Speeches
Topic Arguments
Positions
Mechanics
100

The second speech the affirmative gives.

What is the 2AC?

100

This AFF says that we should reverse certain Supreme Court decisions that affected the ability to get biotech patents.

What is the PERA AFF?

100

This is a negative position that says the AFF causes some bad consequence.

What is a disadvantage?

100

This is the trend in policy debate of speaking really fast due to the short nature of speech times.

What is spreading?

200

The length of constructive speeches.

What is 8 minutes?

200

These are two advantages in the AI Copyright AFF.

What is journalism and model collapse?

200

These are NEG arguments brought up in the 1NC that do not directly address the case.

What are off case positions?

200

The order of speeches in a policy debate round.

What is the 1AC, 1NC, 2AC, 2NC, 1NR, 1AR, 2NR, 2AR?

300

The debater that gives the 2NC and 2NR speeches.

Who is the 2N?

300

This disadvantage argues that the AFF increases consumer prices to a large extent, which harms the economy.

What is the inflation DA?

300

This negative position provides an alternative policy option to doing the plan.

What is a counterplan?

300

If you are giving the 2AC, these pages of the flow should be at the top of the order.

What is the case?

400

The debater that cross-examines the 2NC.

Who is the 2A?

400

This disadvantage says the AFF causes a mass increase in litigation which ends up affecting our ability to deal with companies violating carbon emissions standards.

What is the Court Clog DA?

400

This is how NEG teams divide responsibility for the 2NC and 1NR.

What is splitting the block?

500

This is the hardest speech in debate.

What is the 2NR?

500

This counterplan says that instead of limiting AI companies ability to use copyrighted material from the internet, we should implement a mechanism for people to require companies to remove certain content from being generated by their systems.

What is the Opt-Out CP?

500

This is a negative position that argues the impact to the AFF is actually good.

What is an impact turn?

500

This is what happens when you read a link turn and an impact turn.

What is a double turn?

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