Hi, I’m Elisha Bell. I'm a high school parli debater who has been in the circuit for 4 years.

Be kind and respectful to your opponents but don’t hesitate to call them out on unfair arguments or promotion hate speech of any kind (racism, sexism, classism, etc.). Even if the opposing team doesn't call you out on hate speech don't think you got away with it, I will and I won't take it lightly in both the distribution of speaker points and my decision on the round.

I don’t mind heckling as long as it is warranted and doesn't take away from the round. I will take points off if I deem it aggressive heckling, but don't let that scare you away from engaging at all. I'll let you know in the round when you're getting close to crossing that line, before taking points off.

You can speak at whatever speed is most comfortable for you. I don't mind spreading as long as your opponents and I are still able to hear your points.

As for things I look for in a speech:

Please signpost throughout your speech as well as provide a roadmap when you start.

Make sure to engage with the other teams arguments. Don't just expand on your points without responding to refutations first, especially in later speeches (You're point doesn't still stand just because you said it does). There needs to be reasoning behind not just your responses to their points but also why yours flow through

WEIGH. Weighing is what in the end can make or break a round for you. Why do your points matter? What effect does this have on the world? Why is what you're saying have a more positive effect than your opponents? Why do your impacts matter more than your opponents? Your points don't matter if you don't have any impact to back them up.

If you have any other questions about my preference on something in round just ask me before and I'll be more that happy to answer or a question about my feedback just let me know and I can give you my email

Most importantly; have fun, humor is always welcome and enjoyed. Don't take things too seriously it's only middle school debate, I promise it is not as serious as you think. Have a great round debaters and good luck!

and if u get Athena Li tell her I'm the better judge :)

Hi Middle School Debaters!

Just a bit about me, I did parliamentary-style middle school debate for 2 years, and I've done policy debate for Head Royce all four years of high school. I can't wait to watch your round!

My foremost priority as a judge is to ensure that everyone feels safe in this space. I love creative arguments, clash, and smart heckling, but none of that can come at the expense of a debater's comfort. Basically as long as you're kind and respectful everything will go great. Otherwise, speaker points may be deducted :/

Impact calculus is usually the most important part of the debate for me. Obviously all the buzz words (timeframe, probability, magnitude, etc.) are cool, but just give me a clear analysis of why the impacts of your assertions outweigh theirs.

Otherwise, make sure heckling is purposeful, don't ramble in POIs, do clear evidence comparison, and extend clear warrants in the rebuttals. And of course, be funny and have fun :)

-Dylan

best of luck! feel free to ask me to clarify anything in this paradigm.

[about me]:

Fallon MS '19, Dublin High '23, she/her

1 yr middle school, 3 yrs high school PF (Dublin CK)

Experience: TOC qual x2, nats, states, co-coaching DHS PF team

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[what makes me a happy judge]:

args: I'll buy any argument as long as each claim you make is well warranted and thoroughly explained. Don't jump from claim straight to impact, tell me why and how you got there.

weighing: WEIGH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, and make sure it's COMPARATIVE! Tell me why your argument is better than your opponent's, not just why yours is good. Consider factors like time, size, probability, effectiveness, etc.

refuting: If you don't refute something or explain why another refutation applies to it, I'd consider it conceded unless they don't bring it up again either. If your opponent drops your argument, point it out in your next speech.

speed: I can handle speed/spreading, but DON'T go fast if a) you become unclear from stuttering/lagging, or b) it's uninclusive for your opponents (which is true for most middle school rounds)

POIs/heckles: It's really impressive when you can strongly respond to POIs on the spot. Making and responding to POIs are good for your speaker scores. Just don't spam them abusively; same w/ heckles.

speaks: Please be respectful/accomodating to everyone in the round! If you're not, your scores will reflect that. In scoring, I reward warranting, organization, narrative, WEIGHING, collapsing, and lighthearted jokes -- make the round interesting and fun to judge!

more: I appreciate collapsing and signposting. Collapsing = focusing on 1 arg by the end of the round; signposting = making it clear when you move to a different part of your speech ("turn the 2nd impact on their 1st contention", etc).

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[after the round stuff]:

disclosing/rfd: Whenever allowed to, I'll always disclose who won, speaker scores, and why. I'll answer any questions, just avoid postrounding or trying to change my decision.

