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Debate Vocabulary
Acronyms
Topic Information
Affirmative Case
100

What does "Status Quo" mean?

The present or what's happening right now

100

What does MR T stand for?

Magnitude, Risk, Timeframe

100

True or False: in the status quo, everyone in the United States has access to health insurance.

False

100

What does Harm mean?

The ultimate bad thing that will happen if the status quo is allowed to continue, explains how the plan will avoid that negative outcome

200
What do we call the two speeches in a debate where the negative side speaks twice in a row?

The Negative Block

200

What does ARE stand for?

Assertion, Reasoning, Evidence

200

Where do most people in the United States get their insurance from?

Their job or their workplace

200

What does Inherency mean?

The plan is important, it isn’t being done in the present, the problem can’t be fixed without the plan, etc.

300

What do we call taking notes in a debate round?

Flowing

300

What does DR MO stand for?

Deny, Reverse, Minimize, Outweigh

300

True or False: you can get insurance for all sorts of things, not just healthcare.

True

300

What is the text of the affirmative plan this year?

The United States federal government should establish a single-payer healthcare system.

400

What do we call the off-case argument where the negative proposes a different way to solve the harms of the affirmative plan?

Counterplan

400

What does SHIP stand for?

Solvency, Harms, Inherency, Plan

400

True or False: in the present, we have a single payer healthcare system, and the plan would change it to Medicare for All.

False (Medicare for All would be a single payer healthcare system)

400

What is the Solvency card for the Pandemics advantage? (Double points if you only check your flow sheet for the demo debate and don't look at the packet)

Galvani et al 22

500

What do we call an alternative thing happening in the status quo that already would cause the link of a disadvantage without the plan being implemented?

A Thumper

500

What does USFG stand for?

United States Federal Government

500

What is CRISPR?

Revolutionary genetic engineering technology that allows scientists to precisely edit, delete, or replace exact sections of DNA.

500

What is the name of the second advantage in the affirmative packet this year?

The Coverage Advantage