I was waaay into debate in high school (cough cough years ago) and I still clearly remember how much we dreaded getting a lay judge for a round. You just never

I was waaay into debate in high school (cough cough years ago) and I still clearly remember how much we dreaded getting a lay judge for a round. You just never knew how he or she was going to score you - maybe on your public speaking skills, or maybe on the strength of one particular argument. It would be like playing a basketball game and finding out afterwards that the final score was based on who dribbled the most times.