[for questions/feedback/anything debate]:

@katiiecheng on ig

katiec215@gmail.com

katiec#2874

Francis Jayaratne

Head-Royce School '23

MS Parli debate (2017-2019, 2 years)

Policy debate (2019-2023, 4 years) Topics: Arm sales, Criminal Justice Reform, Water Resource Protection, NATO emerging tech

TOC (2023)

Emails (add both!!):

mtglord123@gmail.com

hrsdebatedocs@gmail.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo3OM2_E7FU

For Policy Debate:

• Have fun with debate
• My flowing wasn't the best when I debated, but I still had some success so make of that what you will
• I read a Policy aff for 1 year and a K aff for 3
• In my last year I went a ton for death good and other whacky arguements --> love it, if you read these types of args I'll be with you 100%
• I'll assume nobody in the round is trying to be actively malicious, and I think apologies remedy most in round conflict
• CPs and Ks absolutely need to beat the perm or win FW
• For the K:

- Love them, especially with post fiat links and explanations like circumvention etc.

- Winning FW makes the K debate super easy, I think if it comes down to it I won't do a middle of the road approach

- When I debated I read racial cap, deleuze, Tech Ks, and the Security K

• In the K Aff debate:

- You need to prove that your education o/w some level of clash+fairness loss

- Fairness is kinda an impact but my mom told me life ain't fair so...

- Beat SSD/TVA

- I'm absolutely willing to vote for the Neg off FW, you just need to win it

For Middle School Debate:

- I'm a high school debater, so as long as I can actually hear you, I probably can follow you

- I am flowing, probably on my computer otherwise on paper

- Don't spread in MS debate or misuse high school debate terms

- Make me laugh, it'll help your speaks and make your pathos better

- While I miss heckles, over zoom no heckling

- Debate is all about making connections --> Connections between contradicting points, your own assertions, pieces of evidence etc. In many ways it's a web

- I love good POIs and will keep track of them. They can and should be a key part of clash and interacting with the opponents and clash. However, don't abusively overuse POIs. While I'll appreciate the effort behind a bad POI, it doesn't automatically help your side

- Be confident, doesn't matter if you're an introvert or extrovert, everyone can at a minimum look confident and that really goes a long way

- I'm probably a mixture of tech and truth (meaning I evaluate debates both off of my flow/exactly what was said, and also with some level of common sense)

- Not a fan of Plans/counterplans, instead frame them as potential alternatives that the Pro/Con/Aff/Neg precludes

- In the rebuttal speeches I really want to see good impact calculus/comparison. More often than not the other team has some impact, what you need to do is tell me why yours comes first

- Weighing mechanisms are cool but misused. If it's too broad I don't care about it. If it's not explained why it comes first, it probably doesn't come first. If it's not tied back to your own points/assertions, then your overall story is less convincing. Honestly saying your weighing mechanism is utilitarianism (doing the most amount of good for the most amount of people), is probably the best W/M in MS debate imo

- I really like good refutations and answers. A weird way I viewed debate was as a knife throwing competition. Each knife is an assertion, and each thrower is the speaker. Instead of throwing a bunch of knives at the target and hoping some stick, it's better to have a few highly accurate throws. Even better is "catching" your opponent's knife and throwing it back at them. In my eyes that's a really good refutation that either turns their own point against them or that stops it from ever hitting the target

- Compare compare compare. Comparing points wins you debates --> More than that, Answer Questions. Most debates come down to your side answering a question, and their side answering that question with the complete opposite answer. Tell me why your answer is right while theirs is wrong. If that doesn't happen, I'm left having to just use common sense.

- Some impacts need to be explained more while others don't until the last speech. Saying the economy will collapse doesn't need to be impacted out to people losing their jobs and becoming poor until the last speech. On the other hand, climate change probably requires less of an explanation since talking about polar bears isn't really crucial.

- If the debate comes down to a piece of evidence I will probably look at it

- Don't read a definition unless it'll help your side

- Wrap up what you're saying when time goes off, I highly recommend you time yourself when giving your speech

Hey I'm Athena, I debated parli in middle school for 3 years and I'm currently a sophomore at Piedmont High still doing parli. This might be a bit long, but I wanted to include everything I felt was necessary and would help you out!

- Should be common sense (in debate and in life) but don't say or do anything discriminatory or bigoted or be rude to anyone in the round, this will not be tolerated and I will immediately drop you and have a Serious Discussion. Don't misgender anyone, if you do this and do not immediately apologize and correct yourself, you will be dropped and a Serious Discussion will also be in order

- Talk at whatever speed seems reasonable to you, I don't mind a faster than conversational pace as long as you still speak clearly and everyone else in the round is ok w it

- If someone literally just reads evidence/extends a refutation in the rebuttal speeches, do not point of order and call it a new argument. its not please stop. /lh

- Please please PLEASE if you poi make sure they are 1) a QUESTION 2) directed at your opponents NOT ME. I have no problem with pois and in fact encourage them as a whole, just please use them for their intended purpose of asking a relevant and clarifying question to your opponents

- Weighing is really really really important and please read impacts I can't stress this enough it's so important for evaluating the round. Tell me why your impacts are more important than those of your opponents and just please do weighing work i will be sad if you don't

- Please actually interact with your opponents' arguments, proper clash makes everything more interesting and creates much better argumentation

- Tech over truth but the less truth there is the less tech it takes to beat it

- Speaker points are a) nonsensical, inconsistent, problematic, and prioritize cishet white men, and b) very important to a lot of you. I get that! As such I've decided to be what some might call a point fairy. I would give you all 80's if tournaments didn't require me to give everyone a different score but I probably won't go lower than a 77 unless you do something actively bad

- +0.5 speaks for showing me your flows after the round, calling elon musk a clown and honking your nose, and each phoebe bridgers reference :)) I reward strategic poi questions and responses as well as picking up on dropped warrants in your opponents' speeches.

