Hi!

Add me to a chain if you have one: kithdebate@gmail.com All teams should have access to all evidence in the debate throughout the round.

current udl debater

I really shouldn't be judging anyone that needs an in-detail judging philosophy---totally chill if you do, i am just not a good enough judge lol.

generally, i'm good with speed but slow down some on analytics/clearly delineate them. tech>truth, but if you say something blatantly and provably false that i know you know is false i mightttt knock speaks, especially if it seems you're trying to take advantage of ur opponent. I know the bones of pretty much all args excluding complex k lit/complex theory args. I don't flow cross, but bring it up in your speech!! it looks really good.

if i'm judging you and you read my paradigm, tell me you did and you get speaks, bc that's very cool of you. good job, presumably middle school debater

have fun!! debate is fun (or at least mildly enjoyable) and lmk if there's anything at all i can do to make/keep it that way. ex: i don't stand sometimes when speaking because it makes me feel really bad physically. other ex: pronouns, names, etc. truly happy to do whatever to make the space good for you

Hey, this is geared toward judging and not for debate rounds!

My name is Taygen and I have been doing debate for Prospect Hill Academy for just about 4 years but I have been the most active in the past two years. This past year I studied law and economics at Yale University while working in the Massachusetts Senate. If any of those things interest you please contact me after the round or through email.

Please use they/them pronouns, I will know when you're doing it on purpose and a 25 doesn't look cute on ballots :)

Things I love to see during the round

Clash: There is no debate if you aren't clashing. No matter if you are the negative or the affirmative. This makes it easier for me to look at the round and puts more weight into my vote

Flowing: My biggest pet peeve is when there is no flow. It helps you more than anyone in the round. You cant clash if you are not flowing and in turn your rebuttal is harder to run

Mannerism: Being mean ≠ being firm. There is no need to be mean to your appointment because that is not how you get more speaking points. I base speaker points in your rhetoric and how you are speaking about your arguments. I care more about the fact that you respect not only your teammates but your opponents as well.

Cross-X: I do not follow cross-examination so if something is very important you need to bring it up in your next speech. Debate is about having fun, when you focus too much on winning you are killing the experience for yourself.

some fun ~ if you say "I have a riddle" before making your claim then I will give the speaker points

if you ever need anything outside the round here is my email: taygenbdl@gmail.com

Silas Wickenden

Debated for 4 years, open for 3

If you're reading this as a middle schooler,, you've probably already won

If you or your partner say 'riddle me this' in any of your speeches I'll give you both an extra speaker point