Louie Petit -- North Texas (Univ.)

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Judging philosophy:

Petit, Louie (University of North Texas)

Number of YEARS Judging: 7
Number of TOURNAMENTS Judged (This Year's Topic):

Most Important - 2nr/2ar impact calculus work, competitive countrplans, not the K, disads.

Counterplans-yeah, great idea if they are competitive and read as many as you want. In general I am not a big fan of consult counterplans but the nature of the nuclear weapons topic makes me more willing to listen to a consult counterplan. The difference is that they have a solvency advocate and a large lit base for both the aff and neg to access. Agent counterplans are just great!! The courts counterplan is a beautiful argument. As for counterplan theory I error negative.

DA's - you should research and read these. Link uniqueness matters. Having an internal link is important. 2nc/1nr impact walls are smart. Answering those 2nc/1nr impact walls in the 1ar is important. The line DA turns case is just brilliant.

Topicality- competing interpretations makes sense to me but not when it is taken to its extreme. Providing clear examples of what ground is lost/gained, what disadvantages would be lost/gained, and what generics for the neg would be added or lost is important part of winning your interpretation.

The K- I seem to be judging a bunch of clash of civilization debates and I find them enjoyable, but I will admit that I am more familiar with the policy civilization. You can look at my judge voting record to see which side wins more, but I think it is about 55-45 in favor of the policy hoodlums. If you do read the K, I am fine to listen to it when it has links to the plan and not just to the topic. Value of life debates seem to always destroy the value of my day. (that was a hint, if the impact to your K is value to life then I would rather you find a better impact)

Why you will win- Impact analysis/assessment. I am going to read evidence at the end of debates, but that does not mean I am going to do the work to figure what war comes first or whether war outweighs the environment. Making smart impact arguments that allow you to access your opponents impacts has always seemed like a smart thing to do. (that was another hint - talk about your opponents impacts, not just yours)

Seasonal voting record:

