Negative Strategy
When answering your opponents argument you should begin with
What is "They say"
The USFG should substantially reduce it's restrictions on legal immigration is our...
How many columns do you need on your flow chart?
What is "8"
A strategy for weighing competing arguments to determine which to prefer.
What is "impact calculus"
The idea that when scientists get together they are able to solve more issues
The conflict between affirmative and negative is often referred to as
What is "Clash"
The Status Quo. What's going on currently is reffered to as?
Inherency
If you don't have enough time to write out the entire sentence you should be using
What is "Shorthand"
The size of the impact, including how many things/people are affected (sometimes called “scope”) and how much they are affected.
What is "magnitude"
People who have masters degrees but are forced to work low level jobs are
What is "underemployed"
How one event causes another
What is "link"
The negative effects of the status quo are
What are Harms
When a team hasn't responded to your argument they have ...
What is "dropped"
When the impacts occur.
What is "timeframe"
TPS Stands for
The effects of an event
What is "impact"
Our ability to fix the issues in the status quo
What is "Solvency"
A term for referencing an earlier argument or analysis in order to discuss it in the current speech. This strategy is especially important when an opponent has not answered an argument.
What is "extend"
How likely the impacts are to occur.
What is " Probability"
When a large portion of one country's educated group move elsewhere this is considered
What is "Brain Drain"
Arguing that an opponents link actually does the opposite
What is "link turn"
The three parts of an argument are
What are: Claim, Warrant, Impact
Going down the opponent’s constructive flow argument by argument to refute their contentions. This method helps a debater stay organized and is easy to follow for the judge.
What is "line by line"
An argument that provides a reason not to vote for your opponent.
By May, there will be more refugees from this country than there are from Syria
What is "Venezuela"