Uniqueness
What is a uniqueness argument?
A Uniqueness argument claims what is happening now (the status squo)
What is a link argument in a disadvantage?
The link for a disadvantage is how the plan causes/triggers the impacts to the disadvantage
What is the internal link argument of a disadvantage?
The internal link is why the link lead to the impact of the disadvantage
*link and internal link can be confusing but here is an example to differenciate between them.
plan: every student gets free pizza for lunch everyday
disad: pizza is bad
link: plan causes students to eat more pizza
internal link: eating pizza everyday increases unhealthy eating habits
What is and impact in a disadvantage?
The impact is the bad outcome/result
what is the name of the first two constructive speeches in a debate?
1AC and 1NC
What is a Counterplan
A counterplan is a different way to solve the affirmative's problem (instead of doing the affirmatives plan, we should do it this way)
Who does the CP say should do the plan.
*think the plan says the "United States Federal Government should..."
The CP says the plan should be done through the fifty states
What is a Net Benefit to a CP?
A net benefit is the reason why the counterplan is better than the plan
*think the role of a counterplan is to solve the aff's impacts (problems) while also solving another problem the aff creates
What is the Net benefit to the States counterplan
The net benefit is the midterms disadvantage
What is the name of the fourth speech in a debate?
2NC
What is the uniqueness argument for the Midterms DA?
The uniqueness argument for the midterms DA is that Democrats are on path to win in the House now (for the midterms elections)
What is the link argument for the impact DA?
Trump and Republicans will adopt the plan for their campaign which will help them improve their chances of winning the midterms election
What is the internal link argument for the midterms DA?
The internal link says that if republicans adopt the plan and win with it, they will build the golden dome which is bad.
*it says how democrats need to win for golden dome to be blocked
What is the impact to the midterms DA?
The impact is that the Golden dome will cause extinction through space wars and first strike instability
What do we call the block where the 2NC and 1NR speeches are back to back
When the 2nc and 1nr are read it is called the NEG (Negative) block
What does mutual exclusivity mean regarding a counterplan
Mutual exclusivity means that the plan and the counterplan cannot be done together
What does it mean if a counterplan is functionally competitive?
A functionally competitive counterplan means that it actually does something different from the plan.
*example: the states CP has the STATES solve the problem rather than the affirmative plan that has the federal government solve the problem
What does it mean if a counterplan is textually competitive?
A textually competitive counterplan means that the way the counterplan is worded differently from the plan
*example: the states CP says the states should increase national health insurance verses the affirmative plan says the federal government should increase national health insurance.
What is the Golden Dome?
The golden dome is the a defense system to prevent the US against nuclear strikes from other countries.
*for example: if China tries to drop a nuclear strike on the US, a golden dome would use sensors to detect it before it lands on US grounds and will divert it away through its own strike
What is the purpose of the rebuttal speeches?
The purpose of the rebuttal speeches is to summarize your best arguments that you believe the judge should vote for you on
Who the author (doesnt have to be first and last it can just be last name) for the 1NC uniqueness card on the Midterms DA?
Mueller 26
What is public option in the states counterplan?
Public option is a system where the state is required to provide healthcare for all of its people, but unlike single payer the people get to choose whether or not they want to rely on the state health insurance plan
*ask a question if you do not understand this!
Find what is missing
The DA says: The plan causes Republicans to win. Nuclear war happens"
The internal link is missing. ask yourself what causes nuclear war?
Whats missing is the internal link that says that if republicans win the golden dome gets funded which will cause nuclear war
What is a permutation to a counterplan?
A permutation is an argument the affirmative makes to test the competition of the counterplan.
*example: affirmative says perm do both - this tests whether the plan and counterplan can happen together
List all 8 speeches in debate in the correct order
1nc
2ac
2nc
1nr
1ar
2nr
2ar