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Counterplan Lecture

Counterplan Lecture. With Ethan Ridings. Definition- Typically defined as an alternative policy option that is forwarded by the negative team to solve a majority of the affs advantages, while avoiding its disadvantages. Short-hand- CP, or Cplan

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Counterplan Lecture

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  1. Counterplan Lecture With Ethan Ridings

  2. Definition- Typically defined as an alternative policy option that is forwarded by the negative team to solve a majority of the affs advantages, while avoiding its disadvantages. • Short-hand- CP, or Cplan • Example- Your friend (the aff) says we should go to McDonalds because we are hungry. What is a counterplan? What are the advantages it solves? What are the disadvantages that it avoids? What is a Counterplan?

  3. CP Text- just like the 1AC has a plan text, the CP that is introduced in the 1NC needs to have a CP text. So this follows something like “USFG should…”, “the Peoples Republic of China should…”, ect. • CP Competition- we’ll talk about this later • CP Solvency- just like the 1AC has solvency evidence, you need to have solvency evidence for your CP. This section of the 1NC is dedicated to showing that there is no unique reason to do the 1AC • CP Net-benefits- Proof that some DA links to the plan, but not the CP. Or some advantage that the CP solves, but the plan doesn't’t. Counterplan Structure (1NC)

  4. Idea: instead of the USFG doing a particular policy, another country could easily do such a policy. Ex. China can economically engage Cuba • This forces the aff to have a “USFG key” warrant • Net-benefit: US action is bad, Politics DA International Actor CPs

  5. Idea: the whole federal government doesn’t have to work together to pass the plan, but one singular domestic actor is sufficient to solve • Types: courts, congress, agency (DOI, chamber of commerce, Etc.) • Forces the aff to have a “WHOLE ENTIRE USFG IS KEY” warrant. • Net-benefit: Politics Domestic Actor CPs

  6. Does most of the plan EXEPT one part • Forces the aff to defend 100% of the plan (usually a part that the aff isn't ready to defend) • For Cuba oil aff: CP to authorize Cuban drilling EXEPT in one part of the ocean • These CPs are usually the MOST SPECIFIC and the HARDEST to answer/create Plan-Inclusive CPs (PICS)

  7. Mutually Exclusive: The idea that the counterplan and the plan cannot occur at the same time. • Net-Beneficial: That the CP is a BETTER solution/policy option than the affirmative. Typically means there is a DA to the plan that the CP avoids • Opportunity Cost: “Value of a foregone option when one action is chosen” (Economics term). Usually a term used to describe a preference between two options. Important Definitions

  8. Permutation: The idea that the plan and all or parts of the CP can be combined. Typically used as an aff answer to CPs. Why might this be useful? • Avoids Das, or solves CPs advantages • To show the CP isn't competitive • EX. China CP and China DA – China and US working together preserves China influence in LA • Permutation Theory • Severance • Intrinsic More Definitions

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