Tourney Div Rd AFF NEG Decision
GSU Open 2 UGA Davis 28 Venezia 28.3 Empori Wash 28.2 Williams-Green 28.1 AFF
GSU Open 3 L'Ville Vincent 27.7 Weathers 27.5 MichSt Akumiah 27.9 Kaas 27.8 NEG
GSU Open 4 Trinit Butler 27.3 Cunningham 27.2 UGA Feinberg 27.1 Rosenthal 27.4 AFF
GSU Open 5 Minn Frank 28.2 Schauer 28 UMW Pacheco 28.1 Susko 28.3 NEG
GSU JV Semi Florid Novaes 0 chessman 0 Samfor Vande Kamp 0 Walker 0 AFF 2-1 (NEG)
KY Open 2 MichSt Zemel 28 Hebert 27.6 UCF Johnson 26.7 Vitolo 26.8 AFF
KY Open 3 Emory Collins 28.2 Moore 28.1 Michig Liu 27.9 Morgan 28 AFF
KY Open 4 Minn Frank 27.4 Schauer 27.3 MichSt Lanning 29 Ramesh 28.7 NEG
KY Open 5 Wake Min 28.2 Bailey 28.3 L'Ville Weathers 28 Vincent 28.1 AFF
UMKCBabyJo Open 2 Kansas Bonnet 27.8 Schmitz 27.9 UTD Benavides 27.4 Chiles 27.5 AFF
UMKCBabyJo Open 4 KState Kowaleski 27.7 Ziegler 28.3 UMKC Bonnet 28.1 Sadowski 27.8 AFF
UMKCBabyJo Open 5 Texas Bhattacharjee 28.3 Koneru 28.4 UMKC Desai 28 Wood 28.1 AFF
UMKCBabyJo Open 6 Oklhma Cherry 27.6 O'Brien 27.5 Minn Plutowski 27.3 Tripathy 27.2 AFF
UMKCBabyJo Open 7 Kansas Foreman 27.1 Reed 27 UMKC McGuinness 27.3 Nichols 27.4 NEG
UMKCBabyJo Open Doub Kansas Bevens 0 Miller 0 KState Kowaleski 0 Ziegler 0 NEG 3-0 (NEG)
UMKCBabyJo Open Octo UTD Kontopoulos 0 Mott 0 Kansas Campbell 0 Gress 0 NEG 3-0 (NEG)
UMKCBabyJo Open Qurt Oklhma Campbell 0 Lee 0 Kansas Campbell 0 Gress 0 NEG 2-1 (AFF)
UMKCBabyJo Open Semi KState Kowaleski 0 Ziegler 0 UTD Dwyer 0 Roark 0 NEG 3-0 (NEG)
Wake Open 5 Texas Bhattacharjee 28 Koneru 28.2 Minn Crunkilton 28.1 Ehrlich 28.3 NEG
Wake Open Qurt Nwstrn Beiermeister 0 Kirshon 0 Kansas Kennedy 0 Kennedy 0 AFF 3-0 (AFF)
Wake Open Semi Nwstrn Beiermeister 0 Kirshon 0 MichSt Ramesh 0 Lanning 0 AFF 2-1 (AFF)
Harvard Open 1 Emory Collins 28.2 Moore 28.4 Kansas Kennedy 28.3 Kennedy 28.7 NEG
Harvard Open 2 Emory Adler 28 Marshall 28.1 Wake Bencosme 28.7 Carlotti 29.1 NEG
Harvard Open 4 Washburn Lyon 27.1 Mikkelsen 27.3 Libert Troxclair 27.4 Warren 27.2 NEG
Harvard Open 7 Texas Guha-Majumdar 28.3 Makuch 28.5 Kansas Petersen 28.4 Wilkins 28.2 AFF
UTD Open 4 Richmond Borwick 27.6 Henschen 27.3 UCF Johnson 27.1 Vitolo 27.5 AFF
UTD Open 5 Kansas Getto 27 Wood 27.3 SMU Faruk 27.4 McAuliffe 27.1 NEG
UTD Open 7 Iowa Aufderheide 28.1 Kann 28.3 Oklhma Campbell 28.2 Lee 28.4 NEG
UTD Open Doub Wichit Box 0 Munday 0 Wake Crowe 0 Godwin 0 AFF 2-1 (NEG)
UTD JV Qurt JCCC Cuellar 0 Purcell 0 UCO Botkin 0 Munday 0 NEG 2-1 (AFF)
Texas Open 2 UNLV Bato 28 Velto 28.1 UMKC Bonnet 27.8 Sadowski 27.9 AFF
Texas Open 3 Whitman Collier 27.7 Menzies 27.8 Dartmth Elias 28.2 Resar 28.3 NEG
Texas Open 5 KState Kowaleski 28 Ziegler 28.4 Minn Crunkilton 28.1 Ehrlich 28.2 AFF
UNT Open 2 UTD Benavides 26.8 Grunewald 26.6 Oklhma Cherry 26.7 O'Brien 26.9 NEG
UNT Open 3 UWyo Fanning 27.8 Pauli 28 Texas Bhattacharjee 28.5 Koneru 28.4 NEG
UNT Open 4 Bing Frumkin 27.1 Pinchuk 27.5 Kansas Foreman 27.7 Reed 27.3 NEG
UNT Open 6 Iowa Long 27.5 O'Neill 27.7 UTD Takeda 27.4 Varney 27.6 AFF
UNT Open 7 BosCol Benedict 28.3 McCormick 28.4 Trinit Gonzalez 28.5 Murray 28.7 NEG
UNT Open Qurt Oklhma Giglio 0 Leonardi 0 KCKCC Garvey 0 McFarland 0 AFF 3-0 (AFF)
UNT Open Semi Wichit Box 0 Munday 0 Oklhma Masterson 0 Tomik 0 AFF 2-1 (NEG)
UNT Open Final Wichit Box 0 Munday 0 Oklhma Giglio 0 Leonardi 0 NEG 2-1 (NEG)
D3Qual Open 2 UTD Kontopoulos 28.3 Mott 28.1 Oklhma Lee 28 Massey 28.2 AFF
D3Qual Open 5 UTD Dwyer 28.3 Roark 28.6 UMKC Allsup 28.4 Garcia 28.7 NEG
NDT Open 1 UMW Pacheco 28.7 Susko 28.5 IdahoS Ridgeway 28.3 Vanluvanee 28 AFF
NDT Open 2 MichSt Hebert 28.6 Ramesh 28.7 Iowa Aufderheide 28.5 Kann 28.4 AFF
NDT Open 6 Wichit Box 28.7 Munday 28.9 Nwstrn Blumenthal 29 Miles 28.8 NEG
NDT Open 8 Oklhma Masterson 28.2 Tomik 28.6 Libert Garrett 28.5 Woodruff 28.7 NEG
CEDA Open 2 UMKC Nichols 28.4 McGuinness 28.2 Chico McGarry 28 Trinkeller 28.1 AFF
CEDA Open 3 UWyo Bouzis 28.2 Steiner 28 Kansas Bonnet 28.3 Schmitz 28.4 NEG
CEDA Open 4 UTD Chiles 28 Varney 28.2 Oklhma Giglio 29.2 Leonardi 29 NEG
CEDA Open 5 Kansas Bevens 28 Miller 27.9 Wichit Box 28.7 Coleman 28.5 NEG
CEDA Open Trip ASU Marcus 0 Vered 0 UMKC Bonnet 0 Sadowski 0 NEG 3-0 (NEG)
CEDA Open Semi Kansas Kennedy 0 Kennedy 0 Oklhma Giglio 0 Leonardi 0 NEG 2-1 (NEG)

