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Policy Debate/Cross Examination (CX) vocab Flashcards

1
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Resolution

A

Topic being debated.

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Case

A

Pre-written file you read in the debate round

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3
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Parts of the case

A

Contentions & plan text

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Contentions

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Arguments for/against the resolution

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5
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Plan text

A

the sentence that summarizes your plan and specifies its agent, action, and funding

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Constructive

A

The first speech given by each competitor

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Rebuttals

A

Speeches after constructives

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8
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Prep time

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Time allotted to each team to prepare for the speech they’re about to give.
Each side has 8 minutes to use throughout the round.

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9
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Cross examination

A

3 minute questioning period following each constructive

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Plan

A

Course of action AFF argues the government should take
-Has to be a substantial change from current policies

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Status quo

A

The current state of the world

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Counterplan

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An alternative to the plan the NEG can potentially bring into the round

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13
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Stock issues

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Major arguments the AFF has to prove true in order to win the round

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5 stock issues

A

Significance
Harms
Inherency
Topicality
Solvency

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(5 stock issues) Meaning of significance

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Is the problem the plan tries to fix important?

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(5 stock issues) Meaning of Harms

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What is bad in the status quo to justify the passing of the plan?

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(5 stock issues) Meaning of inherency

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Is the plan already happening in the status quo?

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(5 stock issues) Meaning of topicality

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Is the plan related to the resolution?

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(5 stock issues) Meaning of solvency

A

Will the plan work to fix the problems/Why does the plan solve for the harms?

20
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How many minutes does each competitor get?

A

13 minutes

21
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[NEG] Off-case

A

Brought into the round by the NEG and are reasons to reject to AFF

22
Q

The off-case arguments are always read in ________.

A

1NC (AKA the first NEG Contention)

23
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The 3 parts to an off-case argument are…

A

…Topicality, Counterplan(CP), and Disadvantage(DA)

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[OFF-CASE] Topicality

A

Whether or not the AFF plan falls under the scope of the wording of the resolution

25
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The 4 parts to topicality in an off-case are…

A

…Interpretation, violation, standards, and voters

26
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[OFF-CASE –> TOPICALITY] Interpretation

A

A definition of a word in the resolution

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[OFF-CASE –> TOPICALITY] Violation

A

How the AFF has failed to meet that word

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[OFF-CASE –> TOPICALITY] Standards

A

Reasons why the interpretations should be preferred

29
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[OFF-CASE –> TOPICALITY] Voters

A

Why the judge should vote against the untopical plan

30
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[OFF-CASE] Counterplan (CP)

A

NEG plan that tries to solve AFF harms

31
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The 2 parts of a counterplan in an off-case are…

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…mutual exclusivity and net beneficial

32
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[OFF-CASE –> CP] Mutual exclusivity

A

Counter plan & original plan can’t happen at the same time or there’s a reason they shouldn’t happen

33
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[OFF-CASE –> CP] Net beneficial

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There’s a reason to prefer doing the counterplan over the AFF plan

34
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There are 5 total parts to a disadvantage in an off-case called…

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…Uniqueness, brink, link, internal link, and impact

35
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There are 3 essential parts to a disadvantage in an off-case called…

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…Uniqueness, link, and impact

36
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The 2 nonessential parts to a disadvantage in an off-case are called…

A

…Brink and internal link

37
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[OFF-CASE –> DA] Uniqueness

A

Disadvantage doesn’t happen in the status quo

38
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[OFF-CASE –> DA] Brink

A

How close we are to the disadvantage happening

39
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[OFF-CASE –> DA] Link

A

What the plan does to cause the disadvantage

40
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[OFF-CASE –> DA] Internal link

A

The chain of events from the link to the impact

41
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[OFF-CASE –> DA] Impact

A

The bad thing that happens as a result of the plan

42
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[OFF-CASE] Kritik

A

A criticism of the AFF’s advocacy and assumptions

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