Judge Philosophies

Alan Alexander - Vallivue

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Alan Hines - Mtn. View (ID)

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Alex Barnack - BK

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Alex Lange - Rocky HS

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Amber Drobny - Borah

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Amber Amoureux - Mtn. View (ID)

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Ana Sanchez - Vallivue

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Ann Veloso - Rocky HS

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Becky Fatzinger - Mtn Home

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Beverly Hines - Mtn. View (ID)

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Borah Judge - Borah

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Brandi Hayes - Mtn Home

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Brittany Clark - Kuna

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Bruce Schlake - Rocky HS

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Cheryl Sutherland - Mtn. View (ID)

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Christina Trouten - Mtn Home

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Cody Griffiths - Mtn. View (ID)

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Daniel Glover - Vallivue

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Dave Holland - Mtn Home

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David Nishimoto - Vallivue

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Evan VV - Vallivue

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Fred Swanstrum - Kuna

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Geoff Thatcher - Renaissance

<div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>Background</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">:</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Competitor in all debate forms for multiple high schools for 4 years</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Parli competitor for the College of Western Idaho for 1 year</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Assistant Coach for Renaissance High School for 1 year (CX, LD, PF, IEs)</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> &nbsp;</div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>Philosophy</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">:</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I&rsquo;m open to new and unique arguments however I believe that both sides still have their respective burdens to prove or disprove the argument. Having said that, I evaluate arguments based both on how those arguments appear on the flow AND how those arguments have been proven within the debate round; so quality of argumentation over quantity. Also if one side drops an argument that argument must have some merit to it to count as a voting issue in the round.</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> &nbsp;</div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>CX Issues</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">:</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>T</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> is a fine to run however it should not be used as a time suck.</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>SPEC</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> arguments are fine to run once again not to be used as a time suck and you must prove violation to have it be a winning issue </span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>CPs</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> are great </span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>Ks</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> are legit for aff and neg unless proven otherwise. I tent to vote on Ks when they are consisted with the neg strategy and don&rsquo;t contradict itself or the rest of the off-case aurguments</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>Impact Calc:</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> probability&gt; magnitude&gt; time frame. Meaning if you have nuke war but there is only a 0.0000001% chance of it happening I will tend not to vote on it</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> &nbsp;</div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>LD Issues</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">:</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I am most used to a traditional value criterion debate, but I would love to see different strategies.</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>Ks</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> are legit unless proven otherwise in the round.</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>Plans</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> are OK but will take a lot more work</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> &nbsp;</div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>PF Issues</b></span></font><font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">:</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I am most used to a straight-up fact round debate, but I would love to see different approaches to this form of debate.</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Ks and other various arguments are legit unless proven otherwise in the round.</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> &nbsp;</div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Any other questions, just ask.</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> &nbsp;</div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>Parli issues:</b></span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I&rsquo;m most used to a cx type round, however I understand high school is different than the type done in college.</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">What I&rsquo;m expecting is slow cx round with salutations at the beginning and a nice debate</span></font></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <font color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Imperial evidence is the best evidence.</span></font></div>


Hayden Jared - Caldwell

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Jeff Stoppenhagen - Columbia

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Jeff Stoppenhagen - Nampa

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Jeff Stoppenhagen - Skyview

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Jeff Stoppenhagen - Weiser ID HS

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Joann King - Mtn Home

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John Coulthard - Mtn. View (ID)

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Karl Nordstrom - Wood River

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Leslie Litke - Rocky HS

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Lori Palmer - Mtn. View (ID)

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Lyle Hammon - Rocky HS

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Maria Clark - Mtn Home

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Mark Engberson - Rocky HS

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Mary Frances Booth - Rocky HS

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Matt Vraspir - Renaissance


Megan Cox - Rocky HS

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Pamela Hammon - Rocky HS

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Patricia Rose - Kuna

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Rachel Baxa - Rocky HS

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Rhea Safford - Caldwell

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Richard Zuercher - Renaissance

<p> Background:</p> <p> CX competitor for Centennial High School (Boise, ID)&nbsp;for 4 years</p> <p> CX competitor for the College of Idaho for 2 years</p> <p> Parli competitor for the College of Idaho for 1 year</p> <p> Asst Coach for the College of Idaho 3 years (Parli, IEs, IPDA)</p> <p> Head Coach&nbsp;for Renaissance High School for 4 years (CX, LD, PF, IEs)</p> <p> Philosophy:</p> <p> I am usually open to most arguments made in the debate and will leave the debaters the responsibility to both justify their own arguments and attack those of their opponents.&nbsp; Having said that, I evaluate arguments based both on how those arguments appear on the flow AND how those arguments persuade my thinking in the debate round.&nbsp; For instance, a neg team may&nbsp;drop a conditionality bad argument on the flow, but it may not be a voting issue because there was no demonstrable impact in the round.&nbsp; Just because the issue is dropped does not make the issue magically convincing - that work must still be done by the debaters.&nbsp;</p> <p> CX Issues:</p> <p> T is a voting issue unless proven otherwise in the round.</p> <p> SPEC arguments are&nbsp;not a-priori arguments unless proven otherwise in the round.</p> <p> CPs are legit unless proven otherwise in the round.&nbsp; I think Dispo is the most legit way to run a CP, but not necessarily the case.&nbsp; There are a variety of reasons to run CPs in a variety of ways.&nbsp; I don&#39;t tend to vote on theory issues unless there is actual in-round abuse.&nbsp;</p> <p> Ks are legit for aff and neg unless proven otherwise.&nbsp; I tent to vote on Ks when they are consistent with the neg strategy.&nbsp; Reading a Statism K while simultaneously running an agent CP seems to defeat the purpose of the criticism and damages your cred.&nbsp; It doesn&#39;t mean that I won&#39;t vote for it, it just means that you have to do some extra work justifying your contradiction.&nbsp;</p> <p> Impact Calc:&nbsp; I lean on probability before magnitude unless proven otherwise in the round.&nbsp;</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> LD Issues:</p> <p> I am open to a variety of argumentation and strategy.&nbsp;</p> <p> I am most used to a value criterion debate, but I would love to see different strategies and theory.</p> <p> Ks are&nbsp;legit unless proven otherwise&nbsp;in the round.</p> <p> Plans are OK unless proven otherwise in the round.</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> PF Issues:</p> <p> I am open to a variety of argumentation and strategy.</p> <p> I am most used to a&nbsp;straight-up fact round&nbsp;debate, but I would love to see different strategies and theory.</p> <p> Ks and other various arguments are legit unless proven otherwise in the round.</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> Any other questions, just ask.</p>


Robin Navert - BK

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Ryan Brubaker - Meridian

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Sara Bell - Weiser ID HS

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Sarah McIntire - Meridian

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Stacy Bauer - Mtn Home

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Susan Worst - Wood River

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Tabitha Miller - Renaissance

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Tyra Tipple - Borah

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