Last updated December 2023

Speeches and Debates:

I look for the simple yet important stuff. Eye contact, not having nervous movements, not having filler words, good enunciation, and good speaking speed. Even if your speech was interesting and compelling, not having these skills will hurt you when I am judging.

It is ok to have direct communication and be passionate, but don't be condescending or insulting. I will not allow a rude person or team to win a round.

Debates (some of this information might not apply to your type of debate):

1. Be clear about your argument and go point by point.

Ex for Parli. My first contention is _______. My claim is __________.
My warrant is __________. My impact is __________.

Policy and Lincoln Douglas debaters doing Parliamentary rounds: You need to debate in a parliamentary format!

2. Talk at a reasonable pace, I do not like spreading. When you are refuting make sure that you say which argument you are addressing.

3. Impacts are the make and break for me. Make me care. Tell me what super bad or super amazing things will happen and how that benefits the world. Go all the way. Don't just say "WW3" - the earth is destroyed due to nuclear radiation, there will be mass starvation and famine, no drinkable water, etc. Tell me those things. Go all the way.

4. Do not just throw debate jargon around and expect that to be considered a proper refutation. If something is non-unique tell me why. If something is non-topical you need to have a full topical argument (standard, violation, impact, alternative, voter). I will not consider debate jargon to be a proper rebuttal.

Heyo! I'm Adam Moeglein (He/Him), I competed for Crater HS until 2022 and now do IPDA (Individual trad parli) at Oregon State.

email for whatever: ajmoeglein@gmail.com

I competed in LD and parli for 4 years, and broke at nat circ tournaments a few times. Tech > Truth

if it's coherent, I'll vote on it

I disclose if you're down so don't run anywhere after round

speed is fine on paper, but I have information processing issues so I might not flow perfectly. Best solution is to send the doc

Don’t be mean (I’ll tank speaks)

Impact calc is an instant voter if it’s warranted

What I ran

Give or take 50% of my neg rounds involved theory- disclose, spec, and T for the most part

I ran structural violence/rawls fwks, and a fair amount of security

I occasionally ran cap, and a Dr. Seuss performance

currently I’m running lots of plans and counterplans

Assumptions

I won't flow cross but I do believe its binding

won't flow shadow extensions(unless it's pf)/new points in voters

If the roadmap is more than 5 words, or you're over time I’ll drop speaks

My priorities for judging any debate are

1) the use of factual evidence that shows understanding of the topic.

2) clear and organized arguments.

3) each team's ability to support their value, weighing mechanism, or other framework throughout the entire debate.

4) professionalism and appropriateness.