Paradigms and Principles: A Round-Up

Adam Torson posted a number of articles discussing different aspects of judging paradigms with the purpose of coming up with some norms in LD judging. For those who may have missed, here is a round-up of all of them: Withholding Advice ... Is it appropriate for a judge to withhold advice in post-round critiques so that weaknesses in a debater’s case position or strategy can later be exploited by the judge’s own students ...

Ballot Writing ... Should judges write comments and/or a reason for decision on the ballot? ...

Miscut Evidence ... What should judges do when debaters use miscut evidence? ...

Must Arguments be on the Flow ... Should judges require that an argument be noted on the flow in order to vote on it?...

2AR Theory ... How should judges evaluate new theory in the 2AR?...

CLEAR! ... A. Should judges yell “clear” when debaters are speaking unclearly?

B. If so, under what circumstances is it appropriate to yell clear?...

Paradigms ... A. Should a judge’s declared paradigm be subject to in-round argumentation?...