Theory
What is a standard?
A reason your interpretation is good
What must an alt do?
Solve the links of the k
Name two types of turns you can go for against a k.
Impact turn + link turn
What is a perm?
A test of competition
What is an internal link?
A bridge between your link and your impact
What does topicality test?
Whether the affirmative meets their burden of proving the resolution true
Which layer of debate do framing interps for Ks operate under?
Is a perm offensive or defensive?
Defensive
What is textual competition?
Competition derived from the text/wording of the plan
What is fiat?
Your right to assume that the advocacy will happen and you debate the desirability (hypothetical consequences) rather than the feasibility of the plan
What is an RVI?
Reverse voting issue; your ability to win if you refute a shell
What are reps links? Which layer of the debate does it operate on?
They critique the representations/discourse of the affirmative. Prefiat layer
Name a theory objection that can usually be used against the k?
Vague alts, utopian fiat, perfcon etc
Bonus: How long should these shells be compared to typical shells (eg. t-subsets)
Name three types of statuses of a counterplan
Condo (can throw away in the 2nr if the aff responds) Dispo (can throw away if a certain condition is met) Uncondo (must respond to aff arguments in the 2nr)
What high school did Sarita want to go to instead of Bronx Science?
Townsend Harris
What are semantic standards?
How correct the interp is in a grammatical sense (ie. topic precision)
What is an ontological, structural, and epistemological theory of power?
100 for each, 400 for all three
Ontology - static claim, progress not possible
Structural - structures create the harms, progress not possible through these structures
Epistemological - Questions how knowledge is produced
Name one argument that a framing interp/justifications made by the 1ar should make
Let the aff weigh the case, plan focus good, fiat good
What do advantage counterplans test?
Cooper recently took a DNA test. How many ethnicities is he?
1. Ashkenazi Jew.
What is the fairness paradox?
Both debaters rely on fairness - arguments need fairness to be evaluated correctly so calls to reject it is paradoxical
What is a floating PIK?
A plan-inclusive alt that does the aff while rejecting its justifications that is not disclosed as plan-inclusive until the 2nr
What is perm double bind?
Either the alt can overcome the harms of the aff or it is too weak and cannot solve the impacts of the k which means the alt is not offense
What is a uniqueness counterplan?
A counterplan that fiats something to make a non-unique disad unique
What is the height difference between Sarita and Cooper?
11 inches