AFF
What is the role of the affirmative?
The side that supports the topic and wants to make a change
What is the negative?
The side that argues against the affirmative plan
What is a card?
Written evidence debaters read during a round.
Who speaks first in the round?
1ac
This argument says the affirmative plan will cause something bad to happen.
Disadvantage
What is the affirmative plan?
The affirmative presents the plan to solve the problem.
What is the negative's solvency argument?
The negative argues that the affirmative plan will not fix the problem
The title/main point of an argument
What is cross-examination?
when one debater asks another debater questions
This argument offers a different plan that the negative team thinks is better.
Counterplan
What are harms?
Explains the problem happening under the current system
What is a disadvantage?
a bad result that could happen because of the affirmative plan
What is flowing
taking notes during a debate round
Who goes after the 2nc?
1nr
This argument says the affirmative plan does not follow the rules of the debate topic.
What is topicality?
What is solvency?
Explains how the affirmative plan fixes or reduces the problem
What is a counterplan?
another group or action could solve the problem better.
What is a status quo?
the current system before the affirmative plan happens.
Which affirmative speech responds to the arguments made in the 2nc?
2ac
This argument says the affirmative plan will not fix the problem.
Case Negative
Name three basic parts of an affirmative case
Harms, Inherency, and Solvency
A disadvantage usually has three parts, what are they?
What is impact comparison/weighing?
explaining why your argument matters more than your opponent’s argument.
List the speeches in the correct order.
2NR, 1N Cross-X, 1AR, 2AC, 2N Cross-X, 1NC, 2AR, 2NC, 1A Cross-X, 1NR, 1AC, 2A Cross-X
1AC → 2N Cross-X → 1NC → 1A Cross-X → 2AC → 1N Cross-X → 2NC → 2A Cross-X → 1NR → 1AR → 2NR → 2AR
This argument challenges the ideas, language, or way of thinking behind the affirmative case.
Kritik