Policy Case Structure
What are the 4 components of an advantage/disadvantage?
Uniqueness, links, internal links, & impacts.
What side do you run counterplans on?
Negative
What does PMTR stand for?
Probability, Timeframe, Magnitude, and Reasonability
What is a fact round?
Debating about the validity of a statement.
What is theory structure?
Interpretation, Violation, Standards, Voters
What is uniqueness?
What is happening right now/in the status quo.
What is a perm?
If a counterplan can be done in the same world the aff can do both the plan and counterplan.
What is the first step of your voter’s speech?
The overview
What is the structure of a fact/value round?
Claim, warrant, impact
What must you always have in your voters?
Fairness and Education, Drop the Debater, A-Priori, Competing Interpretations
What is the contention structure of fact and value rounds?
Claim, warrant, & impact.
What is the structure of a counterplan?
Actor, Timeframe, Method of Implementation, Funding, and Solvency
How many arguments should you collapse to?
One to Two
What are fact rounds weighing mechanisms?
Preponderance of evidence
What are the standards?
Reasons why your interpretation is preferable
What is the difference between a link and an internal link?
Link - immediately after the plan
Internal Link - long term impacts
What is an actor counterplan?
Change the actor who is implementing the plan
What are big stick impacts?
Impacts with high magnitude and low probability
What does utilitarianism mean?
The greatest amount of good for the most amount of people.
What does A-Priori mean?
“Above all Else”
ANSWER ONE: What are
a. The speech names or b. The order of each speech in a debate round?
a. PMC, LOC, MG, MO, LOR, PMR
b. Aff, Neg, Aff, Neg, Neg, Aff
What does it mean for a counterplan to be mutually exclusive?
The plan and the counterplan cannot work in the same world.
What are the names of the two voter speeches?
LOR and PMR
What words indicate a fact round?
“More harm than good”
What is this an example of “The negation may not read a Plan Inclusive Counterplan in the LOC”?
Interpretation