Theory File - HLM Lab

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TheoryNeg Theory:Topicality Theory

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Competing Interps Good

Competing Interpretations good:1. Reasonability causes infinite regress

2. Ineitable ! The 8+"ge nee" to "eci"e 9hat the reol+tion mean# Competing interpretation are the

only o78ecti6e 9ay to make a "eciion o: that#

A plan must be completely topical. Reasonability is bad because:

". #ad $ebate% ':: only ha to pro6e that a mall part o: the a:: i topical an" thi make the "e7ate+n+7tantial; +ne6ent:+l; an" 7oring

&. Research burden% I: the a:: are not limite"; it make the neg reearch impoi7ly ne6er en"ing

'. Reasonability is a slippery slop% 9e 9o+l" 8+t "e7ate 9hat i an" in


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Condo GoodConditionality is good

ffense:

1. Counter interpretation- the negati6e i allo9e" to ha6e competiti6e policy option# Thi i 7etter :or

"e7ate 7eca+e thi allo9 :or mot in-"epth "e7ate on the 7et policy option 9hile increainga::irmati6e trategy an" e"+cation; thi ol6e all their o::ene#

2. tructural bias- the a:: get the /t an" lat peech; in:inite preptime; an" get to chooe the :oc+ on

the "e7ate; it only :air 9e get one con"itional cp#

". #readth is better than depth% 9ith +ch a mai6e reol+tion to garner the mot e"+cation it key to

look at a corn+copia o: "i::erent arg+ment

&. Con"itionality increases aff strategic thin3ing 7y rein:orcing their allocation o: time in the $ac :oreach arg+ment

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$efense:

(. $NR check :or not going :or contra"ictory arg

+. 'll arg+ment are con"itional in "e7ate

. $ac a""-on an" perm+tation check# They create reciprocity; the a:: i a7le to tet C% in m+ltiple

9ay#

4. Con"itionality i not a 6oting i+e# 't 9ort re8ect the arg+ment; not the team#

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$ispo Good

ffense

1. It increases topic specific education; i: 9e are talking a7o+t the plan an" a C% 9e 9ill learn

a7o+t it 6ery >+ickly

2. It increases critical thin3ing% 9ith + 7eing a7le to kick the C% +n"er certain con"ition; i:9e "o kick it; the a:: 9ill ha6e to repon" an" a"apt to the it+ation

". It is most real )orld% i: omething that yo+ are a"6ocating yo+ :in" o+t i a 7a" i"ea; yo+

ho+l" 7e a7le to a7an"on the 7a" policy an" yo+ ho+l" ne6er ha6e to choe a 9ore optionthan the tat+ >+o

$efense

&. They can choe i: 9e can kick it or not; i: they "ont make perm or rea" "ipo 7a" 9e aret+ck 9ith it# It i +p to them to choe 9hat 9e "o#

'. $ispo is the same as a $A% i: they traight t+rn it 9e are t+ck 9ith it# it i alo 8+t like an

a"6antage; the a:: can kick it a long a it 9ant traight t+rne"

(. time s3e) is ineitable- it i time ke9 i: one peron i :ater than the other# 'n" it i timeke9 i: 9e kick o+t o: a non- traight t+rne" D'# It 9ill happen in e6ery ro+n"

+. strat s3e) is ineetable% trategy an" time ke9 are linke"# I: one team rea" :ater then the

other team m+t change their trategy; an" thi i alo ine6ita7le

. Theory is not a oter for fairness5 re6ect the argument not the team

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Agent C7 Good

'gent theory co+nterplan legitimate 7eca+e

1. Testing the 89G% the ?1! i a ma8or part o: the a::; an" they ho+l" 7e prepare" to ha6e each

part o: their '11 tete" ; i: they can


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Condition C7 Good

ffense:

1. Aff bias% they get the :irt an" lat peech

2. ey to neg ground% only generic co+nter plan are allo9e" +n"er the a::


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International Actor C7 Good

1. International actor good% 7rea"th i 7etter than "epth allo9ing :or m+ltiple co+ntrie to 7e "e7ate"allo9 :or 7etter e"+cation 7eca+e 9e learn a7o+t the poi7ility o: "i::erent co+ntrie a"6ocating the

plan; an" help in the earch :or the 7et policy option# Thi alo help the primary p+rpoe o: the

negati6e 7eca+e it allo9 + to tet the a:: in a many 9ay a poi7le#2. International actors test the resolution% the a:: ha to "e:en" their interpretation o: the reol+tion

". Reciprocal% the entire 1e"eral !o6ernment; 9hich i H?!E; i 9hat the a:: i +ing; the Neg +ing

international actor le6el the gro+n" 7eca+e there are o many +7categorie that are part o: thego6ernment#

&. It chec3s potential abuse% the a:: get in:inite prep; the :irt an" lat peech; an" "eci"e 9hat the topic i

going to 7e

'. Negation theory% 9e are "oing 9hat any goo" policy team 9o+l"; challenge the plan

