Spicer,+Brad

I am a novice judge who is more likely to be swayed by logic and presentation than technicalities and rhetoric. Give me definitions because I will set up my framework of the resolution around the definitions you present. If your opponent’s definitions are narrowly slanted to their case, please call them on it and provide counter definitions with compelling reasons to prefer your interpretation of the resolution.

Speed: Spread at your own peril. If I cannot understand what you are saying, I cannot understand what you are saying. Value: Explain the value and how it supports what you are advocating Criterion: I will look for this to validate the value. CX time: I like you to face judge standing. Kritik & Theory: These more progressive arguments will need to be thoroughly explained.

I will look for well-supported contentions in your own words rather than just a bunch of note cards. I like to see how you apply your research and I like to see how quick you can react to your opponent in a round.

Be professional, but that does not mean you cannot have fun and have to be a robot.