Debate Rules
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Topicality | Affirm's Plan do not support what resolution does |
| Significance | Affirm must prove harms are significant |
| Harms | something bad is happening now that needs to be addressed |
| Solvency | Plan does not solves for harms the affirm mentioned |
| Inherency | Will the problem solve itself? Problem may solve itself over time |
| Fiat | Not about whether government will do, but what government should do |
| Uniqueness | advocates status quo by saying harms won't happen in future since they are not happening now |
| Link | Affirmative plan will be linked to bad things to come |
| Internal Link | when plan causes change (link) it will eventually cause impact |
| Impact | Describes problem and why it is bad |
| Kritique | Attack fundamental assumptions |
| Counter Plan | Different & Competitive. Mutually exclusive & Net Benefits |
| Resolution | The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its democracy assistance for one or more of the following: Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen. |
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