Judge Philosophies
Ainsley Corwin - UMiss
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Anzhela Stoliar - Carroll
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Ava Digre - Willamette
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Ben Hobbs - MSU
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Brad Tomasovic - Carroll
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Brian Sung - Willamette
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Cas Mulford - Lewis & Clark
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Catherine Dudley - Carroll
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Charlie Said - Carroll
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Davis Thompson - Carroll
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Eric Hamm - Lynn
I am a reformed policy debater. I love theory but hate speed. I believe that debate is a communication activity, and that speeding makes the activity inaccessible and less valuable. That said, I am usually OK with critical positions run on the Aff or the Neg (though Aff K need to have substantial "role of the ballot" discussions). Topicality, along with other procedurals, is always a fun position; I especially prefer good debate on the standards/reasons to prefer level. Counterplans do not have to be non-topical (with theory to support), but mutual exclusivity is important to avoid a permutation, which usually does not have to be understood as advocacy (but this can be challenged).
The two areas, besides my distaste for speed, that might be understood as more conservative would be regarding the neutrality of political assumptions and my skepticism of performative advocacy cases. I am open to political arguments from anywhere on the political spectrum. I will not take as an assumption "Trump bad," nor the contrary "Trump good." Defend these positions. For performance, perhaps my skepticism comes from the fact that I haven't yet heard it run well. Perhaps you can convert me. Identity positions have a higher threshold to clear.
With value-based debate, I expect clear discussion of the value and criterion. I enjoy getting into the philosophical weeds. I am a philosophy professor who specializes in 19th and 20th century continental philosophy. I also have an economics background, so feel free to get wonky.
Hadley Wilcox - Carroll
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Jackie Liu - USAFA
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Jase Frost - Carroll
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Jenna Hammond - Carroll
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Joe DiPrizio - MSU
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Johnny Nieters - Lewis & Clark
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Jonathon Stoneback - Idaho State
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Josiah Butler - Willamette
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June LePage - Carroll
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Kaden Crozier - Carroll
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Kate Hamm - Lynn
Katy Keim - Carroll
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Kelly Welch - Lewis & Clark
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Matthew Lerdahl - USAFA
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Michael Harvey - USAFA
The most important thing to me is a debate where both teams treat each other with respect. I will try and flow everything, but if you're going really fast and see me put down my pen, take that as a sign! I am not fond of Ks but will judge them on how they are presented. Answer (at least briefly) all things on the flow and don't make me fill in the blanks on incomplete arguments. Good luck!
Parisa Burchfield - UMiss
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Phil Geiser - Lewis & Clark
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Reece Aguilar - UMiss
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Sal Chapell - Willamette
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Sarah Partlow Lefevre - Idaho State
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Tal Argov - Lynn
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Tim Cuddy - MSU
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Tyler Whitney - MSU
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V Ortega - Carroll
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