Also say something funny please debate is not as serious as y'all think I really wish people employed more humor

Make fun of elisha bell and i'll give you a +0.5 bonus

- If you think you might have any questions after the round, just ask me and I'll give you my email, feel free to ask about anything whenever!

- Otherwise I'm just vibing you're just vibing, have fun, there's always room for improvement, good luck y'all!!

Don't talk fast, drink water, enunciate, and be confident. I enjoy long walks, watching football on sundays and con limon corn nuts while I am judging as a light snack.

I am a Junior in highschool

I did middle school debate all 3 years and am now doing high school Public Forum debate.

I am ok will all POIs and heckles as long as they aren't repetitive or so constant that they disrupt the speaker

POIs are generally encouraged, not giving any POIs or heckles throughout the debate will be perceived as a lack of engagement in the debate.

I will be timing your speeches but I am ok with you timing yourself.

Signposting during and before speeches is good for organization of the speech but is not necessary if you are clear on what you are responding to and talking about in your speech.

But how does this affect Lebron's Legacy?

Parli coach at Berkeley High.

Former debater and coach at Head-Royce.

Short Version:

I have experience competing in policy, parliamentary, and MS debate. I am K and speed friendly. Know the arguments that you run. I will NEVER vote on K if it is clearly prewritten/poorly understood by the team that reads it. I don't like any fishy tricks within the round: wasting your opponent's time, skewing the round (i.e. running then dropping an essential arg), and the classic...over spreading.

Make sure the choices you make in rounds enhance your argumentation. Be good people.

If you have read through this paradigm come to the round and tell me: "Sherbert Lemon." I will know and be impressed.

Long Version:

Check out these paradigms as these are the judges/coaches who have mainly informed my judging standards:

• Larry Dang (Policy)
• Joel Jacobs (Parli)

Shoutout to my first debate coach Vy Linh Nguyen. She runs GGSA and is a rising star in Parli debate. If you name drop her in round I will be VERY VERY Impressed.

(old paradigm deleted lmao)

don't need to call me judge, just call me maxwell/max, he/they, head-royce school '25

hrs ms debate '19-'21, hrs hs policy debate -current, hrs ms coaching -current (also dabbled in hs parli)

t/l for any type of debate: any -ism or -phobia will get u very low speaks and probably an L, weigh and clash, have fun

tech > truth but I'll probably use truth (common sense) to break the tie

for middle school debate:

I will vote for the team that I think should win solely by evaluating the content presented to me in the 6 speeches. to increase your chances, do impact calc and weigh in the last speech. use your weighing mech. if you do not do this, you most likely will not like my decision. arguments that I will vote on have a claim, reasoning/warrant, evidence, and impact.

Probably have decent topic(s) knowledge from coaching but don't use this as an excuse to under-explain things

I’ll decide quickly but take awhile to write feedback and the rfd, please ask questions or postround me (don't be offensive/step over boundaries)

don't count down don't introduce yourself i don't care it takes decision time away

list of things I don't like: (aka lower speaks)

3rd speeches without weighing

2nd opp speeches with new assertions

pointless/abusive heckling

taking 10 years between speeches and giving unnecessarily long roadmaps

list of things I like: (aka higher speaks)

weighing and writing my ballot

line by line refuting

clash and good pois

signposting and good structure - don't jump between flows it's hard to follow, I don't like matching the args for you

being funny

please don’t shake my hand unless you have an undying desire to do so thanks

content is far more important than presentation - but good presentation probably gets my attention. my speaks in general are high so just debate and have fun. :)

if you get this person tell him im a better judge

Hey! I'm TT and I'm a second debater at Quarry Lane (1st speaker for Quarry Lane LY)

add me to the email chain @tiantianyang07@gmail.com - please share your speech docs!!

PF:

cards > paraphrasing

tech > truth

extend! fully and clearly extend arguments & responses

don't go too much overtime during speeches and prep

stay respectful and inclusive during round

LD:

*reminder that I'm a PFer!

framework and impact calc matter

no frivolous theory

no K's, no fill

LARP and policy is fine

no phil