Disadvantage
The description of the status quo, emphasizing that things are stable now but are on the brink.
What is uniqueness?
The strategy of saying the counterplan is not mutually exclusive with the plan.
An action or policy that the affirmative says we should do in order to solve a problem.
What is the plan?
The temperature difference between deep, cold water and warm, surface water.
What the R in MRT stands for
What is Risk?
Saying that the plan will prevent or solve the impact of the disadvantage.
What is a link turn?
When the affirmative says the counterplan does not solve, they're making this type of argument.
The "I" in the SHIP acronym we often use to talk about the most important parts of an affirmative.
What is Inherency?
Tropical island nations with high temperature differences between deep water and surface water
Where is OTEC traditionally used?
What the M in DRMO stands for
What is Minimize?
An argument saying that the status quo is so stable that it wouldn't matter if the plan linked to it --- things are not on the brink.
What is uniqueness overwhelms the link?
This is what you call it when the counterplan triggers the disadvantage that it claims only the plan causes.
The status quo risks a global water crisis and desalination, which is not happening, is needed to prevent shortages.
What is the inherency argument for the water advantage?
The new card you can read in the 2AC to respond to the Hatch 2024 No Solvency argument
What is Olim et al 2025?
An argument that gives the judge reasons to vote for you, such as explaining why your impacts outweigh those of your opponents
What is an offensive argument?
Arguing that economic shocks will lead to the total collapse of the Russian economy, causing nuclear war.
What is the impact of the Russia DA?
This argument argues that Carbon Tax increases renewable energy, which results in mining, which is bad for Biodiversity.
What is the counterplan links to the net benefit argument for the Carbon Tax CP?
What is the Contention 4 solvency card of the affirmative?
A company that has historically constructed floating OTEC, referenced in the Quirk 2015 card
What is Lockheed Martin?
If your evidence was published in 2024 and your opponent's evidence was published in 2013, you could say to prefer your evidence for this reason
What is recency?
Arguing that Russia's economy is currently declining now.
What is the Non-Unique argument in response to the Russia DA?
For climate, the carbon tax causes emissions leakage, so it doesn't reduce emissions. For water, the carbon tax doesn't improve availability.
What are the two solvency deficits to the carbon tax counterplan?
Extend, Analyze, Read
What are the three steps to creating line-by-line responses to arguments?
The unabbreviated version of DACCS
What is Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage/Sequestration?
Common shorthand to represent impacts when flowing in debate
What is an exclamation point?