Judge Philosophies
Al Hawn - Maricopa
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Alex Sorgini - Princeton Academy
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Aly Hamel - S&D Institute
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Ananya Misra - Young Voices
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Ani Singh - Velasquez Academy
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Anna Liu - Flintridge Prep
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Anne Liu - Tourn Judges
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Asawari Khedkar - GSA
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Briana Bao - ModernBrain
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Cami Gradis - Regent Legacy
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Caroline Doan - Mt. SAC
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Charles Lee - Westridge
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Christina Zhang - NAL
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Cindy Gutierrez - Mt. SAC
-All claims should have a clear link to evidence or precedent. If youre going to tell me that UBI leads to nuclear war, you need to have someincrediblystrong evidence.
-Dont be rude to your opponent. We debate because we enjoy it, dont ruin that for someone.
-I do not like spreading. I believe it makes debate incredibly inaccessible for many people who are not neurotypical. I understand that some forms of debate require it, so if you spread, make sure you are still saying words. If I have your case and can not even track your arguments while reading them, that is too fast. I will say clear if that is the case.
DeLorean Thomas - Westridge
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Deepti Kapoor - GSA
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Derek Zhang - LYL
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Dhivya Veera - GSA
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Eliza Gunter - Flintridge Prep
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Elle Lavichant - Flintridge Prep
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Freya Davis - Helios
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Griffin Hehmeyer - UW
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Hannah Cantrell - Tourn Judges
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Harshitha Desari - Flintridge Prep
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Ishani Basu - Regent Legacy
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Jackie Fassbender - Nova 42
Jaden Hong - ModernBrain
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Jared Koch - Tourn Judges
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Jeff Hobbs - Westridge
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Jeff Shi - GSA
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Jeff Harkleroad - LYL
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Jianbo Song - ModernBrain
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John Hesling - Westridge
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John Cho - IVC
- First, thank you for taking part in this activity! I'm excited to hear what you have to say!
- Next, clash is incredibly important. Make sure you clear about what arguments you're addressing and please attempt to engage with the heart of your opponents arguments as best as you can
- Impact analysis is also big with me. Explain to me why and in real terms why your arguments matter in the round.
- In rebuttals, I'm looking for comparative analysis. Don't simply review your case. Explain to me why you think your points are better than the other sides'.
- Clarity: I need to understand your arguments. Make sure that you're providing enough clear analysis of your points that I can pick up what you're putting down. If the other side is less clear, I might even pick you up just because you were clearer than the other side.
- Kritiks: I generally am not a great person to run Kritiks in front of, but if both teams are down for it I can be down myself. I would encourage you to ask before the round what my stance on Kritiks are if you would like a more detailed answer
- IPDA: I believe IPDA should be performed in a manner that would be engaging to a lay judge. I don't believe terms like topicality, kritik, or tricot belong in IPDA. That being said, if you can rhetorically unpack your arguments in a manner that you think would be persuasive to a lay judge, I could certainly still pick it up. While I don't want to hear the word "topicality" for example, if you explain in simple terms how the Affirmative team misdefined a term, describe why it's unfair to you, and give me some reasons why they should lose because of it, I could definitely buy that argument.
- Feel free to ask me before the round if there's anything I haven't covered that you'd like clarification with!
