Hemmeke,+Katelyn

Name: Katelyn Hemmeke School: Hamilton Position: Assistant Judging Experience: 3 years

**__General:__**

**Speed:**Speed is fine, but I have to be able to understand you. 7 (maybe 8) on a scale of 1-10 should be safe. Plan text and card tags especially have to be clear – if you blur the end of a card and the tag/beginning of the next card together, it will only hurt you because I’ll probably have less on my flow than what you actually read. Most of the time I’ll just suck it up and try to follow you. If it's really bad I'll yell "Clear"; if I have to say it more than two or three times I'll probably give up. If I set my pen down you should be concerned for yourself.

**Manners:** Don’t be a jerk! It’s fine to be assertive, but if you’re just bullying the other team I’ll probably dock your speaker points. When you are being asked questions in cross-x, if the interrogator says "Ok that's fine/let's move on/etc," you probably shouldn't keep rambling.

**Tag Teaming:** I guess this varies from tournament to tournament, so I usually go with whatever the general policy seems to be at the specific tournament. When it’s allowed, tag-teaming during cross-x is fine. A bit of prompting is ok during speeches (saying “move on” or bringing up a piece of evidence, for example). If one partner is constantly dominating, though – especially in speeches – your speaker points //will// be docked. Speeches should not be parroted!

**__Arguments:__**

**Topicality:** I’ll admit it’s not my favorite. That doesn’t mean I won’t vote on it, but you must argue it correctly – include all the correct parts and carry them through the entire round (a surprising number of you don’t do this!). I guess it generally comes down to interpretation. Negs, I’d almost always prefer you kick out of T and go for something else, unless of course you are quite clearly winning T. I hate having to decide a debate solely based on T.

**DAs:** Obviously fine (who doesn’t like a good ol’ DA?). The more specific the better. Impact analysis is SUPER important!

**CPs:** CPs are fine. Make sure you do a good job of weighing the CP vs. the aff case.

**Kritiks:** Be aware that these aren't my forte, but I do enjoy a well-executed kritik. If you run one you must explain it thoroughly – assume I know nothing! If you just use a ton of big words and freaky philosophical terms, it won’t help you win. I can’t vote for you on a K if I have no idea what it means. If your K is really out there, I'll probably be skeptical, but as long as you argue it really well I'm more than happy to weigh it.

**Theory:** Again, not my strong point – you have to do the work for me if you want me to vote for you on it (for any argument, really - it's not my job to make/infer arguments for you). If you argue your interpretation of the theory better, I’ll vote for you. If all you do is hammer out 10 theory points without actually fleshing them out/explaining why they matter, it's not going to help you win and I certainly won't look at theory to determine a round unless I absolutely have to.

**Case:** a good case debate is always welcome. Two words: impact analysis!

**__Randomosity:__** **Analysis:** I care way more about analysis than mounds of evidence. It is not enough to blow through 15 cards and say you win because you read more stuff. You have to actually flesh out the arguments that the cards indicate.

**New in the 2NC:** I’d prefer only new on-case arguments.

**Time issues:** Don’t try to steal prep! If you say “Stop prep” and then spend a ton of time shuffling papers etc, I will keep taking prep time. Cross-x begins immediately following the speech. I’m happy to count down your speech time and prep time for you if you’d like. **Computer stuff:** Not gonna lie - this new "flashing" thing drives me insane. It seems that most judges don't take prep for flashing, but I'm awfully tempted to. If the amount of time you're taking to flash is excessive, I may well take prep - and I'm not going to have any sympathy for you if your technology fails.

**Road maps/Organization:** Road maps are nice, but if you’re going to give me a road map and then not follow it, don’t even bother… If you are super scattered, don’t signpost, etc, expect your speaks to be docked.

**I can’t say it enough:** IMPACT ANALYSIS!