Advanced DebateFriday, August 21, 2015

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Counterplans

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Exam 1: Next Friday

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Counterplans

Counterplan Mechanics

Types of Counterplans

Answering Counterplans

Goals of the Lecture

Counterplan Basics

Counterplan is an alternate plan run by the negative

Usually (99% of the time) It is designed to solve the case advantage While avoiding a disad

Why are CP’s the neg’s best friend?

Counterplans do the following: Consolidate the debate – one or 2 sheets of

paper rather than three or four. Control the Debate – Options Reframe the Debate – away from the aff

case.

Competition Can the plan and the counterplan occur at the

same time?

This is called a permutation.

On the aff, always say perm – do both.

Think of competition like a link to a disad. If the neg does not win a link to the aff, is there a tradeoff?

Counterplans 101

Mutual Exclusivity Can two things occur simultaneously.

Net Beneficial Should two things occur simultaneously? Would doing both cause something bad to

happen?

Only need to prove one.

Competition

Opportunity Cost Does doing one thing prevent or foreclose the

opportunity to do something else?

Mutual Exclusivity

External The CP avoids a disad that links to the plan Ex) Agent CP and the Politics DA

Internal The action of the CP generates a net benefit

that either the plan alone can not achieve or a combination of the two will coopt.

Ex) Executive Order CP and Presidential Powers Net Benefit

Net Benefits

CP Text: The United States Federal Government should increase domestic surveillance

Net Benefits

1. Key to solve terrorism (evidence)

1NC

Unconditional The status quo is no longer an option However, topicality is still a prior question

Conditional The status quo is always an option The negative can kick the CP anytime.

Dispositional Vague, always ask the neg to clarify Generally, the neg will tell the aff under what

conditions the neg will kick the counterplan

Counterplan Status

If and under what condition the negative can kick the counterplan.

“What is the status of the counterplan?” The first question the affirmative MUST ask the negative in

cross-x after the 1NC.

Three ways to run a counterplan: Unconditional Conditional Dispositional

Counterplan Status

There are multiple types of counterplans: PICs Agent CPs Advantage CPs Condition CPs Consult CPs Delay CPs

Types of Counterplans

The counterplan defends the mandates of the plan except for a certain part(s)

Plan Inclusive Counterplans

Does the plan through a different actor

Examples: Executive Order Counterplan Supreme Court Counterplan

Net Benefits Internal: Process Driven (Presidential Power) External: Politics

Agent Counterplans

These counterplans advocate alternative approaches to solve specific advantages.

Ex) Counterplans that solve global warming Ban fossil fuels Ratify the Kyoto Protocol Adopt Cap and Trade Incentivize carbon capture and storage

technology

Advantage Counterplans

This is an advantage counterplan, but does a bunch of things. Also called the multiplank counterplan

Ex) Legalizing marihuana will solve for immigration and terrorism

Counterplan: The United States federal government will do the following:

Plank 1 – pass comprehensive immigration reform. Plank 2 – attack ISIS

“Grab Bag” Counterplan

These counterplans only do the plan if a third party agrees to enact something in exchange for the plan.

Also known as a quid pro quo (Latin, this for that)

Condition CPs

These counterplans do the plan only if another party says yes after a period of consultation.

Text: The United States should enter into a genuine, prior and binding consultation with ______________about whether or not to [insert plan mandates]. The USFG will implement the outcome of the consultation.

Recipients of consultation: Countries in the resolution Countries that have an interest in the topic countries

Consult Counterplans

Delay Counterplans

This counterplan defends doing the plan later in the future

Example: Do the plan after the passage of CIR. The net benefit would be the politics DA.

Delay CPs – Legitimate?

The neg will say that resolved demands immediacy: Resolved (Random House

Dictionary 2006) 1. to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.

The aff should say the opposite Resolved (Online Plain

Text English Dictionary 2009) “Resolve: to form a purpose; to make a decision; especially to determine after reflection.”

Overview: Explain that the counterplan does, why you cannot do both the CP and the Aff =net benefit

Answer theory arguments

Answer permutations

Answer solvency deficits

Reinforce the net benefit

2NC/1NR

If conditional Say, “The counterplan is conditional, we are not going for it.

The perms are just a test of competition” Answer any theory arguments

If dispo Make sure the criteria established after the 1NC cx are met Answer any theory arguments

If unconditional You can’t

Kicking the CP

A robust 2AC against the CP should include the following:

Permutations Offense Solvency Deficits Theory (Think POST)

Answering the CP

Remember, if the aff wins that the CP is not competitive then it is like saying no link to a disad – if the judge can do both then there is no reason why voting affirmative prevents the counterplan from also happening.

Good perms to make: Perm – do both Perm – do the plan and all non competitive

portions of the counterplan

Perms

Remember, a permutation is a test of competition. “Advocating the perm”

Legitimate permutations: Any combination of all of the plan and all or

part of the counterplan. Ex) Perm: do both, Perm: Do the plan and all non-

competitive portions of the counterplan

Legitimate Permutations

Severance Permutations Severance permutations attempt to do part of

the plan and all or part of the counterplan and thus "sever" out of part of the plan.

Intrinsic Permutations Intrinsicness permutations attempt to do all of

the plan, all or part of the counterplan, and something in neither the plan nor the counterplan.

Illegitimate Permutations

Remember, offense is a reason why the counterplan is bad.

Ways to generate offense: Reading a disad to the counterplan Straight turning the net benefit:

Impact Turning Link Turning

Offense

Reasons why the counterplan can not solve the harms/impact identified in the 1AC advantages.

Ex) Foreign Actor CPs Reasons why federal action is key

Ways to make solvency deficits: 1) Your mechanism is necessary 2) Their mechanism is insufficient 3) Their counterplan links to the net benefit

Solvency Deficits

Reasons to reject the argument/team

Status based Conditional/dispositional

Content based Type of CP

Theory

1. It destroys aff time allocation because the block and 2NR aren't predictable.

2. Dispo solves your offense. You can still read your alternatives to the plan, but the aff can stick the neg to an alternative. because of the time the aff can allocate to turning an alternative.

3. It’s not reciprocal. The aff is forced to defend the plan, but the neg can defend the plan and any number of multiple worlds. Skews the debate in favor of the neg

4. It’s a voter for competitive equity.

Conditionality Bad

1.Forces the affirmative to make bad strategic choices either a. the counterplan becomes functionally conditional which

moots the efficacy of 2AC arguments and causes a time skew; or

b. We straight turn the counterplan. This causes a race to the bottom, which we inevitably lose because the block gets to read more cards.

2. It is not reciprocal – the aff is stuck with the plan but the neg sets the terms for if and when they get to kick the counterplan. That skews the debate in favor of the neg.

3. It’s a voter for competitive equity.

Dispo Bad

1. They aren't predictable. They can counterplan out of any minute part of the plan, which is unpredictable.

2. They encourage vague plan writing by having the affirmative eliminate words the neg can PIC out of.

3. There is no solvency advocate or literature. This means it's impossible for the aff to garner offense against the counterplan.

4. It's a voter for competitive equity.

PICs Bad

1. Consulting is unpredictable – The neg can consult any country or international combination. It is impossible for the aff to be predict every potential consultation.

2. It’s artificially competitive – the counterplan is functionally plan plus since it does all of the plan plus the process of consultation. This justifies perm: do the counterplan.

3. Reading it as a DA solves all of your offense and prevents artificial net benefits.

4. It’s a voter for competitive equity.

Consult CPs Bad

Questions?