FTN - Judge Philosophies

Judge Philosophies

Adrick Moore - Lake City

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Aidan Burgeson - CDA

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Alek Balasz - Mead

Alex Hoffmann - Mt Spokane

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Andre Cossette - Gonzaga Prep

I've been judging Policy, LD, and now Public Forum for 30 years or more.  I hate Kritiks that are used just to win rounds, unless they're Kritiks criticizing the state of debate these days.  They have to be read slowly for me to understand them, though: philosophy read at 400 words per minute just goes over my head (I have enough trouble understanding philosophy read at 100 words per minute).  As I advance in age, my ability to process information at a rapid rate diminishes, so if you can boil the round down to a few simple principles, then I become a thinking judge instead of a judge who merely connects points on the flow.  I like to hear evidence being read, so sometimes I'll slow down debaters when they read their cards so I can understand the warrants and not just mindlessly write down the taglines.  I have a decent knowledge of theory because debate theory rarely changes over the years (sometimes the names of the arguments change but the logic stays the same), so if you use words like "conditionality" and "permutation" and "reciprocity", I'd know what you were talking about.  And, I usually don't disclose (except for Novices who might benefit from some education), and I don't like shaking hands with the debaters after the round.

Arienne Baker - Lake City

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Ashley Alexandrovich - CDA

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Ashley Kelley - Lake City

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Ben Tate - Oaks Christian

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Bill Jenkins - Oaks Christian

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Bill Wagstaff - Mead

Bill Bailey - NC HS

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Caleb Jewett - Central Valley Hig

Cara Langsfeld - Mt Spokane

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Carletta Brenneman - CDA

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Charlotte Tripp - Central Valley Hig

Chris Weir - CDA

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Clay Bistline - CDA

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Colleen Wells - Central Valley Hig

Daron Fredricks - Gonzaga Prep

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Dave Collins - Mead

I'm Dave Collins. I'm one of the assistant coaches at Mead. I debated last year at Eastern Washington University, but I've debated for a couple of other schools as well. I would be happy to tell you about it after the round, if you want. But you don't care about where I have debated, you care about my judging philosophy. So here it is. I feel the most equatable way to determine who won is to based my decision off the flow. This is where I will default. If, however, you feel that I should be a stock issues judge, then persuade me to do so and I will vote on the stock issues. Likewise for discourse, or T, or whatever. Most of my background is in critical argumentation, but that doesn't mean I haven't also voted on T. I will vote on any argument that is impacted out. Speed is fine, but a lack of clarity is not. I will let you know verbally if you aren't being clear a few times, then I'll just stop flowing. Debate is a communication activity and if I can't understand what you are saying, then you are going to have a tough time getting my ballot. I feel similiar about tag team cross-ex. In addition to being a communication activity, debate is also a team activity, and if you don't let your partner answer cross ex questions than your speaker points will reflect that. But mostly, have fun! We are giving up our weekend to be here, so we should enjoy ourselves. I've been known to give slightly improved speaker points to teams that incorporate memes into their speeches.

David Spivey - Mead

David Smith - U-High

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Dennis Hanson - Central Valley Hig

Donna Herold - Ferris

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Elliny Hiebert - CDA

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Holly Kirkman - U-High

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Holly Musgrave - U-High

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Ingrid LaVoie - Oaks Christian

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Irene Beimers Kubes - U-High

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Jackson Eubanks - Lake City

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James Heath - Gonzaga Prep

Jane McCoy - Eastside Catholic

Please don't shake my hand because it is flu season. I do not like a lot of speed. I like a good criterion and value clash between the two sides. I like real world examples. I will vote on clear voters emphasized especially in the last two speeches.

Jason Selley - Ferris

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Jazlyn Jacobs - Ferris

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Jeni Leidenfrost - Moscow HIgh

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Jessica Brock - CDA

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JoAnn Flaherty - LC Tigers

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Joe Engel - Central Valley Hig

Joni Michels - Central Valley Hig

Jordan Welter - U-High

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Julie Trail - Moscow HIgh

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Kaitlyn Cambensy - Mead

Kate Laswell - Ferris

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Kathleen Shrader - Gonzaga Prep

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Kathy Helman - Ferris

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Kenn Nesbitt - TEC

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Kris Morehouse - LC Tigers

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Laryssa Lynch - Mt Spokane

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Lindsay Oden - Lake City

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Liz Bremner - Republic

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Lori Cossette - Gonzaga Prep

Margot Cioccio - TEC

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Martin Trail - Moscow HIgh

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Matt Hall - Lake City

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Max Brady-Hoover - U-High

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Michael Hightower - Moscow HIgh

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Michael Hoch - Oaks Christian

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Mike Stovern - Mead

I will follow my flow fairly closely, and I consider drops concessions, but please don't tell me that what your opponent dropped is a voter. Instead, tell me about the impact of that concession. Primarily, I will make my decisions based upon the quality of your voting issues when they are filtered through your value/criterion. Please give me voters that show impact and demonstrate an effective use of how your criterion upholds your value. Show me what the world is like under the side of the resolution that you are defending. I am willing to vote on anything as long as you can support it, or your opponent doesn’t discredit it.   Your criterion should serve as a weighing mechanism and a means to uphold your value. All contentions should uphold your value unless you have a contention with the purpose of showing how the opposing side is immoral/impossible. Rebuttals should have no new evidence.   Remember to roadmap and signpost. Feel free to speak quickly, but slow down on tag lines and be clear. Be polite; you are attacking a position not a person.

Mike Page - TEC

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Millayna Klingback - Mt Spokane

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Misty Stephens - Mt Spokane

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Nichole Clegern - Central Valley Hig

Nick Corr - Ferris

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Phletha Wynn - CDA

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Rhiannon Kubes - U-High

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Roberta Rice - Central Valley Hig

Sam Normington - Saint George

<h2> <span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: en-us; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: en-us; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa">I competed in policy debate in high school and have been coaching all forms of debate the past ten years.  I traditionally judge policy debate, so often find myself preferring its trappings. Speed, topicality, kritiks, are all fine by me, use them or don't, doesn't bother me.  I will do my best to evaluate the round using the framework the debaters put forth.  I like clash, and I like impact calculus.  </h2>

Sam Normington - U-High

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Sean Flaherty - NC HS

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Stacey Peters - Central Valley Hig

Tammi Rosenthal - CDA

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Taylor Stewart - CDA

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Valeri Schwaderer - CDA

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Vera Stickney - LC Tigers

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Vicki Orrico - Newport

Zach Culpepper - Lake City

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