Tourney	Div	Rd	AFF					NEG					Decision
GSU	Open	2	UGA	Davis	28	Venezia	28.3	Empori	Wash	28.2	Williams-Green	28.1	AFF
GSU	Open	3	L'Ville	Vincent	27.7	Weathers	27.5	MichSt	Akumiah	27.9	Kaas	27.8	NEG
GSU	Open	4	Trinit	Butler	27.3	Cunningham	27.2	UGA	Feinberg	27.1	Rosenthal	27.4	AFF
GSU	Open	5	Minn	Frank	28.2	Schauer	28	UMW	Pacheco	28.1	Susko	28.3	NEG
GSU	JV	Semi	Florid	Novaes	0	chessman	0	Samfor	Vande Kamp	0	Walker	0	AFF 2-1 (NEG)
KY	Open	2	MichSt	Zemel	28	Hebert	27.6	UCF	Johnson	26.7	Vitolo	26.8	AFF
KY	Open	3	Emory	Collins	28.2	Moore	28.1	Michig	Liu	27.9	Morgan	28	AFF
KY	Open	4	Minn	Frank	27.4	Schauer	27.3	MichSt	Lanning	29	Ramesh	28.7	NEG
KY	Open	5	Wake	Min	28.2	Bailey	28.3	L'Ville	Weathers	28	Vincent	28.1	AFF
UMKCBabyJo	Open	2	Kansas	Bonnet	27.8	Schmitz	27.9	UTD	Benavides	27.4	Chiles	27.5	AFF
UMKCBabyJo	Open	4	KState	Kowaleski	27.7	Ziegler	28.3	UMKC	Bonnet	28.1	Sadowski	27.8	AFF
UMKCBabyJo	Open	5	Texas	Bhattacharjee	28.3	Koneru	28.4	UMKC	Desai	28	Wood	28.1	AFF
UMKCBabyJo	Open	6	Oklhma	Cherry	27.6	O'Brien	27.5	Minn	Plutowski	27.3	Tripathy	27.2	AFF
UMKCBabyJo	Open	7	Kansas	Foreman	27.1	Reed	27	UMKC	McGuinness	27.3	Nichols	27.4	NEG
UMKCBabyJo	Open	Doub	Kansas	Bevens	0	Miller	0	KState	Kowaleski	0	Ziegler	0	NEG 3-0 (NEG)
UMKCBabyJo	Open	Octo	UTD	Kontopoulos	0	Mott	0	Kansas	Campbell	0	Gress	0	NEG 3-0 (NEG)
UMKCBabyJo	Open	Qurt	Oklhma	Campbell	0	Lee	0	Kansas	Campbell	0	Gress	0	NEG 2-1 (AFF)
UMKCBabyJo	Open	Semi	KState	Kowaleski	0	Ziegler	0	UTD	Dwyer	0	Roark	0	NEG 3-0 (NEG)
Wake	Open	5	Texas	Bhattacharjee	28	Koneru	28.2	Minn	Crunkilton	28.1	Ehrlich	28.3	NEG
Wake	Open	Qurt	Nwstrn	Beiermeister	0	Kirshon	0	Kansas	Kennedy	0	Kennedy	0	AFF 3-0 (AFF)
Wake	Open	Semi	Nwstrn	Beiermeister	0	Kirshon	0	MichSt	Ramesh	0	Lanning	0	AFF 2-1 (AFF)
Harvard	Open	1	Emory	Collins	28.2	Moore	28.4	Kansas	Kennedy	28.3	Kennedy	28.7	NEG
Harvard	Open	2	Emory	Adler	28	Marshall	28.1	Wake	Bencosme	28.7	Carlotti	29.1	NEG
Harvard	Open	4	Washburn	Lyon	27.1	Mikkelsen	27.3	Libert	Troxclair	27.4	Warren	27.2	NEG
Harvard	Open	7	Texas	Guha-Majumdar	28.3	Makuch	28.5	Kansas	Petersen	28.4	Wilkins	28.2	AFF
