Matt Gomez

 What will occur in the status quo  Factors for good uniqueness  Post-dating – things change  Brink – why is the squo good but not guaranteed  Qualifications – who knows what

 What does the plan do that changes the status quo  Factors for good links  Specificity – links about the 1AC vs the resolution  Threshold – is the plan enough to change the squo  Diversity – different ways the plan changes the squo

 What that change causes.  Not always highlighted because it’s similar to the link  Sometimes they are warrants inside the link  EG: Cooperation DA  Inside the link, a warrant says: “Sole US exploration would depart from space cooperation and collapse international peacekeeping efforts.”  What is the internal link?

 Why is changing the status quo bad  Factors for good impacts  Magnitude – how big  Timeframe – how quickly  Probability – how likely  Turns case – how does it interact with the 1AC

 If the aff has advantages, the neg has disadvantages  Definition of a disadvantage:  “ Loss or Damage as a result of” – The harm the plan causes  Prove the impacts of the plan aren’t good enough to outweigh the DA of the plan.

 Where to read it:  As a net benefit to the CP?  Directly after the CP flow  As an independent DA?  After everything but case  Make sure it has EVERY part.

 Extending a DA or multiple DA’s through the block? Follow these generic guidelines (see specific speech lectures for more specific rules)  Whoever takes the counterplan should take the net benefit.  Whoever doesn’t have the counterplan should get the other DA and case if the 2N didn’t already.  Try to keep LIKE WORLDS together

 Step One: “DA outweighs and turns the case”  Step Two: Any additional impacts if needed (no more than 2)  Step Three: Uniqueness debate  Step Four: Link Debate  Move On.

 Step One: Extend your uniqueness by giving a short summary  ( Extend our Smith 2010 evidence from the 1NC, Obama has just released an NSP announcing we’ll cooperate on issues regarding space exploration )  Step Two: Evidence comparison, what makes yours better than theirs?  Quals  Predictive vs descriptive  Speculative vs conclusive

 Step Three: Indict their evidence if you didn’t already  Use the arguments above  Step Four: Uniqueness Wall  1-2 more uniqueness cards

 Either Link or Impact will be where you spend the most time  Step One: Extend 1NC Link  Can’t just explain it generic – apply it to the aff  Prolif DA  Repeat Steps 2-4 from UQ

 NOTE: SHOULD BE DONE AT TOP OF FLOW ON IMPACT CALC  Step One: Impact Calculus  “The DA outweighs and turns the case”  Step Two: Turns case analysis  Step Three: Turns case card  Step Four: New impact module

 Should usually be combined with either a CP or Case  Layout is same as 1N except should be ALL extensions, no new cards.  Top of the flow: Explain what the aff DIDN’T DO  “Even if” and “If I win” statements.

 Next, Impacts all on top-  Impact Calc  Turns Case (lots of allocation here)  Answering any cards or analysis  Line by line extending 2NC cards and analysis using the formula

 Throughout the following section I’ll show you how to use cards from your 1AC to win you the debate without needing to read new cards

 6 categories: 1. Case Outweighs – why your advantages outweigh the DA 2. Non-Unique – the squo has changed/something has triggered the link 3. No Link – The plan doesn’t cause the change 4. Link Turn – The squo causes the DA and plan solves it 5. No Impact – their impact isn’t real 6. Impact Turn – their impact is actually a good thing

 Strategy #1 for answering the DA 1. Case outweighs the DA 2. Non-Unique 3. No Link 4. Impact Turn

 Strategy #2 for answering the DA 1. Case outweighs 2. Non-Unique 3. Link Turn 4. No impact

 Do NOT read a link turn AND an impact turn: the link turn actually links you to the impact turn – you just flip the DA around  EG: Cooperation DA: Original argument – plan decreases coop. Coop key to prevent space war.  Link turn is – plan increases coop. Impact turn is Space wars solve extinction. Therefore plan increase coop, which is bad because that stops space war which causes extinction.

 Use impact calc  More on this later  More importantly, make your impact story a lot more clear than the negative impact story

 Underestimated argument – defensive?  The Status Quo is the opposite of what they say  EG: Coop DA – US canceled constellation, proves no coop

 Makes your link/impact turn OFFENSE  EG: Link Turn – Plan key to RESTORING Coop.  w/ NUQ: DA is a new advantage because squo isn’t cooperating and plan causes cooperation.  w/o NUQ: still offense IF they go for the DA, but not a new advantage because the squo is ALREADY cooperating and the plan just causes MORE cooperation, doesn’t RESTORE it.

 No Link –  2AC  Step One: Extend applicable cards from 1AC  EG: Extend our ____ evidence from the 1AC that says plan doesn’t happen alone, china and Euros are on board with us  Step Two: Read New Link Cards and Analysis  1AR  Step One: Extend 1AC or 2AC cards and explain why the 2NC extension doesn’t answer them  Step Two: Read 1-2 cards IF NECESSARY

 Link Turn –  2AC  Step One: Extend Applicable Cards from 1AC  Step Two: Cards & Analysis  1AR  Same as No Link 1AR

 No Impact –  2AC  Step One: The plan encompasses?  Step Two: Cards  Step Three: Analysis

 1AR  Step One: Extensions of the 2AC  Step Two: Repeat steps 1-3 of 2AC for any NEW impact scenarios  New Card (1) if necessary  ANSWER THE TURNS THE CASE ARGUMENT AS A NEW IMPACT SCENARIO

 Impact Turn –  2AC  Step One: Card  Step Two: Maybe your 1AC has the opposite impact

 1AR  Step One: Extension  Step Two: 1-2 more cards  Step Three: Response to negative answers.  Step Four: Separate QUICK impact calc for impact turn

 If they go for DA/Case: Spend 3 ½ on Case: If you win case, majority of the DA goes away because you should have more impacts.  If they go for DA/CP: Spend More time on DA because CP is irrelevant without a NB

 Top – Big explanation of impact calc, why your impact story is better, and use of 1AC as a big turn to the DA  Next, Uniqueness debate to makes turns offense  Extend first, answer theirs next

 Next, Go for the impact or link TURN  Extend first, (If Impact, impact calc next), (If link, why your story is more plausible next), answer theirs last.  Finally, IF you have time, do the no link or no impact  Why?  2AR should be OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE