Judge Philosophies
Danielle Jackson - Mariner
<h1>How to debate in front of me:</h1> <p><br /> </p> <h2>Speed:</h2> <p>I am generally good with very little speed! That being said, I am put off by debaters sitting down and spreading into a screen. To me that isn't what a real round should be like.<br /> <br /> </p> <h2>Framework:</h2> <p>Slow down and explain the function of your arguments and the burdens set up by your framework. I would prefer more simple, intuitive frameworks with simple burdens and intelligent analysis than complex frameworks that seek to preclude your opponent on multiple levels. <br /> <br /> </p> <h2>Theory/Topicality:</h2> <p>PLEASE NO! If your opponent is really being abusive or is genuinely not topical, go ahead, run theory or topicality, and while I will try to evaluate these debates, you will run the risk of me not completely understanding your argument.<br /> <br /> </p> <h2>Policy Arguments (Plans, CPs, Disads):</h2> <p>Don't do it!<br /> </p> <h2>Misc. Off-case Positions:</h2> <p>Nope!<br /> <br /> </p> <h2>Tricks:</h2> <p>If this is how you plan on winning my ballot, you are badly mistaken.<br /> </p> <h2>Speaker Points:</h2> <p>I give between 25 and 30. <br /> </p>
Alex Nulman - Tahoma High
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Amy McCormick - Tahoma High
Andrea Lairson - Bear Creek
Belen Hutchison - EWHS
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Bob Gomulkiewiz - Bear Creek
Brian Swift - Hazen
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Brit Williams - Interlake
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Carrie Walker - Kamiak
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Casey Mauck - Eastlake HS
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Casey Schoonover - Newport
Christina Li - Interlake
Conner Rice - Seattle Academy
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Danny Daniels - Kamiak
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David Jung - BC ACADEMY
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Eli Goldberg - Ingraham
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Elizabeth Young - Garfield
Eric Sanderson - Seattle Academy
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Ethan Fortes - BC ACADEMY
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Griffin Scott-Rifer - Garfield
Hannah Schneider - Chehalis
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Heidi Hostetter - Bear Creek
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Henry Yu - Eastlake HS
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Ian Klimisch - Bear Creek
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JACKIE REED - BUDC
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Jane Alpers - EWHS
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Jane McCoy - ECHS
Janelle Williams - Chehalis
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Janie Sun - Redmond
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Jasmine Sun - Interlake
Jason Young - Garfield
Experience/Background: I debated policy for 4 years in high school (Centerville High School, OH), I did not debate in college. I started a policy team at Garfield High School, WA in 2014, and have been coaching them since then. As a debater I pursued a mix of policy and critical arguments, so I'm familiar and comfortable with a wide range of arguments. I am currently in a PhD program that is very much oriented toward critical theory, so my knowledge base for kritiks is reasonably extensive. I am a white, cis-gendered, heterosexual male that was educated and socialized within a Western context, which has likely produced certain subtle biases in terms of my epistemological view of the world.</br></br> Judging Framework: I believe that a debate should be about the debaters, not about me. I will therefore do my best to decide the round based on arguments made by the debaters, rather than based on my own beliefs. Be clear about how you think I should be judging, and there shouldn't be any big surprises.</br></br> Biases: Unless I am convinced to do something different, I will generally do/believe the following:</br></br> -I will flow the round, and will give weight to arguments that are not answered by the opposing team.</br> -I will protect the negative team from new arguments in the 2AR. This means that if I cannot connect an argument in the 2AR back to the 1AR, then I will likely give that argument less, or no, weight.</br> -In general, I do not believe that completely new arguments should be made in the rebuttals. I also think that it is difficult for the negative to introduce completely new off-case positions in the 2NC and then develop them completely. This isn't to say that the 2NC shouldn't be allowed to introduce new off-case positions... I just think that the negative has to do a lot of work to convincingly develop such arguments to the point where I will vote for them.</br> -I will vote for one team or the other.</br> -I am pretty skeptical of the open source movement that seems to have devoured the activity. While I see some benefits to open source wikis, etc., I am not certain that coaches and competitors have fully considered some of the ways in which open knowledge supports certain facets of neoliberal logic, and ultimately widens inequalities (despite rhetoric to the contrary). As the coach of a new team, I find it ironic that I most often and most loudly hear open source ethics being pushed by individuals from large, well-established, and well-resourced teams. While I suppose it is nice for our team to know what arguments other teams are running, we literally do not have the research power to prep for them or the network to get necessary evidence from others... particularly when compared with the large schools. All of this is to say that I don't find 'non-disclosure' or 'you should lose because you don't participate in the wiki' theory arguments to be particularly persuasive.</br></br> Speaking: Be clear! One pet peeve, especially at local tournaments in Washington: I really dislike it when debaters are only clear on tags. I'm listening to all of your evidence, not just the tag... so make sure I can hear everything! If I can't hear the evidence, then your tag was just an analytical assertion.</br></br> Finally, please feel free to ask me questions before the round! I'm happy to answer specific questions about my paradigm.
