Affirmative
Negative
Strategy
Stock Issues
Reading Check
100
The abbreviation for the speech that sets up the case
What is the 1AC
100
This is the abbreviation for the last negative speech
What is 2NR
100
This is the name for the grouping of two negative speeches
What is the negative block
100

There are four main stock issues in each debate: Significance, Inherence, Solvency, and blank.

What is topicality.

100

What is the current US law regarding the death penalty?

What is currently legal

200

The first observation of the 1AC is

What is definitions

200
This is the length of the Negative's first speech
What is 8 minutes
200
This is the abbreviation of the speech that sets up a problem and solution in the round
What is the 1AC
200
This Issue is the affirmative burden to prove that something is preventing the problem from being solved, or that there is an obstacle in the status quo
What is Inherency
200
A majority of Americans are in favor of the death penalty. (True or False)

What is true

300

This is the length of the third Affirmative Speech

What is 5 minutes

300
This is the length of the negative block
What is thirteen minutes
300
This is a shorter way of saying to pull an argument through from a previous speech
What is Extend
300
This stick issue is the affirmative burden to prove the plan will work
What is Solvency
300

Life in prison is cheaper than capital punishment. (True or False)

What is true.

400
This is an issue the Affirmative responds to in the 2AC
What is Topicality?
400

The negative team wants to change the status quo (true or false)

False. The Negative team doesn't want anything to change. They want to defend the status quo.

400

A typical Affirmative will condense the debate to a smaller size in the 2AR and not go for all of their original arguments (True or False)

What is False

400

This stock issue indicts the status quo and proves that something bad is happening now. The problem is so severe that the judges should risk making a change now.

What is Significance

400

There are as many murders committed in jurisdictions with the death penalty as without. (True or False)

What is True. 

500

These are the four issues the affirmative always presents in their case.

What is Inherency, Significance, Topicality, and Solvency

500

The 2AR typically goes for as many arguments as possible to overburden the affirmative (True or False)

What is True

500
The negative block allows for new arguments in both speeches to make the job of the 1AR hard. (True or False)
What is False
500
This issue is related to the the relevance of the resolution to the arguments
What is Topicality
500

Since 1900, 250 people have been wrongly convicted and executed. (True or false).

What is False. It's about 350.

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