Other Forms of Topicality Arguments Effects topicality. Effects topicality argues that the affirmative cannot be topical as a result of a series of steps. For
There are three important things that you need to be cautious of when preparing to debate a kritik in the 2AR. First, you need to
Kritiks as Affirmative Arguments Although they are usually discussed as such, critiques are not only negative arguments. Most obviously, affirmative teams can easily engage in
The idea of “performance” has drawn a lot of talk and argument in debate. There are two different ways to understand performance, and the to
As noted earlier, counterplans introduce many theoretical controversies. There is no space in this volume to entertain each of them since the debates could occupy
Types of Counterplans The best way to understand what a counterplan is is to understand the different types of counterplans and how they work. After
Debating Disadvantages on the Negative This section follows the affirmative answers section because until you understand how to answer a disadvantage on the affirmative, you