(. No oter%re8ect the arg+ment not the team

+. =ducation

• Increae the e"+cation o: the "e7ate 7y making it more o: a policy "e7ate

•

Increae the reearch incenti6e to learn more a7o+t the co+ntrie aro+n" the 9orl"• Increae the gro+n" o 9ere not "e7ating the ame thing o6er an" o6er again an" 9ere getting a 7etter

9ell ro+n"e" "e7ate e=perience

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+ire more preparation#o 9airness% The "e7ate i on e6en gro+n" the neg till ha to "e:en" it a"6ocacy e6en 9ith ol6ency car"# I: the

car" aren


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tates C7 Good

1. tates can definitely do the C7 in a uniform action

2. The C7 is not a utopia % tate ha6e 7een implementing action 9itho+t :e"eral go6ernment

appro6al :or year - all they m+t "o thi time i "o the C% +ni:ormly

". olency adocated is an arbitrary standard and the aff doesn*t meet it either ! no a:: ha aol6ency a"6ocate :or e6ery ingle component o: the a:: an" it implementation

&. The C7 is reciprocal % the a:: get the :e"eral go6ernment to "o the C% at a national cale there:ore

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Topical C7 Goodffense:

1. =ducation% We narro9 the "e7ate intea" o: imply arg+ing a7o+t the Reol+tion 6# tat+ @+o:orcing in-"epth e"+cation#

2. Real @orld% Aey to create the 7et policy option# !ro+n" limitation h+rt thi a7ility#

". =ncourages research% 1orce team to e=plore all poi7ilitie 9ithin the reol+tion intea" o: 8+tchooing one a::#

&. Neg fle-% key to tet e6ery part o: the ':: plan# The reol+tion i a:: 7iae"; literat+re 7ae i againt

the tat+ @+o; co+nterplan nee" to e=ten" to the reol+tion#

$efense:

'. No offense limit% The reol+tion allo9 a plethora o: "itinct a::irmati6e; they can till make

o::eni6e arg+ment#

(. Counter Interpretation% the neg get to "e:en" the tat+ @+o or one competiti6e policy option#

!ro+n" i irrele6ant; they imply ha6e to :in" an a:: that ha the 7et m+t+ally e=cl+i6e policy

option#

+. Topic specific education% intea" o: imply a::irming the reol+tion; 9e 9ill e=plore the peci:icimplementation mechanim 9hich create more e"+cation a7o+t the topic#

. No research burden% 'll the core D#'


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7ICs Good

1. =ncourages research on both sides% the a:: ha to reearch topic peci:ic thing 9hile the neg ha toreearch o::cae

2. ey to ground 7eca+e it :orce the a:: to "e:en" the entirety o: the plan

". $epth is better than breadth 7eca+e it allo9 + to :oc+ on one topic an" learn a lot a7o+t it intea"o: 7arely learning anything a7o+t m+ltiple topic

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9iat T 7olitics B2n$efense

1. The hould means 9ederal Action B the reol+tion


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Intrinsicness Good

The $isads not intrinsic )e can do the plan and DDDDDDDDD

1. The congressional actions are distinct and separate means )e can do both

2. The 7olitics disad is bad for debate it discourages topic specific research because you are

researching the passage of bills outside of the topic area.

". @e*re aff )e get to define the actions upon passage and then )e can debate the results of those

actions

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Intrinsic 7erms #ad

Intrinsic 7erms are #ad

1. 7redictability- I: the a:: can 8+t a"" omething ne9 in the perm; 9e can ne6er 7e prepare" to

"e7ate it 9hich increae o+r reearch 7+r"en an" increae a:: 9in percentage "ramatically

2.


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eerance 7erms #ad

eerance 7erms are #ad%

1. Time and trategy 3e)% the $NC i :orce" to "e:en" againt a contantly changing 9orl"- the

a7ility to kick a portion o: their a:: "etroy o+r trategic choice an" time management an"

pre6ent any clah 9hich "etroy e"+cation#

2. $ecreases critical thin3ing and argumentatie responsibility; 7eca+e it allo9 the a::irmati6e

to "rop their plan at any point 9itho+t reperc+ion#

". oting Issue for 9airness and =ducation

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Reasonability Good

Reasonability Good:

1. Good is good enough% De:ene ha to 7e eno+gh# It i impoi7le :or the a:: to generate o::ene o it

ho+l" not 7e e6al+ate" like a D' or C%#

2. It*s ineitable ! E6en +n"er competing interpretation; the 8+"ge ha to till 6ote +n"er a reaona7lyright "eciion#

Competing interpretations bad:

". Allo)s for craEy arguments% Thi 9o+l" ri" o: goo" literat+re an" make the mot limiting

interpretation 6ia7le# 'llo9ing :or any +npre"icta7le arg+ment i +n:air 7eca+e the a:: i +na7le to

meet e6ery ran"om interpretation they neg make

&. Infinitely regressie ! 'rg+ing co+l" 8+t contin+e 7ack on :orth o6er the limit- thi ha a mall

impact in the "e7ate

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Condo #ad

ur interpretation is that the negatie is limited to one dispositional adocacy as )ell as the status ?uo.

