UIL Speech Judges
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Edgar Torres
Current high school:
None
Currently coaching?: No
Conference:
Number of years coached:
Number of tournaments judged: 1
High school attended:
Academy High School
Graduated high school: 2005
Participated in high school: Yes
Participated in college: No
Judging qualifications:
In high school, I participated in CX, LD, and extemp.
In 2019, I helped judge the 2019 CX debate 1-3A state tournament.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Rounds judged: 0
Judging approach: Policy Maker
Policy priority: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Evidence philosophy: Quality of evidence is more important than quantity of evidence
Paradigm: I am a firm believer in effective communication. If during the 1AC, a debater spreads, it's impossible for the other team to understand the message being conveyed, but more importantly, it does not improve the debater's speaking abilities. I am also a firm believer in quality evidence, and critical thinking. While there may be an overabundance of evidence on a particular issue, it doesn't mean that the evidence will disprove an issue. It's about the debater thinking critically and applying that evidence to the case to disprove/prove a point. Finally, during a debate, I flow the case very carefully. If a debate team drops an issue, I make note of that, but I also believe the opposing debate team is responsible for bringing that to my attention.
Judging approach: Policy Maker
Policy priority: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Evidence philosophy: Quality of evidence is more important than quantity of evidence
Paradigm: I am a firm believer in effective communication. If during the 1AC, a debater spreads, it's impossible for the other team to understand the message being conveyed, but more importantly, it does not improve the debater's speaking abilities. I am also a firm believer in quality evidence, and critical thinking. While there may be an overabundance of evidence on a particular issue, it doesn't mean that the evidence will disprove an issue. It's about the debater thinking critically and applying that evidence to the case to disprove/prove a point. Finally, during a debate, I flow the case very carefully. If a debate team drops an issue, I make note of that, but I also believe the opposing debate team is responsible for bringing that to my attention.
LD
Rounds judged: 0
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
The round will always flow to the debater who justifies his/her response and defends his/her case adequately.
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
The round will always flow to the debater who justifies his/her response and defends his/her case adequately.
Contact Information
email: edgar.torres87@gmail.com
cell:
office:
Availability Information
Meet types:
Invitational
District
Regional
CX State
State Meet
Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Travel
Region of residence:
1
I will travel to: 1 3 4 5
