Judge Philosophies

Adam Xu - Lake Oswego

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Alex Sisca - West Linn


Ameena Amdahl-Mason - Clackamas

<p>I competed in policy debate in high school, APDA in college, and I have been coaching all forms of debate, but primarily parliamentary, policy, and LD, since 2001. To me, your jobs as debaters is&nbsp;want to provide me with compelling reasons why you should win the debate, including organized refutations and voting issues in your final speech. I keep a rigorous flow, so organization, including a clear organizational system of lettering or numbering is important. Line-by-line refutation as well as overviews and underviews can provide clarity to the debate.</p> <p>CX: &nbsp;I would consider myself a tabula rasa judge, as much as that is possible. I feel comfortable with any line of argumentation, including theory and kritiks. However, I do not appreciate rudeness, including cursing, either between or among teams. Generic argumentation, weak links, and time sucks are not appreciated. I enjoy judging policy, especially when new and interesting ideas enter the debate.</p> <p>LD:&nbsp;I feel comfortable with any line of argumentation, as long as it clearly linked to the topic being debated. I prefer philosophical argumentation in LD, rather than more policy style argumentation. However, I do judge a lot of policy debate, so I am capable of evaluating a policy oriented round.</p> <p>Parli:&nbsp;&nbsp;I will evaluate what I hear in the round, not what I wish I had heard, so if there are things that need to be pointed out as fallacies, etc., please do so. I am not a fan of topicality/definitional debates in parli, unless the affirmative&#39;s definition is extremely skewed.</p> <p>PF: I don&#39;t flow PF, because I don&#39;t believe it is intended to be flowed in the same way as other debates. Otherwise, everything above applies.</p>


Andrew Morgan - Tillamook

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Andrew Riley - Lincoln

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Anna YOUNG - Centennial

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Autumn Rouse - Sunset


Ben Mann - Wilson

<p>Hey there! I&rsquo;m the Assistant Speech and Debate Coach at Wilson High School.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I competed in high school for a year at West Linn mainly focused on LD and IEs (Oratory, Impromptu, Radio, Prose, etc). Afterwards, I judged off and on at high school tournaments for the past three years. Currently, I&rsquo;m a senior at Lewis &amp; Clark College competing in college parliamentary debate and IEs along with coaching Wilson.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Regardless of the event, I fundamentally believe you should compete in whatever way you feel most comfortable and I should adapt to you rather than the other way around. In debate, I generally value substance over style (the arguments you make over the way you deliver them). IEs are more of a balance between the strength of the piece and delivery. While I try to be as open as possible, I do have tendencies for specific debate formats which are as follows:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>CX</strong></p> <p>Speed is fine, just give me a little pen time between positions to finish flowing. Slow down with plan/counterplan/alt texts. Prep time starts once you&rsquo;ve put in the flash drive. Theory is fine &ndash; I default to competing interpretations unless told otherwise. K&rsquo;s are good and I&rsquo;m familiar with a lot of the classics (Cap, Nietzsche, Fem, etc) but explain obscure ones to me a little more. I&rsquo;m neutral on most theory (condo, PICs, delay, framework, etc) and open to arguments on both sides as long as they have voters. Counterplans don&rsquo;t need to be textually competitive or mutually exclusive if you show how they compete through net-benefits as the best policy option. I don&rsquo;t need to see evidence unless you cite something that sounds blatantly counterfactual. Theory as an RVI is an uphill battle for my ballot.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>LD</strong></p> <p>Make sure to ground your contentions and rebuttals in your value and criterion. Some of the strongest LDers either explain why their value/criterion outweighs or explain why affirming or negating the resolution is preferable regardless of the value/criterion. Warrants, empirics, and logic get you far with me.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Parli</strong></p> <p>Most things said in CX apply here: I default to net-benefits, counterplans, kritks, and theory are fine (I default to competing interpretations and am neutral on theory). Though I&rsquo;m not outright against fact and value debates, I strongly feel policy provides the greatest fairness and education and that a policy lens can be extracted from value and fact-oriented resolutions. If you&rsquo;re affirmative on a policy topic, PLEASE read a plan text.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Public Forum</strong></p> <p>Of course, I value delivery more in this event. Aff should provide a clear weighing mechanism for the round and structured contentions will get you far with me. Please be respectful during crossfire.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>If you have any questions about my judging philosophy, feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:mannb@lclark.edu">mannb@lclark.edu</a>. Happy competing!</p>


Ben Hynes-Stone - Silverton

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Benjamin Agre - Cleveland


Bill Cole - Century

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Cameron Nilles - Barlow

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Carolyn Hill - Nestucca

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Cherri Dunning - Marshfield HS

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Chris Selker - Lincoln


Cindy Kaylor - Centennial

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Colleen Neary - Nestucca

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Dakota Winslow - Silverton

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Dave Schaefer - Nestucca

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Diana Stepleton - Lincoln


Dinesh Bhat - Sunset


Don Steiner - Wilson


Era Lambert - Centennial

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Erik Pringle - SW Christian


Evan Ford - Cleveland


Frank Selker - Lincoln


Grace Holmes - Aloha1

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Jan Bosson - West Linn


Jason Miller - Lake Oswego

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Jean Cowan - Marshfield HS

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Jen Loeung - Centennial

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Jennifer Conner - Forest Grove

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Jennifer LeSieur - Clackamas


