AFF Terms
The part of the 1AC that stipulates exactly what the affirmative will be doing.
What is the plan? (Plan text)
An argument where teams debate the meaning of certain words in the resolution in an attempt to prove that the affirmative either is or is not debating the topic.
What is topicality?
The team that argues in favor of the resolution.
What is the affirmative?
The first speech given in a round.
What is the first affirmative constructive speech?
The proposition or subject offered to debate
What is the resolution?
Proof that the harms aren’t being solved already in the status quo and/or that there is something preventing the resolution of the harms in the status quo
What is Inherency?
An argument that a team brings up against a policy action that is being considered which explains why a proposal made by the affirmative results in some kind of negative consequences.
What is a disadvantage?
What you call note taking in a debate round.
What is flowing?
The last speech given in a round.
What is the second affirmative rebuttal?
Compared using magnitude, probability, and timeframe.
What are impacts?
The problems that the affirmative team establishes are in the status quo that they seek to solve.
What are harms?
The first part in a disadvantage that describes the status quo.
What is uniqueness?
The obligation of the affirmative to produce the evidence that will prove the claims they have made
What is the burden of proof?
When one opponent questions the other about their speech.
What is cross examination? (CrossX)
Take an argument or piece of evidence made on one issue and use it to answer another argument
What is Cross-apply?
proof and argumentation surrounding the ability of the affirmative plan text to solve the harms that are presented in the case
What is Solvency?
Includes Disadvantages, Topicality arguments, and procedurals like vagueness.
What are off-case arguments?
A type of argumentation which seeks to compare the impacts presented by both teams.
What is Impact Calculus? (Impact comparison, impact calc)
Speech that rebuilds arguments after attacks, refutes arguments of the opposing team, and summarizes the debate
What is a rebuttal speech?
Making an argument for the other team into an argument for your team
What is a Turn?
The affirmative’s right to assume that if their case is proven, it will be inacted.
What is Fiat?
What the aff does that causes the DA impacts
What is the link?
Speaking exceptionally fast in order to get a vast majority of evidence and argumentation in the round
What is spreading?
The back to back speeches that the negative has in the middle of the round.
What is the negative block?
An argument which was not answered by the opposing team
What is a drop? (dropped argument)