Cade Hamilton -- Kansas State

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Judging philosophy:

Cade Hamilton,

This is my 5th year out and have judged a number of debates.

Topicality: I believe that it is a voting issue and that issues regarding the resolution are important. That being said, I can be convinced that there are issues that could be of more importance than topicality or reasons why topicality is bad. You will have to be very clear and straight forward regarding what your impact turns of topicality mean for debate and for me.

Counterplans: I enjoy good counterplan debates. I tend to believe that the affirmative should be able to defend their agent and process, but find myself somewhere in the middle regarding questions of conditionality and dispositionality. I think that consult counterplans are interesting, however I believe them to be a bit shady (emphasis on just a bit, not too much…just my inherent gut reaction).

Disads: I really love a good disad debate. I think the negative team should weigh their disads against the case advantages (duh). Pretty much a fan of DA’s, enough said.

Critiques: I enjoy these debates that are laid out in a way that I feel everyone can access in the debate. They should be understandable and should include a feasible and functional alternative. My prior experience with critical literature may not be up to par with yours so keep that in mind.

I love debate because the opportunities it provides for people with all sorts of backgrounds and interests. So, I believe, that I am open to different forms of debate and argumentation. But, I urge all debaters to explain and impact their arguments to the fullest extent possible. If I do not feel that either team has explained a decision calculus, I will resort to a policymaker paradigm. Good luck, have fun, and try to be as respectful as possible.

Seasonal voting record:

Tourney Div Rd AFF NEG Decision
GSU Open 7 Wake Crowe 27.5 Zaikowski 27.4 L'Ville Barnett 27.7 Gordon 27.6 NEG
UMKCBabyJo Open 2 KCKCC Garvey 28.5 McFarland 28.3 Kansas Foreman 27.6 Reed 27.8 AFF
UMKCBabyJo Open 3 Kansas Bonnet 27.5 Schmitz 27.7 Texas Chowdhury 28.1 Malone 27.9 AFF
UMKCBabyJo Open 4 UTD Benavides 27.6 Chiles 27.4 Kansas Getto 27.5 Wood 27.7 NEG
UMKCBabyJo Open Doub UTSA Ely 0 Liles 0 UTD Takeda 0 Varney 0 AFF 2-1 (AFF)
Emporia Open 1 KCKCC Garvey 28.5 Miller 28 Kansas Bonnet 28.3 Schmitz 28.1 AFF
Emporia JV 2 Concor Gasner-White 27.6 Tielke 27.5 Vandy Mitchell 27.7 Mitchell 27.7 NEG
Emporia Open 4 Kansas Campbell 28.4 Gress 28.1 Minn Plutowski 27.7 Svoboda 28 AFF
Emporia JV 5 UCO Maxey 27.5 Munday 27.4 Minn Lewchuk 28 Maes 27.9 NEG
UCO Open 1 UWyo Ballard 27.7 Marcum 27.5 Kansas Campbell 28.3 Gress 28 NEG
UCO JV 2 Oklhma Flix 27.6 Minton 27.8 UCO Maxey 27.4 Munday 27.5 AFF
UCO Open 3 Kansas Bevens 27.5 Mapes 27.6 Texas Chowdhury 27.9 Malone 27.7 NEG
UCO JV 4 UTD Benavides 28.3 Mott 28.2 KCKCC Gillette 27.6 Johnson 27.7 AFF
UCO Open Octo Texas Bhattacharjee 0 Koneru 0 Baylor Hogan 0 Nelson 0 AFF 2-1 (NEG)
UTD JV 1 Bing Friedman 28.1 Kauschinger 27.6 Augie Cantrell-Paulson 27.5 Engelhardt 27.4 AFF
UTD Open 3 UTD Kontopoulos 27.5 Mott 27.7 Oklhma Campbell 28.5 Lee 28.3 NEG
UTD JV 4 KCKCC Gillette 28.1 Miller 27.9 WestVa Orteza 27.6 Palmer 27.5 AFF
UTD Nov 5 KCKCC Loken 27.8 Parks 27.7 Richmond DuBois 27.6 Olvera 27.5 AFF
UMKC-SJD Open 1 KCKCC Johnson 27.8 McFarland 27.7 Wichit Cortelyou 28 Joe 27.4 AFF
UMKC-SJD Open 2 KCKCC Garvey 28.5 Miller 28.2 Wichit Donnell 28 Sullivan 27.7 AFF
UMKC-SJD Open 4 UMKC Ajisafe 27.3 Salazar 27.1 KCKCC Johnson 28.2 McFarland 28.3 NEG
UMKC-SJD Open 5 Wichit Cortelyou 28.2 Joe 28.1 UMKC Desai 27.6 Wood 27.5 AFF
UMKC-SJD JV Semi KCKCC Loken 0 Parks 0 IllState Casey 0 St. John 0 NEG 3-0 (NEG)
UMKC-SJD JV Final KCKCC Bowers 0 Gillette 0 IllState Casey 0 St. John 0 NEG 2-1 (NEG)
Texas Open 2 JamesM Rand 27.2 Spiker 27.4 Whitman Collier 27.9 Menzies 27.7 NEG
Texas Open 6 L'Ville Vincent 28.1 Weathers 27.9 Whitman Humble 28.3 Zendeh 28.5 NEG
Texas Open 7 GeoMas Lastovica 28.1 Nichols 28.3 Mo St Hart 27.6 Parsian 27.5 AFF
Texas Open 8 Texas Fitz 27.8 Stolte 27.7 GeoMas Kwon 27.5 Kyagaba 27.6 AFF
UNT Open 3 Wake Crowe 27.5 Godwin 27.6 Concor Nesiba 27.4 Snelling 27.8 AFF
UNT Open 4 UWyo Bouzis 27.5 Steiner 27.4 Kansas Getto 27.6 Wood 27.8 NEG
UNT Open 5 Texas Donovan 28 Saltzman 28.1 Trinit Knoedler 27.9 Mithani 27.5 AFF
UNT Open 6 Texas Chowdhury 27.9 Malone 27.8 Bing Frumkin 27.4 Pinchuk 27.3 AFF
UNT Open 7 Augie Cantrell-Paulson 27.5 Fischer 27.7 Minn Plutowski 27.8 Svoboda 28 NEG
KStateSoul Open 1 IllState Casey 27.1 St. John 27.2 KCKCC Johnson 27.5 Miller 27.8 NEG
KStateSoul Nov 2 KCKCC Dow 27.5 Loken 27.6 IllState Maggio 27.4 Williams 27.3 AFF
KStateSoul JV 3 Empori Oscar 27.5 Para 27.7 KCKCC Bowers 28.3 Parks 28.4 NEG
KStateSoul Nov 5 Minn Lenz 27.8 Simons 27.6 Empori Kim 27.4 Wells 27.5 AFF
WVUNovNat JV 3 Rochstr Lim 27.8 Rose 27.4 Crnl Furman 27.9 Yoon 27.7 NEG
WVUNovNat JV 4 WestVa Jensen 27.5 Palmer 27.4 GSU Floyd 27.6 Stewart 27.7 NEG
WVUNovNat Nov 5 JamesM Rand 27.3 Spiker 27.5 Florid Lee 27.9 Manov 27.6 NEG
WVUNovNat JV 6 Florid Prescott 27.6 chessman 27.9 Libert Holguin 27.7 Warren 27.8 AFF
WVUNovNat JV 7 Crnl Cue 27.5 Lee 27.6 Bing Reddick 27.4 Zglobicki 27.3 AFF
WVUNovNat JV Doub Crnl Furman 0 Yoon 0 Rochstr Lim 0 Rose 0 AFF 2-1 (NEG)
WVUNovNat Nov Octo Crnl Dong 0 Rasch 0 JamesM Rand 0 Spiker 0 NEG 3-0 (NEG)
WVUNovNat Nov Qurt Florid Lee 0 Manov 0 Army Burroughs 0 Hauptman 0 AFF 3-0 (AFF)
CEDA Open 2 Vermont Sadek 27 McConnell 27.1 Kansas Mapes 27.6 Sears 27.4 NEG
CEDA Open 4 Rochstr Lim 27 Rose 27.1 Whitman Barsky 27.6 Mulloy 27.5 NEG
CEDA Open 5 Army Collar 27.1 Hart 27 KCKCC Gillette 27.6 Bowers 27.5 NEG
CEDA Open Trip Emory Collins 0 Sigalow 0 Kansas Bonnet 0 Schmitz 0 AFF 3-0 (AFF)
CEDA JV Semi Vermont Sadek 0 McConnell 0 Florid Frank 0 Krause 0 NEG 2-1 (NEG)