UTD	Open	4	Richmond	Borwick	27.6	Henschen	27.3	UCF	Johnson	27.1	Vitolo	27.5	AFF
UTD	Open	5	Kansas	Getto	27	Wood	27.3	SMU	Faruk	27.4	McAuliffe	27.1	NEG
UTD	Open	7	Iowa	Aufderheide	28.1	Kann	28.3	Oklhma	Campbell	28.2	Lee	28.4	NEG
UTD	Open	Doub	Wichit	Box	0	Munday	0	Wake	Crowe	0	Godwin	0	AFF 2-1 (NEG)
UTD	JV	Qurt	JCCC	Cuellar	0	Purcell	0	UCO	Botkin	0	Munday	0	NEG 2-1 (AFF)
Texas	Open	2	UNLV	Bato	28	Velto	28.1	UMKC	Bonnet	27.8	Sadowski	27.9	AFF
Texas	Open	3	Whitman	Collier	27.7	Menzies	27.8	Dartmth	Elias	28.2	Resar	28.3	NEG
Texas	Open	5	KState	Kowaleski	28	Ziegler	28.4	Minn	Crunkilton	28.1	Ehrlich	28.2	AFF
UNT	Open	2	UTD	Benavides	26.8	Grunewald	26.6	Oklhma	Cherry	26.7	O'Brien	26.9	NEG
UNT	Open	3	UWyo	Fanning	27.8	Pauli	28	Texas	Bhattacharjee	28.5	Koneru	28.4	NEG
UNT	Open	4	Bing	Frumkin	27.1	Pinchuk	27.5	Kansas	Foreman	27.7	Reed	27.3	NEG
UNT	Open	6	Iowa	Long	27.5	O'Neill	27.7	UTD	Takeda	27.4	Varney	27.6	AFF
UNT	Open	7	BosCol	Benedict	28.3	McCormick	28.4	Trinit	Gonzalez	28.5	Murray	28.7	NEG
UNT	Open	Qurt	Oklhma	Giglio	0	Leonardi	0	KCKCC	Garvey	0	McFarland	0	AFF 3-0 (AFF)
UNT	Open	Semi	Wichit	Box	0	Munday	0	Oklhma	Masterson	0	Tomik	0	AFF 2-1 (NEG)
UNT	Open	Final	Wichit	Box	0	Munday	0	Oklhma	Giglio	0	Leonardi	0	NEG 2-1 (NEG)
D3Qual	Open	2	UTD	Kontopoulos	28.3	Mott	28.1	Oklhma	Lee	28	Massey	28.2	AFF
D3Qual	Open	5	UTD	Dwyer	28.3	Roark	28.6	UMKC	Allsup	28.4	Garcia	28.7	NEG
NDT	Open	1	UMW	Pacheco	28.7	Susko	28.5	IdahoS	Ridgeway	28.3	Vanluvanee	28	AFF
NDT	Open	2	MichSt	Hebert	28.6	Ramesh	28.7	Iowa	Aufderheide	28.5	Kann	28.4	AFF
NDT	Open	6	Wichit	Box	28.7	Munday	28.9	Nwstrn	Blumenthal	29	Miles	28.8	NEG
NDT	Open	8	Oklhma	Masterson	28.2	Tomik	28.6	Libert	Garrett	28.5	Woodruff	28.7	NEG
CEDA	Open	2	UMKC	Nichols	28.4	McGuinness	28.2	Chico	McGarry	28	Trinkeller	28.1	AFF
CEDA	Open	3	UWyo	Bouzis	28.2	Steiner	28	Kansas	Bonnet	28.3	Schmitz	28.4	NEG
CEDA	Open	4	UTD	Chiles	28	Varney	28.2	Oklhma	Giglio	29.2	Leonardi	29	NEG
CEDA	Open	5	Kansas	Bevens	28	Miller	27.9	Wichit	Box	28.7	Coleman	28.5	NEG
CEDA	Open	Trip	ASU	Marcus	0	Vered	0	UMKC	Bonnet	0	Sadowski	0	NEG 3-0 (NEG)
CEDA	Open	Semi	Kansas	Kennedy	0	Kennedy	0	Oklhma	Giglio	0	Leonardi	0	NEG 2-1 (NEG)

