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Debate Strategies for the Negative Position

Learn how to effectively argue against the affirmative in a debate. Prepare various cases to counter strong affirmative arguments and exploit weak points. Utilize negative needs case, comparative advantages, and surprise tactics like counterplans to shift the burden of proof. Emphasize the advantages of the negative position with supporting evidence.

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Debate Strategies for the Negative Position

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  1. Chapter 19,20,21 Negative Strategies

  2. Negative Position-Tips • Must try to prepare for several different cases that may be presented by the affirmative • Decide on which affirmative arguments are strongest and try to tear down these arguments. • Also look for the weakest arguments and locate evidence to exploit them.

  3. Negative • Needs Case: • (1st negative) Argue that the status quo is fine and that problems stated by the negative are not significant or inherent within the system. • (2nd negative) Argue the solvency, workability, and disadvantages of affirmative plan.

  4. Negative • Comparative Advantages: • (1st negative)-discuss how status quo can gain same advantages as the affirmative plan • (2nd negative) continues this discussion with different advantages.

  5. Counterplan • The riskiest move for the negative team/surprise tactic • Offers a plan not within the resolution! • Shifts the burden of proof to the negative • Why is negative plan more advantageous than affirmative plan! Provide support! • To be used mainly when there is significant evidence for change in the status quo

  6. Counterplan • (1st negative): presents counterplan in first constructive speech. • The counterplan must be nontopical! • Only one plan can exist-and that is the counterplan. • Better to do the counterplan-benefits • Counterplan must state (just like affitmatives have to do) how the counterplan will be executed.

  7. Counterplan • State advantages that only come from counterplan. • Highlight in debate the negative disadvantages the counterplan avoids that the affirmative plan creates!

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