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Opinion: To Increase Education, Judges Might Want To Outsource To The Debaters

Opinion: To Increase Education, Judges Might Want To Outsource To The Debaters

by Justin Marwad | Feb 26, 2022 | Judging/Judges

As a judge, we’ve all been in rounds where we might have seen a team do something that we perceived to be unfair or unethical. Perhaps it was bringing up a new argument in a rebuttal or making any other kind of sus argument.  Most of us would immediately dock speaker...
This Is Why Judges “Disarm” Before “Battle”

This Is Why Judges “Disarm” Before “Battle”

by Justin Marwad | Dec 14, 2021 | Judging/Judges

As a young child, I’ve never forgotten a picture of Jesus that I heard painted at a Bible study. Jesus was the King of everything and everything was made through Him. Yet, He didn’t come down as a King in all His majesty. He didn’t part back the skies and say “here I...
What’s Your Catchphrase?

What’s Your Catchphrase?

by Jeremiah Mosbey | Nov 17, 2021 | From Advanced to National-Class, Judging/Judges, Technique

If I mentioned the book of Ecclesiastes, what’s the first thing that would spring to your mind? For me, and I believe most others, your first thought would be Solomon’s famous words: vanity, vanity, all is vanity. This famous phrase is memorable for a...
The Rules Have Changed… Now What?

The Rules Have Changed… Now What?

by Jeremiah Mosbey | Sep 28, 2021 | From Advanced to National-Class, Judging/Judges, Strategy

If you’ve been reading my blog articles for a while, you knew that this was coming. Earlier this year, the NCFCA announced their rule changes for 2022, with this being one of the revisions: “Only the Affirmative speaker (LD) or 1st Affirmative speaker (TP) may...
The “Problem” With Judging, Examined

The “Problem” With Judging, Examined

by Jeremiah Mosbey | Mar 23, 2021 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Judging/Judges, Strategy

A couple of years ago, Harrison wrote a couple of excellent articles (here and here) delving into the different types of debate judges, and the pros and cons of each style. While we all understand the fact that there are different kinds of judges, it’s still very...
Commit to Communicating the Hard Stuff

Commit to Communicating the Hard Stuff

by Anthony Severin | Dec 21, 2020 | Judging/Judges, Speaking, Technique

We Ethos coaches frequently hear despair about how judges receive theory-heavy arguments. There’s a perception that judges despise topicality, counterplans never win rounds, and hardly anybody has even heard of a kritik… and those who have heard of a kritik just think...
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