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Speaker Positions/Responsibilities

This document outlines the structured roles and responsibilities in a debate, detailing time allocations and essential content for each constructive, rebuttal, and cross-examination segment. It emphasizes the importance of strategic organization, including road maps and line-by-line analyses, while providing a clear framework for both affirmative and negative positions. The guidance also underscores the significance of addressing prior arguments, extending cases, and articulating advantages while refraining from introducing new arguments during rebuttals.

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Speaker Positions/Responsibilities

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  1. Speaker Positions/Responsibilities

  2. 1st Affirmative Constructive • 8 minutes long • Read the 1AC • Contentions (Harms, Inherency, Solvency, Advantages) • Plan • Cross ex by 2N • 3 minutes • Have a copy of case

  3. 1st Negative Constructive • 8 minutes long • Road Map/Intro (overview) • Off Case • Topicality • Disadvantages • Kritiks • Counterplans • SPECS • Underview • Cross ex by 1A (3 minutes)

  4. 2nd Affirmative Constructive • 8 minutes long • SOLO • Sign post (road map/intro) • On the top (i.e. “moving on to the econ DA”) • Line by line • Overview (summary) • Cover 1NC arguments • Extend case if necessary/possible • Cross ex by 1N (3 minutes)

  5. 2nd Negative Constructive (start of negative bloc) • 8 minutes long • On Case • Line by line • Evidence • Turns • Frontlines • Off Case • Take 2-3 of 1N arguments- argue/extend • Cross ex by 2A (3 minutes)

  6. 1st Negative Rebuttal (end of negative bloc) • 5 minutes long • Should require no prep time • Off Case: whatever 2NC didn’t cover • Still using SOLO • No New arguments

  7. 1st Affirmative Rebuttal • 5 minutes long • Cover every negative argument from negative bloc • Grouping • Drop nothing

  8. 2nd Negative Rebuttal • 5 minutes long • Sum it up • Go over who won what arguments • Explain why SQ better than post-plan • Explain why plan is bad idea • Story like: here’s the world now (or with CP) vs. world with aff plan • Nothing new

  9. 2nd Affirmative Rebuttal • 5 minutes long • Advantage: last word • Sum up the round • Explain why aff wins • No more line by line: all broad • Story like: world with aff plan better than without • Pull comparatively advantageous argument if possible

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