Critical Debate Don’t Fear the Reaper

What Is A Critique? Way of understanding information Aff and Neg Tool

Understanding Information Assumptions Motivations Methods

On the Negative Off Case Position Case Turn

Off Case Link Impact Alternative Why No U

On Case Using the K to turn the case Using the K as a take out Blow it up or Cool it down?

Affirma K Criticizing Disads K aff with action K Aff no action

The DA is bad and you should feel bad When is this a good idea? So how do I do this now? Risks and Rewards

K Aff with Action Examples -- “Soft” impacts with framing mechanisms, Non-State centric criticisms Advantages Disadvantages

K Aff No Action Plan? We don’t need no stinkin plans Advantages Disadvantages

Types of K’s Psychoanalytic Philosophical and Rhetorical

Psychoanalytic Focuses on conflicts between the conscious and the unconscious and how they manifest themselves General Patterns – By wanting something you can’t have it, pretending like you don’t want something means you do, also weird parental stuff

Big Names in Psychoanalysis Freud -- Started it all, was interested in trying to develop techniques to deal with psychopsychosis, or the little mind problems we all have sometimes. Went about this by having long conversations with rich white people. LaCan – In debate used in the form of the Lack, or a permanent missing of something that we fill in with other abuses. Zizek(ish) Takes concepts from Freud and LaCan and mixes in some Marx to talk about capitalism.

Philosophy and Rhetoric K’s Big Name Topic Specific Rep Ks Identity Ks

Big Names Foucault Heidegger Nietzsche Agamben

Foucault Power/Knowledge Systems of Power 3 kinds of power Spaces of Resistance

This is not a puppy

Heidegger How we are in relation to the world Technological ways of knowing Some complicated stuff about dwelling

Nietzsche Power Stach Will To Power In Debate

Agamben Foucault + Heidegger Sovereignty and exceptions Still Alive

Reps K What’s a Representation? Words are Reality Examples – Disease Reps, Warming Reps, War Reps/Pos Peace

Method Ks What’s a method? Why that’s important Examples: Normativity, Global Local, Legalism

System Ks What’s a system Examples: Capitalism, Security, Gender args

Take a Break!! Legalism is Next

Legalism What is it? Strategic Benefits Tricks and Tips

The Arg The Link The Impact The Alternative

2NC Overviews The Story The Calc The Turns The Takeouts

As A Case Turn Benefits Disadvantages

On The Aff The Perm Alt Fails Case Outweighs

Whew! That was a lot, feel free to ask questions and look into more information – it’s everywhere!