DA Basics
The definition of Disadvantages
Reasons why the plan would make the world worse
Speeches you respond to a DA
The Impact of a "World War 3" DA
Death, Homelessness, Poverty, etc.
A counterplan is..
What is an opposing plan? An alternate plan proposed by the negative.
Harms are...
What are problems in the status quo that justify need for the plan?
Uniqeness, Link, Impact
Response to Uq
Concession
A counterplan to a "The U.S. federal gov. should ban all guns"
The U.S. 50 States (State governments) should ban all guns
The U.S. feds should regulate all guns
The U.S. feds should ban most guns
The U.S. feds should ban all knives
The first speech that presents the CP
What is the 1NC?
The speech after the 2NC.
What is the 1NR?
The way to win by using a disadvantage
Proving that the negative impact/effect of the outweighs the positive effects of the affirmative
Response to Link
Why this link is not connected to the AFF
Provide a possible CP against a federally implemented universal basic income (government checks to everyone)
What is means-tested (to only impoverished people) or states implement the plan? *More answers accepted
A popular response to a counterplan.
What is a perm do both?
Speeches that read impact calculus
Who is the first person to read an DA
1NC
Response to Impact
Why this link doesn't lead to an impact
Provide a possible CP against a federally implemented plan to restrict AI use.
50 states *More answers accepted
Differences between the plan and counterplan (structurally).
What is nothing?
The last speech that can present new arguments
What is the 2NC?
Give me an example of a Disad including a link, uq and impact
Scored based upon response
Response to a negative characterization of the status quo
A positive or less extreme version of the status quo
Possible disadvantages to a universal basic income (federally implemented plan to provide money to everyone)
What is inflation, removal of other government assistance programs *More answers accepted
How the affirmative argues against the CP.
They argue that either the plan doesn't link to the proposed harm or they argue that the CP also links to the harm.
The reason why the 1AR is the hardest speech
What is it has 5 minutes to respond to 13 minutes worth of arguments?