Debating the CaseMikaela Malsin, Univ. of Georgia

DUDA 2012http://dallasurbandebate.wikispaces.com

Partner kitties

Work together!

Partner kitties

Work together!

Glossary

Case – Arguments presented by the affirmative in favor of a particular plan of action

Advantage – a benefit to doing the plan, or set of reasons the plan is a good idea

Offense – why something is actively good or bad Aff offense vs. neg offense

Defense – minimization of the other team’s offense

Card – piece of evidence read in support of an argument

Analytic – argument made by the debater without written evidence

The Stock Issues

S – Solvency

H – Harms

I – Inherency

T – Topicality

(S) – Significance

Debating the case usually means debating the first 3, often mostly the first 2

Stock issues kitty

Needs all 4 legs of the table

What is the goal? – AFF

For the Aff, the case is…

DEFEND THE HOUSE

Stock issues

Defeat negative objections

Outweigh the negative’s arguments (offense)

Debating the case begins in what speech?

Importance of the flow (Pre-flow!)

Watermelon helmet kitty

Knows how to defend the house

What is the goal? – NEG

Stock issues in reverse – try to create doubt on every level

Minimize AFF to maximize your arguments (make NEG offense outweigh)

Diversity [HSR example – competitiveness advantage)

Give yourself many options – then collapse

One option – turning the case (impact turning or link turning)

Debating the case begins…

Importance of the flow

Laser eyes kitty

Sees his opponent’s arguments in advance

Importance of the Case

“Policy” debate – what is the policy?

Foundation of the debate

All arguments trace back to the case – is it a good or bad idea?

Point of comparison

1AC – 1AC CX

What does the 1AC say? What is the goal?

1AC has built-in responses to the 1NC [HSR – climate change example]

All 4 debaters working during this time

1AC CX – goals for the 2N, 1N

1NC – 1NC CX

How much time on case?

Structure – alternate evidence with analytics

Arguments from 1AC cross-ex

Cover every advantage + solvency

Diversity – various types of ways to answer S, H

Again, all 4 debaters working

Cross-ex – goal of the 1A?

2AC – 2AC CX

Case goes ON TOP – why?

Answer 1NC arguments in order; keep flow organized

Use the 1AC – built-in answers!

2AC blocks – not just for off-case

Time allocation; efficiency

Add-ons

What are all 4 debaters doing?

Job of the 1N in 2AC CX

2NC/1NR

Extending 1NC arguments

Answering 2AC responses

Begin making choices, both strategic and substantive

Reading more evidence – when? Why?

Discussion of impacts

Block division

Making the 1AR difficult

1AR

Order – still first

Difficulty of the 1AR

Job of the 1AR – DEFEND THE HOUSE

Make choices – this doesn’t mean drop arguments

The beauty of cross-application

Time allocation, efficiency

Goal = give the 2AR the tools they need

2NR

This speech is all about making choices

What case arguments to extend?

Depth vs. breadth

Covering advantages, solvency

Why still important in the 2NR?

2AR

Order – still first

Most important part of the 2AR

Assess the threat

Choose your route to victory – which impact(s)? Assessment

Write the ballot for the judge (“the case outweighs because…”)

Jumping kitten

Is running off to write blocks