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​PF Cheat Sheet for Judges
Note that this is a two half-page document, ideally to be printed double-sided.  NSDA rules sometimes change.  So do tournament rules.  Please double check and double verify with coaches and other judges.  

Sample Ballot
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Sample PF Flow (note taking) Template

​Speaking Order
If a tournament issues a specific (side-lock) rule, please follow the Tournament Director's instructions.  If a tournament is NOT side locked, it means that debaters have to flip a coin BEFORE they start the round.  Winner gets to choose sides OR speaking order.  

Lincoln Douglas

​LD Cheat Sheet for Judges
Note that this is a two half-page document, ideally to be printed double-sided.  NSDA rules sometimes change.  So do tournament rules.  Please double check and double verify with coaches and other judges.  

Sample LD Flow (note taking) Template

Speaking Order
Sides are locked before each round begins.  Affirmative speaks first.  

Parliamentary debate

Parliamentary Debate Style Guide

Speaker Points

A simple description of speaker points is included in the Cheat Sheet for Judges above.  Generally speaking, on a scale of 0-30, 26 is offensively bad, while 30 means the debater is possibly a champion.  Note that speaker points descriptions can be different for each tournament.  LD judges are usually told to assign speaker points with the increments of 0.1.  For PF, often judges are instructed to assign half points when necessary.  However, at times, such as at Yale in 2019, PF judges were specifically instructed to assign speaker points based on 0.1 increments. 

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