Debating the CP

1. Debating the CP Mike Shackelford

2. Part One: Forming the CP

3. The Counterplan` • Factors that make a good counterplan • Does it solve the aff better? • Is it competitive • Does it solve the aff or a portion of the aff AS WELL AS a DA (net benefit) • Original

4. The Counterplan Text • Factors that make a good text • Generic CP • Adjustable – • The easiest way is to not have pre-written phrasing. • Can be worded to adjust to stupid plan texts. • Write out the action of the plan • This excludes [insert mandates of the plan] • Case Specific Counterplan • Every plank written out • Adjustable – • Changes accordingly to 1AC advantages

5. Competition Factors that make a good competition claim: None, the best counterplans are clearly competitive by the texts. However, assuming you are reading a generic CP: • “Avoids DA to…” • Small T Violation. Accusing your own counterplan of being untopical for doing something the aff also does – game over.

6. Net Benefit • Internal vs. External • Factors that make a good net benefit • Unique • Doesn’t matter how awesome your net benefit is if the squo solves it • Definite Solvency • Turns the case

7. Part Two: The Negative and Debating the CP

8. The Negatives Goal • Principle of Neg Strategy: Resolve the affirmative impacts • Assuming the affirmative has done their job right, the squo will not be an easy world to defend • To combat this, we have counterplans.

9. The Overview • CP solves 100% of the case” OR • “CP solves X advantage and the net benefit turns the other” • 20-30 seconds on why • 30 seconds on the net-benefit explanation – impact calc

10. Perm Debate • Each perm needs to be addressed separately 1. Theory 2. Doesn’t solve 3. DA to the perm

11. Theory Debate • Counterplan’s have a “status” • 3 status’ • Conditional – can be kicked at any time • Dispositional – multiple interpretations • If you read any theory other than dispo bad, we can kick it • If you straight turn, we’re stuck with it • Unconditional – have to go for it unless they go for T

12. Net Benefit • Treat as a DA • Internal vs. External Net-Benefits • Impact Calc on Top if not on overview • Explain why even if the CP doesn’t solve all of the case, the net benefit outweighs what you don’t solve.

13. 2NR Tips • Must have either an internal net benefit or an external. The counterplan itself is not a reason to vote negative. • Sliding Scale Solvency Claims– we may not solve this part of the case. However, the Net Benefit outweighs. • Kick the CP?

14. The Affirmative and the Counterplan

15. Answering the CP • 4 Categories • Theory – will be covered in theory lecture tomorrow • Perm • Solvency Deficit • DA to the CP

16. Perm • DO NOT READ 5 PERMS IN A ROW AT BREAKNECK SPEED!!! • Judges need ink time • Common Perms • Perm: Do Both • Perm: Do Plan then CP • Perm: Do CP then Plan • Perm: Do CP • Great time trade-off – but toe the line carefully

17. Perm • Factors that make a good perm: • Does it have a net benefit? • Specificity • Tricky CP Texts • Tread the abuse line very carefully

18. Solvency Deficit • Factors that make a solvency deficit effective • Doesn’t solve the aff • 1AC card extension • 2AC cards • Analytics • Doesn’t solve the net-benefit • Cards • Analytics

19. DA to the CP • Avoid reading an impact the 1AC already has • Can be an Add-on, or a DA to their mechanism • Also can impact turn the NB

20. 2AC • S.P.O.T. • Step One: Solvency Deficit • Every flow starts with case extension • Explain why this outweighs the NB • Step Two: Perm • Place at different parts of the flow so they 1) might drop, 2) have to actively organize, 3) judge ink time • Almost always no more than two • Perm do both, perm do cp • If they bust out the Consult • 5 perms, Jimmy’s got this one

21. 2AC • Step Three: DA to the CP (Offense) • Step Four: Theory • Status • Consult/Process/Competition