The 1ar: Debate’s ParamedicThe 1ar: Debate’s Paramedic

Get the patient to the hospital…alive

Why is the 1ar Hard?Why is the 1ar Hard?

http://debate.uvm.edu/NFL/rostrumlib/CheshierJan%2700.pdf

Many would say the 1ar is the Many would say the 1ar is the hardest hardest speech speech in debate…Why?in debate…Why?

They get 13 minutes, you get 5They get 13 minutes, you get 5 2nc2nc 1nr1nr 1ar1ar

8 mins8 mins 5 mins5 mins 5 mins5 mins

Why is the 1ar hard?Why is the 1ar hard?

You can’t You can’t over-explainover-explain

Wide Wide varietyvariety of of

arguments to deal witharguments to deal with

The 2ar can’t make The 2ar can’t make

newnew arguments arguments

The 2ar can’t be newThe 2ar can’t be new

You must save You must save

prep time prep time for your partnerfor your partner

What do I What do I have to do have to do in the 1ar?in the 1ar?

1) Answer any “voting issues”1) Answer any “voting issues” 2) Generate some offense2) Generate some offense 3) Play defense against their 3) Play defense against their argumentsarguments

Voting issues: topicality, theory,Voting issues: topicality, theory,anything labeled a voting issueanything labeled a voting issue Offense: Arguments that prove Offense: Arguments that prove your plan is good (advantages, add-ons, your plan is good (advantages, add-ons, solvency deficits to counterplans, solvency deficits to counterplans, turns to disads/kritiks)turns to disads/kritiks) Defense: Arguments that prove your plan is “not bad” (no link Defense: Arguments that prove your plan is “not bad” (no link

to their disad, no impact to their disad, etc.)to their disad, no impact to their disad, etc.)

What What should I do should I do in the 1ar?in the 1ar?

TTime Mapime Map IIncreased Efficiencyncreased Efficiency MMake Choicesake Choices EExtend what your partner xtend what your partner needs to winneeds to win

TIME is the key to the 1ar…TIME is the key to the 1ar…

TTime Mappingime Mapping

A A time map time map is a guide is a guide

to how long you should to how long you should

spend on each argumentspend on each argument Before the speech begins, Before the speech begins,

take take 15 seconds15 seconds with your with your

partner and decide how partner and decide how

long to spend on each long to spend on each

piece of paperpiece of paper

Time MappingTime Mapping

Write Write down what the down what the

timer will say…timer will say… Put Put importantimportant arguments arguments

top of the order: top of the order: #1 rule: #1 rule: Off-case theoryOff-case theory

(Topicality, ASPEC, etc.)(Topicality, ASPEC, etc.) The clock is tickingThe clock is ticking

Their Their majormajor off-case positions off-case positions (Counterplans, Kritiks, Disads)(Counterplans, Kritiks, Disads) Your case Your case advantagesadvantages

Pragmatic Advice on Time Pragmatic Advice on Time MappingMapping

1) 1) WatchWatch the clock the clock

2) 2) FollowFollow your time map your time map

3) Have your partner 3) Have your partner call time call time

at :30 intervalsat :30 intervals

Help the 1ar Help the 1ar

watch the clockwatch the clock

IIncreased Efficiencyncreased Efficiency

The error people make is The error people make is

to assume that you have to assume that you have

to be to be fastfast instead of instead of efficient.efficient.

Ways to increase efficiency:Ways to increase efficiency:

1) Group things:1) Group things: Not so fast…Not so fast…

““Extend the 2ac #1: Uniqueness—group their Extend the 2ac #1: Uniqueness—group their answers—my 1 is, my 2 is…”answers—my 1 is, my 2 is…”

““Group the advantage…”Group the advantage…”

2) Say things in the least amount of words2) Say things in the least amount of words

Embedded ClashEmbedded Clash

3) Embedded clash3) Embedded clash Embedded clash means that you answer arguments Embedded clash means that you answer arguments

withoutwithout specifically identifying that you are… specifically identifying that you are… The usual rule is “The usual rule is “repeat and defeatrepeat and defeat” the 1ar is just ” the 1ar is just

““defeatdefeat”” Example: Example: ““Literature doesn’t exclude us, because the 1ac Literature doesn’t exclude us, because the 1ac

proves we’re in the literatureproves we’re in the literature Reasonability outweighs competing interpretations Reasonability outweighs competing interpretations

because competing interpretations creates a race to because competing interpretations creates a race to the bottom”the bottom”

MMake Choicesake Choices

The negative has The negative has issue selectionissue selection, the , the affirmative has affirmative has argument selectionargument selection

Two kinds of choices:Two kinds of choices: 1) Extend select answers on a disadvantage1) Extend select answers on a disadvantage 2) Kick advantages2) Kick advantages

Selective AnswersSelective Answers

Selective AnswersSelective Answers Do:Do: 1) Pick the best answers1) Pick the best answers 2) Pick answers they under-covered/dropped2) Pick answers they under-covered/dropped 3) Pick answers they mis-understood3) Pick answers they mis-understood 4) Pick answers where your evidence is really good4) Pick answers where your evidence is really good 5) Pick stuff your partner likes5) Pick stuff your partner likes Don’t:Don’t: Pick the top answerPick the top answer Pick answers on ideologyPick answers on ideology

Kick AdvantagesKick Advantages

The 1ar should The 1ar should triagetriage advantages that are advantages that are going poorlygoing poorly

To “kick” an advantage means to To “kick” an advantage means to no no longerlonger defend it. defend it.

Kicking an advantage:Kicking an advantage: IIdentify that you are kicking itdentify that you are kicking it CConcede their arguments to kick itoncede their arguments to kick it EExplain why any turns are gonexplain why any turns are gone

EExtend what your partner needs to winxtend what your partner needs to win

Three things:Three things: 1) The 1ar extends 1) The 1ar extends

previous argumentsprevious arguments 2) The 1ar should provide2) The 1ar should provide

2-3 answers per position2-3 answers per position 3) 2ar controls the ship3) 2ar controls the ship 4) Use the whole flow after the block to write 4) Use the whole flow after the block to write

out your answersout your answers

Advanced TipsAdvanced Tips

1) 1) Ju-jitsu: Ju-jitsu: use theiruse their

arguments against them.arguments against them.

2) 2) Light fires: Light fires: make the make the

2nr go places they didn’t2nr go places they didn’t

want to gowant to go

3) 3) Prep efficiency: Prep efficiency: 2nc prep, cross-x of the 2nc 2nc prep, cross-x of the 2nc

4) 4) ReferenceReference the 2ac cross-x of the 2nc: makes the 2ac cross-x of the 2nc: makes your job easieryour job easier

5) 1ar blocks: 5) 1ar blocks: your best friendyour best friend

ActivitiesActivities

Try and predict which answers the 1ar Try and predict which answers the 1ar should go forshould go for

How can the 1ar frame their arguments?How can the 1ar frame their arguments?

Break into 3 groupsBreak into 3 groups

Do 3 1 minute 1ar’sDo 3 1 minute 1ar’s