Definitions
The Status Quo (Neg)
What is the uniqueness?
What is the Constructive?
Parts Of an Affirmative
What is Inherency, Plan, Solvency, Advantages
Parts Of A Disad
What is Uniqueness, Link, Internal Link, Impact
The Order Of the Speeches
What is the 1AC, 1NC, 2AC, 2NC, 1NR, 1AR, 2NR, 2AR?
The evidence that ties the story together
Length of a full debate round
What is 72 minutes?
This is the idea that the affirmative proposes
What is the plan?
Expanding copyright allows for companies to create monopolies on art such as music and movies
What Is the Monopolies Disad?
Summary of the debaters args, Clarifes round for the judge
What is Overview?
What is Clash?
This is the time after constructive speeches which allows for questioning
What is Cross Examination?
The Two advantages on the aff
What is the Discrimination and Activism advantage?
What is the USFG should establish a creative worker tax credit, where each person gets $100 each year in tax credits they can use to support creative workers, artists, and organizations of their choice?
Weighing Impacts
What is Impact Calculus?
Positive Effect of Doing The plan
What is the Advantage?
Advantage the aff over the neg
What is the Aff speaks last?
What is the Inherenecy?
The Counterplan is more beneficial than the Aff
What is the Net Benefit?
The Resolution
What is the USFG should increase the protection of IP rights?
Concept for how to compare the affirmative plan and the negative counterplan, and how the judge should decide which policy is better.
What Is Competition?
Advantage the neg has over the aff
What is the Neg Block?
To do both the affirmative's plan and the counterplan
When you can't do both plans
What is Mutual Exclusivity?
The person you're persuading that your arguments are sound, logical, and compelling
What is the Judge?