Jenny Hsu - Interlake
Jessica Dai - Interlake
Joel Underwood - Seattle Academy
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John Janakiraman - Interlake
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John Mercer - Tahoma High
Karen Rossman - Redmond
Kate Newman - EWHS
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Ken Nichols - Interlake
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Kimberly Frost - EWHS
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LAURA LIVINGSTON - BUDC
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Laurette Smith - Bear Creek
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Lawrence Kuok - Interlake
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Leighton Smith - Bear Creek
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Lesly Lam - Redmond
Liang Yu - Interlake
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Lisa Weber - Interlake
Liz Glinski - Garfield
MANJEET PARMAR - BUDC
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Mary Orlosky - Snohomish
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Megan Wu - Interlake
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Melanie Jackson - Eastlake HS
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Michael Elizondo - Ingraham
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Michael Trask - Seattle Academy
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Mike Fitzgerald - Kamiak
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Miriam Shoemaker - Seattle Academy
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Monica Connell - Interlake
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NAYANDEEP PARMAR - BUDC
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Nancy Brunsvold - Seattle Academy
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Natalie Young - Tahoma High
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Nick Van Baak - Bear Creek
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Prateek Bhaumik - Eastlake HS
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RACHEL WILLIAMS - BUDC
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Rebecca Petrone - Interlake
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Richard Ma - Interlake
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SARAH ROSE - BUDC
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Scott Mercer - Tahoma High
Sean Gallagher - Bear Creek
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Sharon Gold - EWHS
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Shengliu Dai - Interlake
Sibyl Frankenburg - Seattle Academy
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Simone Lombard - Interlake
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Stephen Thornsberry - Redmond
<p>The following is roughly taken from the NFL LD judging guidelines.</p> <ol> <li>Communication should emphasize clarity. Accordingly, I will only evaluate those arguments that were presented in a manner that is clear and understandable. Throughout the debate, the competitors should display civility as well as a professional demeanor and style of delivery.</li> <li>Remember that the resolution is one of value, which concerns itself with what ought to be rather than what is. This value is prized for being the highest goal that can be achieved within the context of the resolution.</li> <li>The better debater is the one who proves their side of the resolution more valid as a general principle.</li> <li>Logos and ethos are equally considered. It should be noted that ethos is quite often ignored in LD. I don't ignore ethos and will often vote for the debater who expresses better confidence in delivery.</li> <li>There must be clash concerning the framework and contentions. Cross-examination should clarify, challenge, or advance arguments.</li> <li>Any case reliant on much theory will need to carefully define key terms. Common terms like "self" and "other" will need to be defined if they are used in a manner that is not part of common usage.</li> </ol>
Steve Rowe - Interlake
Steven Helman - Kamiak
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Tanmoy Roy Choudhury - Interlake
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Todd Bohannon - Eastlake HS
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Vida Behar - Ingraham
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Vince Lee - Interlake
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Woojin Lim - BL
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Yzylle Esiong - Tahoma High
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Zach Maghirang - Ingraham
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Zoe Burstyn - Seattle Academy
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ingrid Elliot - Seattle Academy
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