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

Rounds judged: 0
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

Rounds judged: 5
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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