I know that people read paradigms for bias, so here is my background: I am substantially less familiar with policy-style arguments because I have been a one-off K + K aff debater for around five years now, both in high school and college debate. If I look dead inside, I promise I am not upset at you or disliking your debating - it's almost certainly me concentrating on flowing, or being tired! If I look confused, it doesn't mean I don't like the argument - more that I don't understand it and I want you to explain it more.

Sometimes I make faces when I judge debates I think this is mostly because I have very little bodily awareness, though. Exclusionary behavior, when unintentional, warrants reasonable action based on the situation - baseline is probably a discussion about why it's harmful and what to do instead. This includes misgendering - it's not hard to simply not do it. If you are debating in front of me and feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or have another need, please let me know at some point and I will do my best to support you and meet your needs in that moment! Please feel free to email me, say something out loud, write something down and hand it to me, etc.Įxclusionary behavior, when purposeful, will get you an L, lowest possible speaks, and discussion with your coaches situations are nuanced and impossible to predict, but my tolerance for things that make debate unsafe is low. I will aim to give type of decision that I'd like to hear as a debater, win or lose. That said, I likely don't have the topic knowledge, so judge instruction and clarifying meaning of acronyms will go a long way. I have all the technical debate knowledge necessary to judge the arguments you read.

If you have questions about college debate (or college) or whatever else, please feel free to ask me or email me! Edina '21 & UMN '25, current Edina novice policy coach

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