Jenny Owen - Lincoln

Previous debate and practical experience: High school policy debate (1977-1981); legal career; past seven years judging all forms of debate, individual events & Student Congress in Pacific NW for 15-20 tournaments/year as well as 2-3 ToC Tournaments/year; and, six years of coaching a large, comprehensive speech and debate team. I value and thank debaters for pre-round research and preparation, but I view the actual round as the place where even more is required, namely: Engagement, clash, aggressive advocacy/defense of positions, respectful behavior and proportionality. Use of canned arguments, kritiks and counterplans without specific links into the actual debate fail even if they are entertaining, well planned and/or superior to the alternative. I prefer the substance of the debate over the form. Taglines make flowing easier, but do not warrant claims nor constitute extensions of arguments per se. I try to flow all of the debate but not robotically. I aim to judge competitors on their round at hand, not on all the arguments that could have/should have been made, but were not. I do not view the ballot as my chance to cure all that is wrong in the world though I wish it were that easy. I offer a caveat: Rude or malicious conduct are ill-advised. I will default to the rules of that form of debate (to which I will refer if they are called into question) as the base for my decision within the context of debate before me.


Jerome Beck - Cleveland


Jesse Newman - Tillamook

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Jill Angle - Sandy

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Jimmy Nguyen - Sunset


June Gerst - Century

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Kane Prevost - Centennial

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Kathleen Kessinger - SW Christian


Kathy Wolff - Cleveland


Kathy Pruitt - OCHS

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Katy Walker - Century

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Kayla Crook - Marshfield HS

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Kehl van Winkle - Thurston


Kelly Court - SW Christian

<p>Debate: I want to be able to flow your debate.&nbsp; Speak clearly and not too fast.&nbsp; If I can&#39;t keep up with you, you will not win.&nbsp; Make sure to state your contentions clearly at the beginning and again as you move from point to point.&nbsp; Be polite.&nbsp; Pay attention while your opponents are speaking.&nbsp; I like a clean well organized debate.&nbsp; Have fun.</p> <p>Individual Events: Tournaments make for long days; I like to learn new things and to be entertained.&nbsp; Please refrain from swearing in your presentations. It is seldom necessary.&nbsp; I look forward to judging again this year.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>


Ken Beare - Westview


Kristin Wilson - Barlow

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Lee Anna Jones - Lincoln


Lisa Kaplan - Cleveland


Liz Fetherston - Thurston

<p>You can find my philosophy and my decisions from last year in this google drive: tinyurl.com/debate-rfd</p> <p>TL;DR: I debate for UO. You won&#39;t go too fast or be too technical for me, but it&#39;s your game, so play it however you want.&nbsp; I recommend you still read the part about impacts in the philosophy.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Please email me at thurstonforensics@gmail.com if you have further questions or need clarification.</p>


Luke Haenggi - Tillamook

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Mackenzie DeLong - Aloha1

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Mandee Dees - Silverton

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Margaret Gorman - Silverton

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Mark Little - OES

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Mary Jo Golder - Marshfield HS

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Melissa Lowry Sullivan - Southridge

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Micah Eulberg - Century

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Mrs. Malos - Corvallis

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Nick Bonnichsen - Silverton

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Parent Lake O - Lake Oswego

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Parent 1 TBA - Barlow

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Parent 2 TBA - Barlow

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Parent 3 TBA - Barlow

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Parent 4 TBA - Barlow

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Parent 5 TBA - Barlow

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Parent 6 TBA - Barlow

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Parent 7 TBA - Barlow

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Patrick Gonzales - Cleveland


Patrick Cannon - Lincoln


Patrick Leahy - SAHS

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Paul Fedotov - Centennial

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Radhika Ananthapur - Sunset


Reddy Mallidi - Westview


Riley Johnston - Silverton

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Rita Ramstad - Centennial

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Robert Crawford - PEHS

<p> In all events, I expect adherance to classic public speaking values--crisp enunciation and good projection, eye contact, confident posture and controlled movement, and a sense of sincere commitment to the truth, whether the truth of your position in debate events or the truth of your selection in IE&#39;s.</p> <p> I judge Public and Public Forum debate forms. In both, I am a &quot;communications&quot; judge. I feel the opportunity to speed-read briefs, rattle away in arcane debate jargon, and demand specific outcomes from judges is offered in OTHER debate forms, so in these I expect attention to oratorical skills, the art of persuasion, and cogent argument centered on a common-sense interpretation of the resolution. I expect full engagement with that common-sense interpretation on both sides, rather than evasive attempts to shift the ground under the judge&#39;s feet--this means clarity and clash.</p>


Robyn Rose - Lake Oswego

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Rose Wilson - Tillamook

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Roseanne Parry - Southridge

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Scot Klocke - Sunset


Scott Constans - Centennial

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Sebastian MacFarlane - Cleveland


Sherry Yu Li - Westview


Srinivasaulu Gubba - Westview


Stacy Fender - Lake Oswego

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Star Kacmarsky - Tillamook

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Stephen McClanahan - Silverton

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Steve Barth - Marist

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Steve Bosson - West Linn


Steve Root - La Salle Prep

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Tiffany Daggett - Nestucca

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Ty Wyman - Cleveland


Val Stricklin - Cleveland


Vivek Ajjarapu - Westview


Whitney Johnson - Tualatin

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Xander Harris - Silverton

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Yansheng Men - Sunset


Yanwen Chen - Southridge

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