FTN - Judge Philosophies

Judge Philosophies

Alex Night - NOF

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Alice Tu - LYL

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Alix Lopez - Mt. SAC

Debates should be accessible and educational. For me, that means

clear labels for your arguments, compelling and credible evidence/examples, and language that's easy to follow.
no spreading. I have an incredibly hard time following speed, and I want to make sure I am judging you on your argumentation and public speaking. Which can only happen if I can follow you!
you are courteous to your opponent.
you make it clear why I should vote for you.

Excited to see you all debate!

Amit Dhuria - GSA

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Chethan Hublikar - GSA

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Colter Heirigs - NOF

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Danny Cantrell - Mt. SAC

Debate should be presented in such a way that a lay audience can understand the arguments and learn something from the debate. In general, debaters should have strong public speaking, critical thinking, and argumentation. Don't rely on me to fill in the holes of arguments or assume we all know a certain theory or argument -- it is your burden to prove your arguments.

Deepti Kapoor - GSA

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Harpreet Kaur - GSA

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Israel Beltran - Wilshire

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Jaggard Williams - Simpson

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Jay Villanueva - NOF

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Jocelyn Yeh - GSA

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Julia Cheng - LYL

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Kaitlyn Horng - LYL

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Kaori Dadgostar-Shimazaki - Velasquez Academy

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Kapil Mehrotra - GSA

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Kasi Krishnan - GSA

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Kiran Kumar Jasti - GSA

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Liang Guo - Velasquez Academy

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Lisa Podos - GSA

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Marisa Mayo - Simpson

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Michael Starzynski - NOF

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Nathalie Estiverne - NOF

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Rajyalakshmi Mannem - GSA

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Ronnie Cheng - LYL

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Sara Moghadam - NOF

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Shaindi Schwebel - Archer

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Sivaraj Shanmugham - GSA

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Thuy Pham - Mt. SAC