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2025 LD State Judges

Numerical ranking questions — Judges were asked to rank the following on a scale of 1-5:

  • Delivery (Rate of Delivery) — 1 = Slower, 5 = Faster
  • Evidence (Amount of Evidence) — 1 = Little, 5 = Lots
  • Appeals — 1 = Emotional, 5 = Factual
  • Criteria — 1 = Unnecessary, 5 = Essential
  • Approach — 1 = Philosophical, 5 = Pragmatic

Experience (See legend below)

  • G = LD debater in high school
  • H = coach LD in high school
  • A = policy debater in high school
  • D = NDT debater in college
  • E = CEDA debater in college
  • F = coach CEDA in college

Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues — Judges were asked which best describes their priorities in judging policy debate:

  • Comm. Skills = Communication skills are more important than resolution of substantive issues.
  • Res. Issues = Resolution of substantive issues is more important than communication skills.
  • Equal = Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance.

Debaters may ask any judge for a brief explanation of their judging philosophy prior to the round.

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