UIL Speech Judges
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Taylor Dougherty
Current high school:
Princeton
Currently coaching?: Yes
Conference: 5A
Number of years coached: 2
Number of tournaments judged: 10
High school attended:
Princeton High School
Graduated high school: 2020
Participated in high school: Yes
Participated in college: No
Judging qualifications:
I competed in Policy debate for four years at at Princeton High School. I now compete collegiately in NFA LD also known as one person policy debate at the University of North Texas. My most notable accomplishment is placing third at CX state my Junior year of high school (2018-2019). Me and my partner tied for third overall speaker. Qualified to state my freshman year in CX. 2x top speaker at district. 1x qualifier to the NSDA national tournament. 2x qualifier to TFA state.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Judging approach: Tabula Rasa
Policy priority: Resolution of substantive issues is more important than communication skills
Evidence philosophy: Quality of evidence is more important than quantity of evidence
Paradigm: I am a policy making judge but I am good with all arguments. By the end of the round I will evaluate the debate based on both teams offense and defense. Impact calculus is a very important factor in my decision but should not stop at just the impact level, you should also talk about how the affs risks of solvency should weigh into the probability of the aff or the neg solving their impacts. Your final speeches should answer arguments of course but it should also write my ballot for me describing the world of the negative and the world of the affirmative and what they might look like.
LD
Approach:
Philosophy:
Contact Information
email: Taylordougherty80@gmail.com
cell:
office: 469 3969664
Availability Information
Meet types:
CX State
Qualified for:
CX
Travel
Region of residence:
2
I will travel to: 1
