.

TELL ME TO VOTE, JUST SAY " VOTE ON THIS " AND I PROLLY WILL

be cool people, if you say anything Hitler like then you lose, Now the other team saying you are xenophobic doesn't make you xenophobic, but saying something xenophobic does makes you xenophobic,

anyways i like clash and T arguments, say "lets get this bread " and don't bore me, otherwise ill just go text my bf.

Thanks, Don't be dumb please.

- Bennet Cromwell

I'm mostly a Tab judge (Tell me who and what to vote on). I vote on performance style and speaking style. While the content of the debate is still important I like more Forensics style and IRL Speaker style aka I like clear and concise Argumentation. DO NOT SPEED READ. I am a 3rd year debater with Dyslexia so if your fast I can understand to some extent but if you talk to fast you lose me. So road mapping, sign posting is a must, explain arguments to me!