Paradigm

Tristan Voss
Dr. Phillips High School

former debater at DPHS I've competed in LD, CX, JT. competed and placed at multiple TOC tournament.

If you want more information on how I judge and my experience but don't want to ask me, ask Cyris Lim, Chloe Wolf, or Grant Chmielewski.

Assistant Coach at DPHS 2025-current

UCF 29''

Tech>truth

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tristanvoss2006@gmail.com

For PF I agree with Grant's position - "If you are prompting your partner in public forum, you will instantly lose 2 speaker points from the starting basis of 28.5. Either your partner is capable of making the correct decision, or they aren't. Don't be a backseat driver. This is a bad trend that needs to die. Be better at pre round strategy, and be better at using prep time. If this is an elim and I can't dock your speaks I will not flow the argument that immediately follows the prompting."

LD stuff

LARP, Trad

Theory

Trix, K's

Phil

S - Identity K, Performance




PHIL - I'll 100% evaluate phil but I've never been able to properly understand most phil cases, so I'd just recommend avoiding it, if you feel you can explain it well enough be my guest, but you have been forewarned.

LARP - Plans and counterplans are fun to evaluate, just make it make sense. A 50 states CP is frowned upon by me because you’re not even negating at that point and the aff basically has to fumble very hard for me not to vote for them

Theory - Theory goes on top of the flow. Tell me if I'm dropping the debater or the argument or I'll kick the shell

Trix - Ok I'll evaluate if explained I'm just not familiar with them so run at your own risk.

Ks - Ks HAVE TO HAVE an alt that can be acted upon; not just reject the aff.. Linking the K to the resolution, something your opponent is running, or to debate in general, clearly is key to making a coherent K and one I feel comfortable voting off of. I'm fine with K affs but no alt here, it should be the resolution text in place of the alt (unless it's radical, then pop off)

Other prefs

Only a warrant needs a card

Instant L and you’ll be reported to tab for doing anything xenophobic racism, sexism, homophobia, etc (you’re almost adults, learn how to behave in public if this is going to be an issue)

No paraphrasing evidence, it's becoming bad norm in debate and is arguable an evidence violation
Don't just say they don't have a card for that.
I'm on ESPN during cross and not flowing
Speaker points

Don’t worry, You start at 29 and move up and down from there