Jolene Zjou - ModernBrain
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Julia Cheng - LYL
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Jung Yun - GSA
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Justin Kieran - SCCC
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Kabang Lauron - Westridge
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Kat Northrop - Westridge
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Kaveri Charati - GSA
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Keerti Kulkarni - GSA
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Laura Eletel - Regent Legacy
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Lee Thach - CL
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Liang Guo - Velasquez Academy
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Lijin Feng - Westlake
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Lucy Shah - Regent Legacy
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Luvienne Sans - LYL
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Mark Fireman - Regent Legacy
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Marnie Salvani - Mt. SAC
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Mason Jun - SMS
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Maximilian Shankey - Alannah
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Nagalakshmi Deshkulkarni - GSA
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Nan Zhang - ModernBrain
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Neetika Kaura - GSA
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Nirmalya Patra - Young Voices
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Patrick Sammon - STAHS FTL
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Payal Patel - ModernBrain
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Renee Orton - MSJC
Renee Orton's Debate Paradigm
I believe
that debate is a communication event and therefore the participants should use
a clear, audible, understandable vocal rate, tone, and inflection in their
delivery. I do not like nor tolerate
spread. I do not like fast speaking in debate. A quick rate that is clear,
understandable, and respectful to the opposing side may be used. I expect the
debater's delivery to create an inclusive atmosphere for those in the round. I
debated CEDA in college, (value debate). I did LD at debate camp. Now you
understand my delivery preferences.
I
flow on paper. Use clear tags lines. Make sure that you clearly state the
resolution, provide clear definitions, interpretation, weighing mechanisms,
impacts, voters etc. Do not assume I have extensive knowledge on the subject
matter. Explain it to me in your case. This is your responsibility. If I don't
understand it from your argument, then you run the risk of losing the ballot.
Debate is essentially the affirmative's advantages verses the negative's
disadvantages. Make me understand your case. Thank you.
In
NPDA policy rounds I expect light stock issues to be addressed in plans and
counter plans. I take the theoretical viewpoint with the best policy option
picking up the ballot. As for topicality, it should only be run if a case is
indeed not topical. If it is, go for it. Throwing a T argument on the flow just
to see if it sticks or to use it to suck time from the affirmative's speaking
time does not promote educational debate. Doing so significantly risks a loss
of ballot. As for K arguments, I am not a fan. Use only if there is a blatant,
obvious necessity to do so. Topicality and K arguments when used improperly
remove the educational value from the debate.
Reshma Kankanala - Velasquez Academy
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Rishivan Kaushik - ModernBrain
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Rob Zehner - Helios
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Roger Cheng - LYL
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Sachin Kothawade - GSA
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Samir Sharma - GSA
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Sean Yin - ModernBrain
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Shyam Bala - GSA
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Simone Kang - Flintridge Prep
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Sirisha Chintalapudi - GSA
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Skyler Meador - IVC
I competed in community for two years in Parli and I can comprehend most arguments. I love debates centered around the resolution, but if you want to run something and feel confident, go for it. I will call clear if I can't understand you. I will flow kritiks, but make sure the link is strong and its topical. Don't run something just to run something. Respect for your opponents is something I take seriously. I flow what the speaker is saying, not their teammate. Sign post, especially in rebuttals. If you don't tell me where to put it you can guarantee it isn't going where you want it to. The winner of the round weighs heavily on overall clarity of arguments, well thought out impact scenarios, and overall respect for fellow competitors. Have fun, be organized, and show me good communication skills.
Srivani Uppalapati - GSA
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Suri Charlu - ModernBrain
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Tate Parker - UW
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Veronica Galvez - Velasquez Academy
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Xiaotong Lin - ModernBrain
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Yang Chen - ModernBrain
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YuQiao Shao - ModernBrain
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Yvonne Pan - UW
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Zachary Zhi - LYL
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Zachary Reshovsky - UW
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Zhenye Jiang - GSA
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Zihad Amin - IVC
Judging Philosophy
2 year community college debater. Competed at state and nationals. Open to everything. Prefer to see debate centered around the resolution. Will flow critiques, but need to make sure the link is clear and strong. Be respectful to your opponents. Partner to partner communication is acceptable, but do not speak for your partner. Will only flow what the primary speaker is saying, nothing that the partner says will be flowed. I have a hearing disability so try not to speak too fast and be clear. Extremely important to be clear so I can get as much of the argument as possible. Will default to judging rounds based on net benefits unless am told otherwise. Really enjoy impact calculus and the round will heavily be weighed on which side provides the clearest and most powerful impacts. I am willing to answer any specific questions debaters may have prior to the round
Zixiang Zheng - ModernBrain
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