Policy
The three parts of a disadvantage.
What are uniqueness, link, and impact?
This framework says that pain and pleasure are intrinsically valuable.
What is util?
Winning this argument against a theory shell makes the rest of the shell irrelevant.
What is I/meet?
This should always be the first response to a k in the 1AR.
What is fw/rob?
The best college debate team in Michigan.
What is Michigan State University?
Parts of the plan + CP text that must be included for a perm to be legitimate.
What is all of the plan and all or some of the cp?
This term describes a logical sequence of arguments starting from certain premises to reach a conclusion about morality.
What is a syllogism?
This kind of ethics says that morality is determined by adherence to particular rules or duties.
What is deontology?
This argument says that the debate round should not solely be about the resolution or plan text.
What is role of the ballot?
Ava's favorite food to eat at camp.
What is pho?
A straight turn includes these two parts.
What are non-unique and link turn?
This standard for a truth-testing rob says that there are certain elements which are intrinsic or inherent to LD debate.
What is constitutivism?
What is plan text in a vacuum?
This argument, read against kritiks, says that arguments we read don't affect who we are as people.
What is debate doesn't shape subjectivity?
Jack debated here in college.
What is New York University?
This type of counterplan does not usually solve the aff, but instead provides a necessary argument for a disad.
What is a uniqueness cp?
This argument says that prescriptive statements cannot be formed from purely descriptive facts.
What is the is/ought gap? (or - problem of induction)
This type of argument says that one side must prove something in order to not lose, but cannot win the debate just by proving it.
What is a necessary but insufficient burden?
This part of the kritik is the best tool for answering perms.
What is the link?
Diego debated here in high school.
What is Strake Jesuit?
When reading a process CP, the 2NR will want to defend:
a) textual competition
b) functional competition
c) positional competition
d) textual & functional competition
What is b) functional competition?
These two American philosophers created the system of pragmatism for evaluating moral decisions.
Who are William James and John Dewey?
This paradox says that there are infinite middle points between any beginning and end, so therefore no endpoint can ever be reached.
What is Xeno's paradox?
These are the two main ways a kritik can win in the 2NR.
What is ROB+link and link turns case/alt solves the aff?
Glen read this affirmative, which many opponents claimed was not topical, in the '24-'25 CEDA-NDT season.
What is greenwashing?