Tourney	Div	Rd	AFF					NEG					Decision
GSU	Open	7	Wake	Crowe	27.5	Zaikowski	27.4	L'Ville	Barnett	27.7	Gordon	27.6	NEG
UMKCBabyJo	Open	2	KCKCC	Garvey	28.5	McFarland	28.3	Kansas	Foreman	27.6	Reed	27.8	AFF
UMKCBabyJo	Open	3	Kansas	Bonnet	27.5	Schmitz	27.7	Texas	Chowdhury	28.1	Malone	27.9	AFF
UMKCBabyJo	Open	4	UTD	Benavides	27.6	Chiles	27.4	Kansas	Getto	27.5	Wood	27.7	NEG
UMKCBabyJo	Open	Doub	UTSA	Ely	0	Liles	0	UTD	Takeda	0	Varney	0	AFF 2-1 (AFF)
Emporia	Open	1	KCKCC	Garvey	28.5	Miller	28	Kansas	Bonnet	28.3	Schmitz	28.1	AFF
Emporia	JV	2	Concor	Gasner-White	27.6	Tielke	27.5	Vandy	Mitchell	27.7	Mitchell	27.7	NEG
Emporia	Open	4	Kansas	Campbell	28.4	Gress	28.1	Minn	Plutowski	27.7	Svoboda	28	AFF
Emporia	JV	5	UCO	Maxey	27.5	Munday	27.4	Minn	Lewchuk	28	Maes	27.9	NEG
UCO	Open	1	UWyo	Ballard	27.7	Marcum	27.5	Kansas	Campbell	28.3	Gress	28	NEG
UCO	JV	2	Oklhma	Flix	27.6	Minton	27.8	UCO	Maxey	27.4	Munday	27.5	AFF
UCO	Open	3	Kansas	Bevens	27.5	Mapes	27.6	Texas	Chowdhury	27.9	Malone	27.7	NEG
UCO	JV	4	UTD	Benavides	28.3	Mott	28.2	KCKCC	Gillette	27.6	Johnson	27.7	AFF
UCO	Open	Octo	Texas	Bhattacharjee	0	Koneru	0	Baylor	Hogan	0	Nelson	0	AFF 2-1 (NEG)
UTD	JV	1	Bing	Friedman	28.1	Kauschinger	27.6	Augie	Cantrell-Paulson	27.5	Engelhardt	27.4	AFF
UTD	Open	3	UTD	Kontopoulos	27.5	Mott	27.7	Oklhma	Campbell	28.5	Lee	28.3	NEG
UTD	JV	4	KCKCC	Gillette	28.1	Miller	27.9	WestVa	Orteza	27.6	Palmer	27.5	AFF
UTD	Nov	5	KCKCC	Loken	27.8	Parks	27.7	Richmond	DuBois	27.6	Olvera	27.5	AFF
UMKC-SJD	Open	1	KCKCC	Johnson	27.8	McFarland	27.7	Wichit	Cortelyou	28	Joe	27.4	AFF
UMKC-SJD	Open	2	KCKCC	Garvey	28.5	Miller	28.2	Wichit	Donnell	28	Sullivan	27.7	AFF
UMKC-SJD	Open	4	UMKC	Ajisafe	27.3	Salazar	27.1	KCKCC	Johnson	28.2	McFarland	28.3	NEG
UMKC-SJD	Open	5	Wichit	Cortelyou	28.2	Joe	28.1	UMKC	Desai	27.6	Wood	27.5	AFF
UMKC-SJD	JV	Semi	KCKCC	Loken	0	Parks	0	IllState	Casey	0	St. John	0	NEG 3-0 (NEG)
UMKC-SJD	JV	Final	KCKCC	Bowers	0	Gillette	0	IllState	Casey	0	St. John	0	NEG 2-1 (NEG)
Texas	Open	2	JamesM	Rand	27.2	Spiker	27.4	Whitman	Collier	27.9	Menzies	27.7	NEG
Texas	Open	6	L'Ville	Vincent	28.1	Weathers	27.9	Whitman	Humble	28.3	Zendeh	28.5	NEG
Texas	Open	7	GeoMas	Lastovica	28.1	Nichols	28.3	Mo St	Hart	27.6	Parsian	27.5	AFF
Texas	Open	8	Texas	Fitz	27.8	Stolte	27.7	GeoMas	Kwon	27.5	Kyagaba	27.6	AFF
UNT	Open	3	Wake	Crowe	27.5	Godwin	27.6	Concor	Nesiba	27.4	Snelling	27.8	AFF
UNT	Open	4	UWyo	Bouzis	27.5	Steiner	27.4	Kansas	Getto	27.6	Wood	27.8	NEG
UNT	Open	5	Texas	Donovan	28	Saltzman	28.1	Trinit	Knoedler	27.9	Mithani	27.5	AFF
UNT	Open	6	Texas	Chowdhury	27.9	Malone	27.8	Bing	Frumkin	27.4	Pinchuk	27.3	AFF
UNT	Open	7	Augie	Cantrell-Paulson	27.5	Fischer	27.7	Minn	Plutowski	27.8	Svoboda	28	NEG
KStateSoul	Open	1	IllState	Casey	27.1	St. John	27.2	KCKCC	Johnson	27.5	Miller	27.8	NEG
KStateSoul	Nov	2	KCKCC	Dow	27.5	Loken	27.6	IllState	Maggio	27.4	Williams	27.3	AFF
KStateSoul	JV	3	Empori	Oscar	27.5	Para	27.7	KCKCC	Bowers	28.3	Parks	28.4	NEG
KStateSoul	Nov	5	Minn	Lenz	27.8	Simons	27.6	Empori	Kim	27.4	Wells	27.5	AFF
WVUNovNat	JV	3	Rochstr	Lim	27.8	Rose	27.4	Crnl	Furman	27.9	Yoon	27.7	NEG
WVUNovNat	JV	4	WestVa	Jensen	27.5	Palmer	27.4	GSU	Floyd	27.6	Stewart	27.7	NEG
WVUNovNat	Nov	5	JamesM	Rand	27.3	Spiker	27.5	Florid	Lee	27.9	Manov	27.6	NEG
WVUNovNat	JV	6	Florid	Prescott	27.6	chessman	27.9	Libert	Holguin	27.7	Warren	27.8	AFF
WVUNovNat	JV	7	Crnl	Cue	27.5	Lee	27.6	Bing	Reddick	27.4	Zglobicki	27.3	AFF
WVUNovNat	JV	Doub	Crnl	Furman	0	Yoon	0	Rochstr	Lim	0	Rose	0	AFF 2-1 (NEG)
WVUNovNat	Nov	Octo	Crnl	Dong	0	Rasch	0	JamesM	Rand	0	Spiker	0	NEG 3-0 (NEG)
WVUNovNat	Nov	Qurt	Florid	Lee	0	Manov	0	Army	Burroughs	0	Hauptman	0	AFF 3-0 (AFF)
CEDA	Open	2	Vermont	Sadek	27	McConnell	27.1	Kansas	Mapes	27.6	Sears	27.4	NEG
CEDA	Open	4	Rochstr	Lim	27	Rose	27.1	Whitman	Barsky	27.6	Mulloy	27.5	NEG
CEDA	Open	5	Army	Collar	27.1	Hart	27	KCKCC	Gillette	27.6	Bowers	27.5	NEG
CEDA	Open	Trip	Emory	Collins	0	Sigalow	0	Kansas	Bonnet	0	Schmitz	0	AFF 3-0 (AFF)
CEDA	JV	Semi	Vermont	Sadek	0	McConnell	0	Florid	Frank	0	Krause	0	NEG 2-1 (NEG)

