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One team’s job is to argue that the resolution—the statement that a specific change to a national or international problem should be made—is a good idea. [1] Affirmative teams generally present a plan as a proposal for implementation of the resolution.
The First Affirmative Constructive (1AC) is the first speech given in a round, presented by the affirmative team. Nearly every 1AC includes inherency, advantages, and solvency, as well as a plan text, the textual expression of the affirmative policy option. The 1AC is generally pre-scripted before the round.
In policy debate (also called cross-examination debate in some circuits, namely the University Interscholastic League of Texas), the Affirmative is the team that affirms the resolution and seeks to uphold it by developing, proposing, and advocating for a policy plan that satisfies the resolution.
In competitive debate, an advantage is the way that the affirmative team refers to the positive consequences of adopting their position on the debate resolution.It is an argument structure that seeks to convince the judge that the affirmative plan, if adopted, would result in a net-beneficial improvement to the status quo.
Value debate: A value debate is one that is about a specific value, such as individual rights or Justice. In a value debate the teams are expected to argue the importance of concepts and not extensively a policy. Paradigms: The specific likes and dislikes of a Judge; Solvency: The extent to which a particular resolution or plan will effect change.
The 900-plus-page document calls for the “deletion” of terms like “diversity, equity, and inclusion” from “every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant, regulation, and piece ...
The two sides alternate, with the affirmative getting the first and last speeches of the round and the negative getting the last constructive and the first rebuttal in the middle. Most affirmative teams present a specific policy option, or plan, as a normative defence of the resolution.
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