General
What is an advantage (AD)? What is a disadvantage (DA)?
Reasons why the plan/resolution is good (AD) or bad (DA).
Name the 3 types of resolutions.
Policy, value, fact.
The affirmative wants to prove that the status quo is (good/bad). The negation usually wants to prove that the status quo is (good/bad).
Bad, good.
How long is the first affirmative speech? What about the first negative?
7 minutes, 8 minutes.
For which type of resolution does the affirmative typically provide a plan?
Policy
Name the 3 terminalized impacts.
Death, dehumanization, and quality of life.
What are the TWO things that you do during the negative constructive?
For which resolution types do you use CWI contentions instead of ULI?
Value AND fact.
What is the difference between descriptive and predictive uniqueness? Which type should you have?
Descriptive = describing the status quo, predictive = arguing that the status quo will change. Any contention should contain BOTH.
At some tournaments, affirmative and negative are referred to as _______ and ________.
Government and opposition.
What are the keywords to identify each type of resolution?
Policy: "should", Value: "ought", Fact: "is"/"will be"
What does "warranting" a link mean?
Have logic/evidence explaining WHY [cause] leads to [effect].
What does it mean to "pre-empt" an argument?
To address+refute potential arguments of the other side before they are made (in order to limit the amount of defense you have to do later).
What is a "value criterion"? Provide an example value criterion for the value "morality"
A method to achieve the value.
Examples for morality = utilitarianism, minimizing structural violence, democracy, etc.
What does it mean for when the "uniqueness overwhelms the links"?
The uniqueness is so set in stone or severe that the plan wouldn't cause significant change.