Judge Philosophy Alternate Format:

Cade Hamilton, This is my 5th year out and have judged a number of debates. Topicality: I believe that it is a voting issue and that issues regarding the resolution are important. That being said, I can be convinced that there are issues that could be of more importance than topicality or reasons why topicality is bad. You will have to be very clear and straight forward regarding what your impact turns of topicality mean for debate and for me. Counterplans: I enjoy good counterplan debates. I tend to believe that the affirmative should be able to defend their agent and process, but find myself somewhere in the middle regarding questions of conditionality and dispositionality. I think that consult counterplans are interesting, however I believe them to be a bit shady (emphasis on just a bit, not too much…just my inherent gut reaction). Disads: I really love a good disad debate. I think the negative team should weigh their disads against the case advantages (duh). Pretty much a fan of DA’s, enough said. Critiques: I enjoy these debates that are laid out in a way that I feel everyone can access in the debate. They should be understandable and should include a feasible and functional alternative. My prior experience with critical literature may not be up to par with yours so keep that in mind. I love debate because the opportunities it provides for people with all sorts of backgrounds and interests. So, I believe, that I am open to different forms of debate and argumentation. But, I urge all debaters to explain and impact their arguments to the fullest extent possible. If I do not feel that either team has explained a decision calculus, I will resort to a policymaker paradigm. Good luck, have fun, and try to be as respectful as possible.