Affirmative
This team is going against the resolution
What is the NEG TEAM?
These are the five stock issues
What is Significance, Inherency, Harms, Topicality, Solvency?
This is the number of debaters on each team in policy
What is 2?
This is the first speech given in the debate
What is 1AC?
In this speech the resolution is read and the SITHS are laid out
What is the 1AC?
In this speech the NEG argues against the plan and it is 8 minutes long
What is the 1NC?
This is the stock issue that is the negative's burden to prove.
What is Topicality?
This is what the abbreviation 2NC stands for.
What is second negative constructive?
These are the three parts of an argument
What are claims, warrants, and evidence?
This is an argument composed of Harms, inherency and solvency.
What is an advantage?
When you explain and show how an affirmative argument actually supports the negative team.
What is a "turn"?
This stock issue addresses how the Aff Plan will solve the harms presented.
What is Solvency?
This is the time after constructive speeches which allows for questioning
What is Cross Examination?
(Daily Double)
It is the debaters goal to persuade this person that their arguments are sound, logical, and compelling.
Who is the judge?
This is the term for the plan the affirmative team upholds
What is the resolution?
This is perhaps the most demanding speech in a policy debate round. It must sum up the teams arguments with solid defense and conclusion.
What is the 2NR?
This stock issue must be won by the affirmative team in order to win a debate.
What are all five stock issues?
This is the length of each rebuttal Speech
What is 5 minutes?
This is what separates a good debater from a stellar debater.
Hint: It can actually impact your speaker points for your round depending on judge
What is round etiquette?
Triple Points
This speech gives the AFF 5 minutes to refute a wall of arguments.
What is the 1AR?
This is an argument that says "yes and" to the affirmative resolution as a whole
What is a perm/permutation?
The current state of affairs that yall are arguing to change or keep the same
What is the status quo?
This is when you let everyone know youre moving on by saying "next"
What is signposting?
What is our Lab motto?
(Daily Double)
Par sit fortuna labori