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Writing and Giving Perfect Speeches: Constructives through Rebuttals

By Mark Veeder-SCFI 2013. Writing and Giving Perfect Speeches: Constructives through Rebuttals. What are we covering in this lecture?. -How to properly construct an AC and NC -Getting the most out of cross- ex -How to structure a rebuttal. The Affirmative Constructive (AC). 6 minutes

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Writing and Giving Perfect Speeches: Constructives through Rebuttals

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  1. By Mark Veeder-SCFI 2013 Writing and Giving Perfect Speeches: Constructives through Rebuttals

  2. What are we covering in this lecture? -How to properly construct an AC and NC -Getting the most out of cross-ex -How to structure a rebuttal

  3. The Affirmative Constructive (AC) • 6 minutes • As much offense as possible that does not depend on the neg strategy. • Few options • Two deontological violations • Two advantages • Three contentions • Good evidence • Has a definite purpose • Multiple Uses • Example-A Deontology card that argues our own experiences cloud our judgments • Any non-universal criterion opens the way for arbitrary decisions • Can’t predict things accurately

  4. The AC cont. • Multiple versions of your aff • Adaptation • Responses to likely neg arguments • Spikes • Pre-empts to common arguments • Use sparingly • What do your opponents often go for • Theory-Use warrants • Never end your speech early • Can always add more explanation • Know long how it is, before the tournament

  5. The AC post-round • Be willing to change and revise your aff. • Every round you learn something • What arguments did you emphasize in the 1AR and the 2AR? • What were the weak points? • How does your aff fit together? • Update during the season • Better evidence • More recent evidence

  6. Cross examination • Clarification first • Simple questions • Do you defend a specific advocacy? • Why is reason the basis of morality? • What form does surveillance take? • Don’t ask long questions • Gets confusing to follow your train of thought • Increases the probability of arguments • Lead them into your argument • Would people know about the invasion of their digital privacy? • Don’t orate, ask questions. • Do not argue!

  7. Answering in cross-ex • Concede to simple answers • Answer honestly • “I don’t know” can be an acceptable answer • Explain well • Know your argument • Reference evidence • Don’t orate, answer questions

  8. The Negative Constructive:Cases • Have multiple cases • Adaptation for judges • Cases crafted for the aff • Have them timed before the tournament • Have cases that can be ran together

  9. The NC itself • 7 minutes • Should not need much prep • Read your case, then attack the opponents • Reasons why the aff’s FW is bad • Reasons why their contentions are wrong and if they are true, they lead to bad things • Accept things you don’t need to debate • Their definitions • Their criterion, standard or value criteron possibly

  10. Advanced NC • Multiple Routes • Offense under the opponents framework, and a counter FW • They are running util: read a disadvantage, and a counter FW • Innovation DA, and a deontology FW • Case turns and a counter FW • Theory and a counter FW • A kritik and a DA that can be ran without contradicting • Capitalism kritik with an international modeling disad • Kritik with a counter FW • Gendered language, with Deontology • DA under the aff’s framework, and a counter framework • Economy disadvantage, and deontology • Two forms of offense under their case • Two disadvantages • Reasons why the aff’s FW is bad • Classic mistake: Only reading a counter FW • Allows the 1AR too focus only on one issue • Don’t forget defense! • Avoid repetition

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  12. First Affirmative Rebuttal 1AR • 4 minutes • Alright to use some prep for this speech • Hardest speech in debate • What you drop can be exploited by the NR • Need to be efficient • Prioritize offense, but still read defense

  13. 1AR structure • Respond to theory or T • Game over • Respond to framework arguments • Why what they said against your FW is wrong • Extend your FW • Tag, warrant, author, and date. • Reference all of these • Respond to contention arguments • Cyber terrorism not a threat, explain why it is. • Read offense under their FW • They read rights based arguments, your aff protects rights • Surveillance prevent hackers from stealing your private data

  14. How to make the 1AR better • Prewritten blocks • Arguments that you are expecting here • Rights, econ DA, etc. • Answers to • Can work with any judge • If you have a judge that doesn’t like evidence or pre-written blocks, just write them on your flow during prep • Prewritten extensions • Explains your evidence or overall argument • Becomes much more efficient • Use evidence • For extensions • For blocks • Only make arguments once • Utilize the same argument in multiple places • Use your AC, should have evidence or arguments that answers theirs • Don’t let them distract you • Have an idea of what you want to be going for • Set yourself up for that • Make choices

  15. The NR • 6 minutes • Make a decision • Should highlight what you are going for • Should be framed in a way that the aff won’t be able to access. • Tell a story • Everything should tie together

  16. Structure of the NR • 1. Overview • I win because • First reason • Second reason • Be sure to reference specific arguments • 2. extend the NC • A) extend V&VC • Refute answers to your V&VC • B) Extend contentions • Refute answers to your own contentions • 3. Answers to the AC • A) answer V&VC • Refute their defenses of their V&VC • B. Answer contentions • Refute their defenses of contentions • 4. Preempt the 2AR • Refute possible 2AR voters • Make even if statements (Even if I am losing on X argument, I can still win on Y argument) • Even if I am losing the framework debate and you are using theirs, I can still win under theirs because of the turns I read

  17. How to make the NR better • Prewritten blocks • Prewritten extensions • Referencing specific arguments or evidence • Prioritize issues • Don’t just say here are the 3 voters • Connect the arguments together • Evidence comparison

  18. 2AR • 3 minutes • Should not be line by line • Story • Global overview • Explain the round • Reference specific arguments

  19. How to to make the 2AR better • Go for less • Go for specifics • Evidence comparison • Prioritize arguments

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