1. strategy s3e)- neg i allo9e" to make n+mero+ contra"ictory arg that they can kick one i"e at any

time an" garner o+r o::ene a their; they m+t "e:en" the arg ince the a:: i limite" to one a"6ocacy

2. predictability- it an +n:air 7+r"en to the a::irmati6e 7eca+e 9e are :orce" to pre"ict 9hat the $nr igoing :or

". topic specific education- con"o in6enti6ice the neg to ha6e generic trategie in the /nc ne6er allo9ing

:or in "epth "e7ate

&. disincentiices research i: the neg kno9 they can kick o+t o: it then they 9ont reearch in "epth

'. con"o i a 6oting i+e :or :airne an" e"+cation in "e7ate

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$ispo #ad

1. $ispositionality is the same as conditionality but )ith a catch5 the neg can "etermine 9henan" +n"er 9hat con"ition they can kick the C%; there are no et r+le

2. trat s3e)%9hen they rea" a "ipo C% it a"6ocate the a:: not rea"ing any "e:ene like perm; it

make the C% impoi7le :or the a:: to p+t any goo" arg+ment on 9itho+t the neg kicking it#". Time s3e)% the a:: a to pen" alot o: time on the C% an" the neg can 8+t kick it 9hen e6er they

9ant to; an" 9e ha6e 9ate" all o: the time

&. $ispo is a oter for fairness

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Agent C7 #ad

'gent co+nter plan are 7a"; an" a 6oting i+e 7eca+e they "etroy e"+cation an" :airne; i: yo+ "on


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Condition C7 #ad

1. The neg has abuses fiat% they can :iat the con"ition o: the co+nter plan an" the :iat the planitel:

2. ;urts timeframe debate% the negati6e "oen


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International Actor C7 #ad

1. Not reciprocal% 9e only get the ?1! 7eca+e o: the reol+tion; an" the neg i allo9e" the entire9orl"# They ho+l" 7e retricte" to the reol+tion like 9e are

2. The neg i a7le to chooe o+t o: /.& co+ntrie; 9e "on


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oting Issue%

• =ducation% M+lti-'ctor Co+nterplan are +per a7+i6e 7eca+e :iat :or m+ltiple a"6ocacie i

completely a7+i6e; 9e can


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tates C7 #ad

1. tates set up a useless decision%ma3ing model ! there i no organiFation that i in a poition tochooe 7et9een the plan an" C%# Thi kill e"+cation# 31act that tate "ipro6e "oen


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Topical C7 #ad

1. ffense limit%':: can


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9iat T 7olitics B2a

7. Fhould* in the Resolution ! The ho+l"< in the reol+tion mean that a oon a the 8+"ge 6ote

:or the '::irmati6e team the plan i pae"#

8. $urable 9iat ! 1iat mean that right a the plan happen it e=it contin+o+ly an" i not a7le to 7e

remo6e" or rolle" 7ack# Th+; no political action can a::ect it#9. No 7erception ! The plan e=it 9itho+t going thro+gh any organ o: the :e"eral go6ernment

"irectly# Thi pre6ent any perception o: the plan 9hich pre6ent any contro6ery in it paage# Thi

mean %olitical Capital Link; 'gen"a link; Ri"er; etc#; "on


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Intrinsicness #ad

Intrinsicness is bad5 you can*t perm the disad

ffense

1. 7olitics disads are good )e get to learn about the political process of passing the bill and

ho) its perceied in the )orld this is 3ey to real )orld policy ma3ing education and it

allo)s us to chec3 the actor5 )ithout the politics disad )e could not see the implications of

the 89G passing the plan

2. It ma3es them e-tra topical by adding a plan3 to the plan that is not resolutional they no

longer 6ust gain impacts off of topical action this is unfair to the negatie

". It allo)s them to al)ays perm a disadantage. @e can neer get offense off of the

affirmatie this hurts neg ground

$efense

&. /ust because actions are distinct doesn*t 6ustify doing them together

'. As the aff you need to define the actions of the plan as of the 1ac doing other)ise ma3es

you a moing target )hich is unfair

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Intrinsic 7erms Good

They can*t 6ust say this permutation is intrinsic by reading a bloc3. They must e-plain ;@ this

perm is intrinsic for them to )in this argument

ffense

1. Increases =ducation% Intrinic %erm :orce 7oth i"e to "e7ate i+e on the pot- that

increae e"+cation

2.


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eerance 7erms Good

They can

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