What is one news story from over break? (must have details)
Many answers...
100
Explain one important court case on the education topic and it's impact.
Milliken v bradley; Brown v Board; San Antonio Independent School District v Rodriguez
100
What do you have to do to kick out of a DA?
Answer the offence, concede the defense.
100
What is Theory?
Debating about the rules of debate.
200
List the order of the speeches in a debate (include cross-ex).
1AC, cx
1NC, cx
2AC, cx
2NC, cx
1NR
1AR
2NR
2AR
200
List 3 differences between constructives and rebuttals
CX
8 min vs 5 min
evidence heavy vs analytics heavy
new arguments/present arguments vs no new args
200
What is splitting the neg block/why is it important?
When the 2NR and 1NR take different flows for their speeches. It is important to not be repetitive, cover all your bases, and make the 1AR hard...
200
Describe 2 Topicality standards.
multiple answers
200
What is needed for a counterplan (2)?
Solvency; Net Benefit
300
What are the parts of a card? (6)
Tagline, Author/date, Citation, highlighting, underlining, small
300
What are 3 important things about flowing?
Vertical paper, this columns, small writing, symbols/shorthand, warrants.....
300
What should the order of the 2AC be?
Case
T
other offcase
300
How do you answer topicality?
Counter interp
counter standards
No voter
reasonability...
300
Explain the thesis of the 50 States CP, and one reason its better than the federal government (for any aff you choose)?
Thesis: 50 states of the US should implement the plan instead of the USfg.
400
What are the parts of impact calculus? Use one to weigh Nuclear War over Global Warming.
Timeframe - can happen with the click of a button, GW takes years
Probability - People can adapt to GW so less risk of extinction, but 100% risk of extinction with NW
Magnitude - NW Entire world, very quickly + leaves inhospitable radiation
400
List at least 3 offensive and at least 3 defensive answers to a DA
Offense: Link Turn, Impact Turn, Case outweighs
Defense: Non-uniqueness, no link, no impact
400
Explain the concept of durable fiat.
Fiat - when the judge votes aff, the plan is immediately passed.
durable - the passage of the plan will reasonably be implemented and will not be immediately revoked/repealed
400
List the parts of a Topicality shell (4) AND the parts of a DA(3) in order.
What is the acronym (and what does it stand for) to answer counterplans?
STOP/POST
Permutation
Offense
(no) Solvency
theory
500
List and define all 5 stock issues.
Solvency - the plan solves the impacts
Harms - the bad things that the plan solves
Inherency - the plan is not happening now
Topicality - the plan falls under the resolution
Significance - the impacts matter and are a big deal
500
What is the Resolution?
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its funding and/or regulation of elementary and/or secondary education in the United States.
500
Explain the thesis (including solvency and impacts) of the desegregation affirmative.
multiple answers...
500
Describe the thesis of the winners win politics DA (must address all parts of a DA shell)
UQ: x politican is loosing now
L: Plan makes x popular
I/L: x being popular gives them the momentum to pass y bill
I: y bill is deadly/bad
500
What are 5 types of counterplans?
Agent, Advantage, Agenda, Consult, Conditions, Delay, Plan Inclusive...