UIL Speech Judges
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Eric Pursley
Current high school:
Wharton
Currently coaching?: Yes
Conference:
Number of years coached: 2
Number of tournaments judged: 2
High school attended:
Allen High School
Graduated high school: 2004
Participated in high school: Yes
Participated in college: No
Judging qualifications:
High School competitor in UIL and TFA for LD Debate, Student Congress, Extemp, and Individual Events.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Rounds judged: 0
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Paradigm:
LD
Rounds judged: 4
Approach: Resolution of substantive issues is more important than communication skills
Philosophy:
Give me explicit voting issues. Tell me what you believe is most important in the round and why you should win. I will always accept a voting paradigm agreed to during cross examination. If none, I will use your voting issues to help me decide. If none, I will resolve based on who came out ahead in the issues I find most important, whatever those are. If you spread, I won't weight your opponent's drops as heavily against them, there are no wins on technicality.
Approach: Resolution of substantive issues is more important than communication skills
Philosophy:
Give me explicit voting issues. Tell me what you believe is most important in the round and why you should win. I will always accept a voting paradigm agreed to during cross examination. If none, I will use your voting issues to help me decide. If none, I will resolve based on who came out ahead in the issues I find most important, whatever those are. If you spread, I won't weight your opponent's drops as heavily against them, there are no wins on technicality.
Contact Information
email: epursley@whartonisd.net
cell: 281 6069688
office:
Availability Information
Meet types:
District
Regional
Qualified for:
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Congress
Travel
Region of residence:
3
I will travel to: 3 4
