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Constructing a Case for a Proposition

International Debate Education Association. Constructing a Case for a Proposition. Prepared for International Tournament of Champions May, 2010 By Robert Trapp, Willamette University. Principles of Constructing a Case. ►Alternative approaches No need for a change

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Constructing a Case for a Proposition

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  1. International Debate Education Association Constructing a Case for a Proposition Prepared for International Tournament of Champions May, 2010 By Robert Trapp, Willamette University

  2. Principles of Constructing a Case ►Alternative approaches No need for a change Affirmative (government) plan will not work Disadvantages of the plan Philosophy of the plan is wrong Alternative plan of action is better

  3. No Need for a Change ►No need for change Show the present system is solving the problem with incremental steps Show that the effects described by the affirmative (government) are not occurring.

  4. The Plan will not Work ►Show the plan will not work Show that the plan does not eliminate a necessary cause of the problem. The relationship between the present system and the effect is coincidental, not causal. Show that the plan is not sufficient to solve the problem or produce the advantage.

  5. Disadvantages of the Affirmative Plan • ►Disadvantages of the affirmative plan • Describe some feature of the affirmative plan. • Relate that feature to some effect. • Show how the effect is worse than the problem the affirmative claims to solve.

  6. The Affirmative Philosophy is Wrong. ►Show the philosophy of the affirmative plan is wrong. Describe the philosophy that underlies the affirmative plan. Contrast the philosophy of the affirmative plan with your own Show why your philosophy is superior to the affirmative’s.

  7. A Counterproposal would be better ►Show that a counterproposal is better than the affirmative proposal. Present an alternative course of action. Show why your alternative is a true . Why should your alternative preclude the affirmative’s plan of action? Does the counterplan solve the problem outlined by the affirmative?

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