Policy Case Structure
What are the 4 components of an advantage/disadvantage?
Uniqueness, links, internal links, & impacts.
What side do you run counterplans on?
Negative
What type of debate does O'Dowd compete in?
Parlimentrey(Parli)
Public Forum(Accepted, not required)
What is a fact round?
Debating about the validity of a statement.
What is an "Off Time Roadmap"
What is uniqueness?
What is happening right now/in the status quo.
In what speech(s) can you introduce your counterplan?
What is Neg1(1st Negation Speech)
At most tournaments, how much prep time do you have?
The overview
What is the structure of a fact/value round?
Claim, warrant, impact
What is "Net Benfits"
What is the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people
What word indicates a policy round
What is the structure of a counterplan?
Actor, Timeframe, Method of Implementation, Funding, and Solvency
How many arguments should you collapse to?
One to Two
What are fact rounds weighing mechanisms?
Preponderance of evidence
What do you call the 2 negation speeches that occur right after each other?
What is NegBlock
What is the difference between a link and an internal link?
Link - immediately after the plan
Internal Link - short-term impacts
What is a perm?
If a counterplan can be done in the same world the aff can do both the plan and counterplan.
What is the date of our team potluck?
December 4th
What does utilitarianism mean?
The greatest amount of good for the most amount of people.
What is "Weighing Impacts"
What is explaining why your impacts are more important than your opponents
ANSWER ONE: What are
a) The speech names
B) The order of each speech in a debate round?
a. PMC, LOC, MG, MO, LOR, PMR
b. Aff, Neg, Aff, Neg, Neg, Aff
What does it mean for a counterplan to be mutually exclusive?
The plan and the counterplan cannot work in the same world.
What are big stick impacts?
Impacts with high magnitude and low probability
What words indicate a fact round?
“More harm than good”
What is Fiat?
1) What is the affirmation power to do what is in the resolution
2) What is debating should the res. happen not would it happen.