Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 10:41:55 -0500
From: Cory Puuri <CPuuri@jjkeller.com>
To: pgkst5@imap.pitt.edu
Subject: Policy Puuri, Cory
1. Philosophical filter?
Flow Judge - I judge the round on the merits of the flow. I am Tabula Rasa
to the extent that I vote for or against a position based on the in-round
args. However, I've been invloved in debate for closed to nine years now
and cannot claim to be blank slate on my tenedncies to vote for or against
certain positions.
2. How many years have you judged, and how much do you usually judge/year?
6 years judging. Varies from 3 to 12 tornaments per year. 4-5 tournaments
this year.
3. Do you vote on topicality? Often?
Yes, although I wouldn't say often. I have't seen a lot of non-topical
cases. and I haven't seen a lot of good t debates. But I am well versed on
t ...
4. Does speed bother you? Do you find that you can flow a typical "fast"
debate round? Would you prefer that debaters debated slower than a
typical "fast" debate round? If a debater is going too fast or is unclear,
do you call out "clearer" or give some signal that you're not getting the
arguments?
No. Yes. No. Yes. Two things: be clear and put some an analysis behind an
argument. I.E. if you say "common person" on T then explain what you mean
by that and the implication.
5. Critiques:
A. What do you think of critiques? Do you believe that an argument
can have "extra discursive" impact in a round, if such impact is claimed
for an argument?
Critiques are great if explained and argued well. Yes.
B. If one team calls another team racist or xenophibic, or whatever,
and says that if this charge is proved true that it should constitute a
voting issue, would you as a judge agree, despite the "policy" arguments
in the round? (e.g. If I call Arafat a terrorist, and lose an argument
that says that such arguments stem from an anti-Arab bias, but I win an
advantage that claims, were the policy I'm advocating actually done, a
nuclear war would be averted, and these are the only two arguments in the
round, do I win or lose the debate?)
Depends on the reason why it is a voter and neg arguments on the voter. If
the critique is truly a "winner" and the voter is conceded, I would most
likely evaluate the critique prior to the advantage.
C. Do you think a critique which smells like a disadvantage should
have the burdens of a disadvantage, or if a critique smells like a
counterplan it should compete? Or do you think that once a critique is
claimed as being "different" there are no set "rules" for it?
Sounds pretty shady if you ask me. I think it's up to the debaters to
guide my voting process. That being said, I think there are no
predisposed rules other than time limits.
5. Counter-plans
A. Is there any limit on negative fiat?
Maybe, depends on the aff arguments. I do have a tendency to side with the
aff if neg fiats utopia or alternate actors without ev to support that
actor.
B. Do you have any particular problems with counterplans in general?
No.
C. Are conditional counterplans acceptable?
Prior to the round, anything is acceptable.
D. Are dispositional counterplans acceptable? (If a counterplan is
proven to be uncompetitive, does it just "go away", or might the
affirmative be able to "capture" an advantage via a permutation?)
Depends on the in-round arguments. I've gone both ways based on in-round
args.
6. Is there anything else you think debaters need to know about you or
your approach to the activity in order to debate effectively for you?
I prefer solvency attacks to follow the aff case structure (frontlines are
a bit lazy). I dislike the practice of 2nr going for a critique and a
disad. I don't like it when 2nr goes for everything and doesn't tell a
story. I prefer analysis on T standards. I hate it when people read my
judging philosophy and then run stock issues. I don't expect people to
adapt to me when there are two or more other critics in the round with
different philosophies from mine. I do disclose after rounds but I do not
debate my RFDs with debaters (only encountered twice, both times in novi
rounds)
Thanks for reading,
Cory
Appleton West Debate
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