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Structure
Affirmative case
Negative case
Disadvantage
Counterplan
100
The side that speaks first and last

What is the affirmative side?

100
The thing that should be mined in the Arctic

What is a rare earth metal/rare earth mineral?

100

A reason why the affirmative loses

What is case defense?

100
The bad thing that happens post-affirmative

What is the impact (extinction)?

100

A statement of what the counterplan does

What is the counterplan text?
200
The side that has the block
What is the negative side?
200
The first contention in the 1AC

What is climate?

200

A reason why the negative wins

What is a case turn?
200
An argument that the affirmative leads to a bad thing happening

What is the link?

200
A reason why the counterplan is better than the plan

What is a net benefit?

300

The three-minute period after every speech

What is cross-examination (CX)?

300
The second contention in the 1AC

What is leadership?

300
One thing that deep sea mining worsens (advantage 1)

What is climate change?

300
The argument that the affirmative prevents the bad thing from happening
What is a link turn?
300

The difference between the affirmative and the counterplan 

What is UNCLOS?

400

The "c" in the first four speeches of a round

What is a constructive?
400
The ability of the plan to solve for its harms

What is solvency?

400
The country that is key to climate mitigation

What is China?

400

The country that China will invade post-aff

What is Taiwan?
400

The argument that the plan and counterplan can be done simultaneously

What is a permutation

500
The "r" in the last four speeches

What is a rebuttal?

500
The situation in the status quo

What is inherency?

500
The case turn that aligns the most with the disadvantage

What is the China leadership turn (first turn on advantage 2)?

500
The two arguments that cause a double turn

Impact turn and link turn

500
The argument that the counterplan can't solve

What is a solvency deficit?