Policy Debate/Cross Examination (CX) vocab

Question 1

Resolution

Answer 1

Topic being debated.

Question 2

Case

Answer 2

Pre-written file you read in the debate round

Question 3

Parts of the case

Answer 3

Contentions & plan text

Question 4

Contentions

Answer 4

Arguments for/against the resolution

Question 5

Plan text

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Constructive

Answer 6

The first speech given by each competitor

Question 7

Rebuttals

Answer 7

Speeches after constructives

Question 8

Prep time

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

Cross examination

Answer 9

3 minute questioning period following each constructive

Question 10

Plan

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Status quo

Answer 11

The current state of the world

Question 12

Counterplan

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Stock issues

Answer 13

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

Question 14

5 stock issues

Answer 14

Significance
Harms
Inherency
Topicality
Solvency

Question 15

(5 stock issues) Meaning of significance

Answer 15

Is the problem the plan tries to fix important?

Question 16

(5 stock issues) Meaning of Harms

Answer 16

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

Question 17

(5 stock issues) Meaning of inherency

Answer 17

Is the plan already happening in the status quo?

Question 18

(5 stock issues) Meaning of topicality

Answer 18

Is the plan related to the resolution?

Question 19

(5 stock issues) Meaning of solvency

Answer 19

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

Question 20

How many minutes does each competitor get?

Answer 20

13 minutes

Question 21

[NEG] Off-case

Answer 21

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

Question 22

The off-case arguments are always read in ________.

Answer 22

1NC (AKA the first NEG Contention)

Question 23

The 3 parts to an off-case argument are…

Answer 23

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

Question 24

[OFF-CASE] Topicality

Answer 24

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

Question 25

The 4 parts to topicality in an off-case are...

Answer 25

...Interpretation, violation, standards, and voters

Question 26

[OFF-CASE --> TOPICALITY] Interpretation

Answer 26

A definition of a word in the resolution

Question 27

[OFF-CASE --> TOPICALITY] Violation

Answer 27

How the AFF has failed to meet that word

Question 28

[OFF-CASE --> TOPICALITY] Standards

Answer 28

Reasons why the interpretations should be preferred

Question 29

[OFF-CASE --> TOPICALITY] Voters

Answer 29

Why the judge should vote against the untopical plan

Question 30

[OFF-CASE] Counterplan (CP)

Answer 30

NEG plan that tries to solve AFF harms

Question 31

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

Answer 31

...mutual exclusivity and net beneficial

Question 32

[OFF-CASE --> CP] Mutual exclusivity

Answer 32

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

Question 33

[OFF-CASE --> CP] Net beneficial

Answer 33

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

Question 34

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

Answer 34

...Uniqueness, brink, link, internal link, and impact

Question 35

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

Answer 35

...Uniqueness, link, and impact

Question 36

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

Answer 36

...Brink and internal link

Question 37

[OFF-CASE --> DA] Uniqueness

Answer 37

Disadvantage doesn't happen in the status quo

Question 38

[OFF-CASE --> DA] Brink

Answer 38

How close we are to the disadvantage happening

Question 39

[OFF-CASE --> DA] Link

Answer 39

What the plan does to cause the disadvantage

Question 40

[OFF-CASE --> DA] Internal link

Answer 40

The chain of events from the link to the impact

Question 41

[OFF-CASE --> DA] Impact

Answer 41

The bad thing that happens as a result of the plan

Question 42

[OFF-CASE] Kritik

Answer 42

A criticism of the AFF's advocacy and assumptions