introduction to the kritik
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Introduction to the Kritik. Dallas Urban Debate Alliance. Critical Thinking Game. A sailor sailed his boat North. The sailor died. A man on got a plan and saw an old friend. The flight marshall immediately arrested him. Role of the Judge. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Introduction to the Kritik
Dallas Urban Debate Alliance
Critical Thinking Game
A sailor sailed his boat North. The sailor died.
A man on got a plan and saw an old friend. The flight marshall immediately arrested him.
Role of the Judge
The United States federal government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space beyond the Earth’s mesosphere.
If the affirmative team asks the judge to vote for them, what are they saying the role of the judge is? In other words, how are they saying the judge should decide?
The Dallas UDA should provide more educational opportunities for DISD students.
If the affirmative team asks the judge to vote for them, what are they saying the role of the judge is? In other words, how are they saying the judge should decide?
Kritiks
Kritiks – What it is Like a CP, but instead of a different plan its
another way of looking at or describing the problem/the world
They might explain how the role of the judge is different than what we assume
Should be read in the 1nc
Structure of A Kritik
Link Impact Alternative
Types (based off of link)
Assumption based Rhetorical or Language Representations Different Style of Debate
Example There is quiet a bit of literature that blames
not individual policies but security logic itself for warfare. These authors call for complete pacifism. Here is how that might look: Link: The plan is used as a means to make us
more secure and supposedly prevent war. Impact: The quest for international security is
the root cause of warfare—we will never be truly secure and will wage terrible wars trying to get there.
Alternative: Endorse pacifism as a means of escaping the security trap.
More Examples There is a philosopher named Foucault who argued that it
is dangerous when the government gains knowledge over people as it is the same thing as having more power. His basic argument is that governments surveillance is like a prison guard’s surveillance over a prisoner (the panopticon) This disciplinary Power (or power/knowledge) to create what the government decides is order allows the government to destroy disorder Link: The plan expands government control over the
population by allowing more surveillance. Impact: this knowledge/power causes extinction. Alternative: Reject the bio-political control of the affirmative
case as a means of resisting government oppression.
Panopticum
Even MORE Examples
Imagine that the 1AC is full of heart-wrenching stories about military crimes—people starving or dying. Some people criticize such literature by pointing out that it frames foreigners as total victims—people who are incapable of thinking or acting for themselves. Link: The 1AC depicts foreigners at hopeless victims. Impact: This dehumanizing imagery makes us feel
like saviors and keeps us from experiencing true empathy that could challenge the root cause of military action.
Alternative: Pass the plan but without the 1AC rhetoric of victimhood.
Are there common threads between critiques?
Although critiques can be from any political perspective, many of them are from the far left and are characterized by: Skepticism towards absolute truth claims Doubts about the ability of government to
effectively manage programs (international or domestic)
An emphasis on identity politics An emphasis on the significance of language
choices An emphasis on encouraging people to question
every day assumptions about the world
AnsweringKritiks
Structure of a DAParts of a DA in 1NC 2ac answers to a DAUniqueness 1. Non-unique
Link 2. No link
Internal Link 3. No internal link
Impact 4. No impact
5. TURN a. link turnb. Impact turn6. Case outweighs
Structure of a CPParts of a CP in 1NC 2ac answers to a CPThe TEXT of the CP 1. permutation
SOLVENCY 2. No solvency
3. turn
“Net BENEFIT” 4. Answer the net benefit
Okay, so remember how the kritik is just
a CP and a DA?
CP & DA KRITIKSTRUCTURE OF A DA
Uniqueness
Link LINK
Internal Link
Impact IMPACT
STRUCTURE OF A CP
The TEXT of the CP ALTERNATIVE
Competition
SOLVENCY
So if a Kritik is a DA and CP, then the
answers should be a combination of the
answers we make to a DA and CP
CP & DA KRITIKDA Uniqueness 1. Non-unique
Link 2. No link LINKInternal Link 3. No internal linkImpact 4. No impact IMPACT
5. TURN a. link turnb. Impact turn6. Case outweighs
CP The TEXT of the CP
ALTERNATIVE
Competition 1. permutationSOLVENCY 2. No solvency
3. turn
CP & DA KRITIKDA Uniqueness 1. Non-unique xxxxxxxx
Link 2. No link LINK No linkInternal Link 3. No internal
linkImpact 4. No impact IMPACT No impact
5. TURN a. link turnb. Impact turn
TURN a. link turnb. Impact turn
6. Case outweighs
Case outweighs
CP The TEXT of the CPCompetition 1. permutation ALTERNATIV
Epermutation
SOLVENCY 2. No solvency No solvency
3. turn turn
Structure of a Kritik
Parts of a Kritik in 1NC 2ac answers to a DALINK 1. No link
IMPACT 2. No impact3. TURN a. link turnb. Impact turn4. Case outweighs
ALTERNATIVE 5. permutation6. No solvency7. turn
Few Nicole Rants Kritiks are BEST and MOST strategic when
you can prove a link of the 1AC that is physically written down – so you could hold a card or a plan up in a 2NR to show the link
Kritiks are MOST WINABLE if you EXPLAIN why the affirmative can not solve their advantages as well as why it causes other bad stuff.
In the NEG Block make sure you talk about the
Few Nicole Rants for Answering the
Kritik Don’t let Negs win on any one of the “kritik
stock issues” Aff authors are biased - Aff Advantages are a
lie Kritik is the ROOT CAUSE of the aff impacts The Aff’s world means there is no “value to
life” Link Turns do not win debates – Alternative
TURNS win debates.