UIL Speech Judges
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Kartikeya Kotamraju
Current high school:
None
Currently coaching?: No
Conference:
Number of years coached:
Number of tournaments judged: 1
High school attended:
McNeil HS
Graduated high school: 2020
Participated in high school: No
Participated in college: No
Judging qualifications:
I debated for McNeil HS in Austin for 4 years on the TFA and TOC circuit. I cleared regularly to elim rounds at national tournaments such as Churchill, UT, and Apple Valley. I additionally also qualified to TFA State 3 years in a row. I competed exclusively in LD for all 4 years and gave extemp speeches at a few local tournaments.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Judging approach: Tabula Rasa
Policy priority: Resolution of substantive issues is more important than communication skills
Evidence philosophy: Quantity of evidence and quality of evidence are of equal importance
Paradigm: I will be as Tabula Rasa as possible but admittedly I will have a few things that I feel strongly about but I will try my best to not let those interfere. I debated and debated using Kritiks, Theory, and Larp prep interchangeably. Any type of argumentation will work fine with me and I understand the interactions of all the different layers thoroughly but Phil and Tricks debate are where I begin to have a hard time. Basic Phil arguments are fine (i.e. Rawls, Kant, etc.) but tricky phil arguments will be a bit hard for me to follow.
LD
Approach: Resolution of substantive issues is more important than communication skills
Philosophy:
I will be as Tabula Rasa as possible but admittedly I will have a few things that I feel strongly about but I will try my best to not let those interfere. I was an exclusively progressive debater for all 4 years that I debated and debated using Kritiks, Theory, and Larp prep interchangeably. Any type of argumentation will work fine with me and I understand the interactions of all the different layers thoroughly but Phil and Tricks debate are where I begin to have a hard time. Basic Phil arguments are fine (i.e. Rawls, Kant, etc.) but tricky phil arguments will be a bit hard for me to follow.
Contact Information
email: kotamrajukartikeya@gmail.com
cell: 512 9447692
office:
Availability Information
Meet types:
Invitational
District
Regional
CX State
Qualified for:
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Travel
Region of residence:
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I will travel to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