Judge Philosophy Alternate Format:

Petit, Louie (University of North Texas) Number of YEARS Judging: 7 Number of TOURNAMENTS Judged (This Year's Topic): Most Important - 2nr/2ar impact calculus work, competitive countrplans, not the K, disads. Counterplans-yeah, great idea if they are competitive and read as many as you want. In general I am not a big fan of consult counterplans but the nature of the nuclear weapons topic makes me more willing to listen to a consult counterplan. The difference is that they have a solvency advocate and a large lit base for both the aff and neg to access. Agent counterplans are just great!! The courts counterplan is a beautiful argument. As for counterplan theory I error negative. DA's - you should research and read these. Link uniqueness matters. Having an internal link is important. 2nc/1nr impact walls are smart. Answering those 2nc/1nr impact walls in the 1ar is important. The line DA turns case is just brilliant. Topicality- competing interpretations makes sense to me but not when it is taken to its extreme. Providing clear examples of what ground is lost/gained, what disadvantages would be lost/gained, and what generics for the neg would be added or lost is important part of winning your interpretation. The K- I seem to be judging a bunch of clash of civilization debates and I find them enjoyable, but I will admit that I am more familiar with the policy civilization. You can look at my judge voting record to see which side wins more, but I think it is about 55-45 in favor of the policy hoodlums. If you do read the K, I am fine to listen to it when it has links to the plan and not just to the topic. Value of life debates seem to always destroy the value of my day. (that was a hint, if the impact to your K is value to life then I would rather you find a better impact) Why you will win- Impact analysis/assessment. I am going to read evidence at the end of debates, but that does not mean I am going to do the work to figure what war comes first or whether war outweighs the environment. Making smart impact arguments that allow you to access your opponents impacts has always seemed like a smart thing to do. (that was another hint - talk about your opponents impacts, not just yours)