The Cap K
The WOTUS Aff
Topicality
Politics DA
Demo Debate
100

This Scottish economist is considered the "father of capitalism"

Adam Smith

100

the Supreme Court's 2006 decision in this v. United States had a disturbing effect on previous momentum toward regulation of all pollution affecting WOTUS

Rapanos

100

When answering Topicality, "good is good enough" is another way of explaining this argument

Reasonability

100

The infrastructure politics DA is based on this concept, sometimes abbreviated as PC

Political Capital

100

The demo debate was moderated by this person, a lab leader at the University of Michigan and high school debate coach at Notre Dame high school

Christina Phillips

200

The link evidence in the 1nc shell uses two examples to show how protecting water resources is capitalist including the opening of new water markets in Nigeria and destruction of this reservation's water supply

Standing Rock Sioux reservation

200

The second advantage argues wetlands are the largest of these (which accumulate and store some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period) on the planet

carbon sinks

200

In the T exercise our lab did last week, you gave a pretend 3 minute 2nc. What was the word the T 1nc interpreted?

Protection

200

Our uniqueness story is that infrastructure will pass now through this, a concept you watched a video about in lab

reconciliation 

200

The 1ac in the demo debate featured this affirmative, also read by some people in our lab last week

WOTUS

300

A large number of cards in the cap k file are from this source, a publication of Socialist Alternative.

Red Flag

300

The plan text, instead of changing a sliding scale rule like the AIS aff, changes this rule to make it more broadly applicable for defining WOTUS and water pollution in the US

significant nexus test

300

If you extend T in the 2nr as a way to win the debate, you should speak about Topicality for this many minutes

The entire speech (5:00)

300

In the starter packet, three impact scenarios are available for this DA, including economy, warming, and this

tech leadership

300

In the Q&A when addressing what speaking drills the fellows prefer, MJ and Serena mentioned this drill as the most helpful

The reading a card backwards drill 

400

The alternative text is to reject the plan in favor of this instead

commitment to organizing anti-capitalist international revolution

400

The 2 most common Topicality arguments against the WOTUS aff are likely to be T - Substantial and this

T - protection

400
When evaluating Topicality, many judges will have the option of deciding between Reasonability or this

Competing Interpretations

400

This lab produced updates/a supplement to the infrastructure DA that me and my lab-mates will need to highlight before the camp tournament

BFHPR / Michigan 7 week Seniors

400

The 1nc in the demo debate included the 50 states counterplan. The net benefit to the counterplan was this DA. 

Infrastructure Politics DA

500

Capitalism might be bad for the environment because capitalist countries put the accumulation of this above combatting climate destabilization

"wealth for a few"

500

Although the plan text does not specify 1 of the 3 branches of government, the solvency evidence and other evidence in the file make clear the affirmative depends on this branch of government to act

The courts / judiciary 

500

When explaining what changes the affirmative you're debating could have made in order to be topical, your 2nc might make this argument, which sounds kind of like a fictional organization in the new Loki show on Disney Plus

"TVA" (Topical version of the affirmative)

500

The DA specific link evidence for aqua invasive species is written by this author, who has an incredible last name

Champion 19

500

The demo debate featured fellows MJ, Serena, Ella, and this person who debates for Minneapolis South and gave the 1ac

Clara C

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