Judge Philosophies
Andrew West - CSUN
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David Hale - CSULA
Eric Campanano - Chabot College
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Erika Kennelley - CSULA
Grant Tovmasian - CSULA
Jason Ames - Chabot
<p>I believe it is up to you to make strategic decisions on how you perform in round. Thus, you tell me what I’m supposed to judge on. I believe the round is yours to define and I’ll vote on any argument (T’s, K’s, CP’s, whatever) that is reasoned out, impacted, and persuasive. If you blip it, I won’t buy it just because it’s on the flow. Argumentation should be organized to enable me to flow your arguments better.</p> <p>Other things:</p> <p>I prefer that students adhere to the topic given, but I am also open and able to judge critical arguments from both sides of the resolution if applicable and necessary.</p> <p>I’m not a huge fan of speed in either NFA or Parli. I do try to adapt as best as possible, however, but I also don’t want to be a “flow machine”. I want to be able to hear and process your arguments so that I can make a good decision. Hit your tags, explain your analysis and we’ll be all good. If you’re going too fast for me, I’ll clear you and if you do that we’ll all be happy at the end of the round.</p> <p>In NFA, I believe that spreading is antithetical to the event. However, I don’t believe you need to be “conversational speed” either. Feel free to talk a bit quickly (as us debaters do). Hit your tags, explain your analysis and we’ll be all good. If you’re going too fast for me, I’ll clear you and if you do that we’ll all be happy at the end of the round. If you don’t, you’ll probably be unhappy.</p> <p>Also in NFA, if at least the tags and sources of your 1AC are not in a public space that is available to all debaters after round 2 of the tournament, I will become more prone to buy predictability arguments from the Negative side and more willing to vote on T in favor of the Neg. (FYI Neg, this doesn’t mean it’s a lock for you if they don’t … but the odds are ever in your favor).</p> <p>Here is the website for you to post your case:</p> <p><a href="http://nfaldfilesharing.wikispaces.com/">http://nfaldfilesharing.wikispaces.com/</a></p> <p>Your rebuttals should be a time for you to advocate your positions. Enjoy!</p>
Jessica Soo - Long Beach
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Jesus Valles - Long Beach
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John Kephart - CSUN
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Kristen Apruzzese - Chabot College
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Mark Dorrough - Cypress
Mark Nelson - SRJC
Mickey Korac - CSUN
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