West,+Richard

Hello, my name is Richard West. You can address me as Richard. I love speech and debate, and this is my first year actively judging/being a part of the debate community.


 * L.D. Debate Paradigm: **


 * **//General://** Do as much work you can do to write the ballot for me (aside from signing it J ). Be comparative! Give me analysis as to why I should look to “X” argument, before “Y” argument. Also, weigh your arguments for me; as I will not do any work for you. I will not flow blippy un-warranted spikes. I do not enjoy theory debates, often I end up being unsure how to evaluate them, accordingly it would be advisable for you to not pref. me, if you are a "theory" debater. I generally enjoy judging Traditional LD, as opposed to Circuit L.D.


 * **//Speed://** if I am judging you, it would be in your best interest to speak at a conversational speed (200-220 wpm). If I do not understand you I will yell clear/slow/loud a maximum of 2-3 times. Your speaks will suffer the more times I have to say one of the listed terms. Additionally, if I do not flow an argument (probably because I had no idea what you were saying) I will not evaluate it in the round.


 * **//Extensions://** Need to have a clear articulation for claim, warrant, and impact.


 * **//Critical Arguments://** If you choose to run them, do not assume I will understand them. Give me a clear implications of what the argument means for the round, and how that should influence my adjudication of the round.


 * **//Speaks://** Speaks are reflective of how well I think you performed in a round. Generally, my speaks are pretty nice (Avg. 27-28).