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NEG THOERY 101

NEG THOERY 101. Terms to Understand. Negative Presumption : The SQ is fine until the AFF has indicted it. Burden of Rejoinder : Just as the AFF has to use evidence to build their case, the NEG must use evidence when objecting to the AFF case

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NEG THOERY 101

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  1. NEG THOERY 101

  2. Terms to Understand • Negative Presumption: The SQ is fine until the AFF has indicted it. • Burden of Rejoinder: Just as the AFF has to use evidence to build their case, the NEG must use evidence when objecting to the AFF case • Analytical arguments: Arguments which aren’t based on documentation don’t “count for nothing” in debate; but usually a documented argument will outweigh an analytical one.

  3. Offense and Defense • DEFENSIVE AGUMENTS INCLUDE: • Harms, Inherency, Solvency mitigation • These are reasons the AFF isn’t that great of an idea. • OFFENSIVE AGUMENTS INCLUDE: • T, DA, CP, K • These are reasons to vote NEG. • You need OFFENSE to win, but if you can mitigate enough, the threshold for a NEG comparative advantage is lowered • If the AFF has no solve, then the possibility of a DA (even if probability is low) is more significant.

  4. Using the Negative Bloc • Probably the NEG’s greatest advantage • The 1AR has 5 minutes to respond to the 2NC and the 1NR • If those 2 speeches aren’t repetitive, the 1AR essentially has 5 minutes to respond to a 13 minute speech. • THIS IS WHY IT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO SPLIT THE BLOC!

  5. Who says what? • In General: • The 1NC should cover OFF CASE arguments, which include: • T • DA’s • Counter plans • K’s • The 2 NC covers ON CASE arguments • Inherency, Solvency, Harms. • A/T’s

  6. 1NC • IF YOU’RE RUNNING T, IT MUST BE AT THE TOP OF THE 1NC. IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE FIRST THING EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT. • GENERIC DA’S • CP’s must come out of the 1NC • “ABUSE!” • Generic Harms, Inherency • If you still have time, run some of these.

  7. 2NC • FIRST, POINT OUT ANY DROPPED ARGUMENTS! • Generally is more specific to a particular AFF than what comes out of the 1 • Harms, Inherency (perhaps more specific) • Solvency • A/T’s, S/T’s • Link Turns • Impact Turns • Extend T and DA’s, possibly other 1NC args. Don’t repeat! If all you can do is repeat, then be extremely brief about it.

  8. 1NR • THIS SPEECH SHOULD NOT REQUIRE ANY PREP TIME. • Cover everything the 2NC didn’t cover. (in other words, develop the arguments you set forth in your first speech) • No New Arguments • “ABUSE!”

  9. 2NR • Pick the best args from the bloc. • ON CASE: Try to find the 1-2 arguments that blow the case up. Look for the turns! • OFF CASE: Your big DA, possibly T (if its still standing), certainly your CP • You’ll probably need to defend U, MPX (esp if MPX are big and U is weak) • Magnitude, Timeframe, Probability • IMPACT CALCULUS/WIEGHING THE ROUND

  10. Winning Strategies • CP/DA • The AFF plan has a DA which a mutually exclusive NEG plan avoids. CP proves the AFF is not the best plan. • Case/DA • More difficult, because it must be case specific, but great if you have the Ev. AFF is comparatively disadvantageous to the SQ. • T – don’t put all your eggs in one basket, but winning T alone should win you the round. • Case Turns – the most difficult strategy, but policy maker judges love it. You need good, specific cards to win this way.

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