GDI 2K12 Theory File

CP Theory

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50 State Fiat Good

Offense 1.) The States CP is key in search to the best policy option, which increases education because those are the core questions of the infrastructure topic 2.) Core neg ground on do estic topics ! only actor that could do the plan ".) #airness $ its reciprocal because aff has the %Sfg so neg gets &' states Defense 1.) Predictable $ one of the ost real!world debates that occurs regarding who decides transportation policy 2.) (it checks $ neg can still can get offense, read add!ons about federal go)ern ent, or *+,s to the CP ".) (ogical decision! aker links to the aff ! no single person in federal go)ern ent does the plan -.) .rr neg $ transportation bill takes out link uniqueness, akes neg being hard, aff gets first and last speech and decides the course of the round &.) +t worst re/ect the argu ent, not the tea

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50 State Fiat Bad

Offense &' State #iat is a )oting issue $ )oting against a generic CP forces ore inno)ati)e neg strats increasing education 1. 0ot real world $ &' states do not act in unison 2. 1nfinitely regressi)e $ /ustifies ultiple!actor counterplans, which is bad because $ a. 2akes unbearable research burden for the aff b. 2akes debate unpredictable $ they can choose any actor for their CP ". Steals aff ground $ they get to do all of the affir ati)e -. 3b/ect #iat $ fiat coordinated throughout federal go)ern ent, takes out our sol)ency deficits &. 0o logical decision! aker $ no person that can choose between federal go)ern ent and &' states 4. 0o sol)ency ad)ocate $ no lit on states acting on a federal pro/ect Defense 1. *epth o)er breadth! in!depth education on one actor is better than education spread thin on &' 2. Counter!interpretation5 The counterplan ust be done through the %Sfg ". 0ot fiat!ing cooperation but ha)ing the states do it sol)es their offense -. 0o .ducation! who enacts the plan is irrele)ant

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Conditionality Good
First our offense: 1.) (ogic $ status quo should always be an option! policy one option at once akers consider ore than

2.) 6ard debate good $ forces efficiency because they can read ger ane offense on the right flows. ".) 0ew +##s $7eneric conditional strats are key offense when facing a newly broken +##! -.) 0eg fle8 $ can,t a)oid strategic pitfalls without the fle8ibility to find best position to test the aff!bias to correct fro speaking last and knowing the lit better 49.) .ducation $ + di)ersity of argu ents leads to a broad research base 9.) Topic specific education $ passage of the transportation bill conditionality to ake up for lack of disads Now some defense: 1.) 0o ti e skew $ finite speech ti es: tea /ust ran T speed and procedurals check!would,)e eans the neg needs

2.) Strat skew ine)itable! neg,s /ob is to skew their strategy ".) *epth ine)itable $ the 20; will be in depth: straight turning disads checks any neg shift -.) 2ultiple Per s are worse $ takes 2 seconds to ake but 2 to inutes to answer ake a per

&.) *ispo doesn,t sol)e $ because the neg can force the 4.) 0ot a )oter $ re/ect the argu ent not the tea

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Conditionality Bad
COND T ON!" T# S ! $OT NG SS%&: *.PT6 3<.; =;.+*T6! better education on one ad)ocacy is better than education spread thin on twenty. That,s why the topic is the sa e all year. T12. S>.?! skews 2ac ti e allocation, they create ti e tradeoffs by forcing us to answer counter plans they are /ust going to kick. ST;+T.7@ S>.? $ ultiple worlds ake it i possible to le)erage offense fro one piece of paper to another #3;C.S 0.7 C;1T1C+( T610>107$forces the neg to pick a quality counterplan that best co petes with the plan. They ha)e to be s arter if they only get 1 CP. Defense 03T ;.C1P;3C+( $ the aff doesn,t get ultiple plans, neither should the neg. T6.@ S+@ ;.+( ?3;(*! but real world doesn,t atter because debate isn,t real world. 10T.;P;.T+T130! they should be dispositionality, sol)es all of our offense because we can stick the to a CP if its strategic. +## S1*. =1+S 1S + (1.! they get 1" inutes to e8ploit 2+C istakes, we only get & inutes to answer.

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Consult CP ' Good

Consult CP(s are le)itimate OFF&NS& 1.) *eal world $ +oli,yma-ers ,onsult different a)en,ies .efore ena,tin) a +oli,y to ensure that it(s feasi.le and safe /01 Broader &du,ation a0 tea,hes us a.out the a)ent that the CP ,onsults .0 we learn a.out how the ,onsultation +ro,ess wor-s 201 Criti,al Thin-in) for,es aff to ,ome u+ with analyti,s to new a)ents 301 *esear,h e4+ands .eyond the %Sf) to a,tors su,h as other ,ountries5 international or)ani6ations5 and the +ri7ate se,tor D&F&NS& 801 Ground there are not that many a)ents to ,onsult on this domesti, to+i, /01 Predi,ta.ility ' a0 ts aff res+onsi.ility to resear,h a)ents asso,iated with their +lan .0 ,onsult CP(s are +resent e7ery year5 the aff should .e +re+ared to answer them 201 No Ba,- files ne) has to ,han)e the CP to .e s+e,ifi, to the aff 301 *e,i+ro,ity aff )ets all de+artments within the %Sf)5 ne) should .e a.le to ,onsult with non'%Sf) a,tors 501 &rr ne) trans+ortation .ill ta-es out lin- uni9ueness5 ma-es .ein) ne) hard5 aff )ets first and last s+ee,h and de,ides the ,ourse of the round :01 !t worst re;e,t the ar)ument5 not the team

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Consult CP ' Bad

OFF&NS& 80 ST&!"S !FF G*O%ND' they steal the aff, because we,d ha)e to debate oursel)es. akes it i possible to get offense

/0 P*&D CT!B " T#' al ost 2'' countries to consult, i possible to predict and e8plodes the research burden of the aff. 20 &D%C!T ON' a0 *% NS TOP C SP&C F C &D%C!T ON' debate should be about transportation policies not consulting. ?e only ha)e one year to debate about transportation infrastructure. .. C<&C=S B!C= F "&S! tea s read the sa e consult CPs e)ery year. (eads to stale education. 3. B!D FO* !FF G*O%ND! the negati)e can garner offense off of weird net benefits. D&F&NS& 80NOT =&# TO C* T C!" T< N= NG ' if the neg is s art, the aff has to be s art too and rebuttals are ne)er pre!scripted. /0 NOT *&!" >O*"D' policy akers don,t ask other actors e)ery ti e they update transportation policies. Transportation bill pro)es. 20 NOT =&# TO *&S&!*C<' other counterplans CPs not key. 1nternational P1CS check. ake the aff research too, Consult

30 NOT *&C P*OC!"' ?e only get one actor, eans we can,t gain ad)antages off of cooperating with other actors. Skews debate to the neg.

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Dis+ositionality Good
*ispositionality is legiti ate $ Offense 0eg #le8 a. neg needs ultiple options for the 20; and dispositionality sol)es b. allows the to kick out of CP,s that don,t ha)e strategic )alue 7round a. allows neg to test the aff fro a )ariety of angles b. creates argu entati)e di)ersity c. forces aff to pro)e that their plan is the best policy option, rather than trying to per out of it *eal'world $ policy akers can repeal policies if certain conditions require the =ey to aff strate)y They can stick us to a CP if its strategic sol)es aff and neg ground gi)es the aff an opportunity to ake the CP unconditional without e)en reading offense Defense !ff .urden $ aff gets to preser)e 2+C strat while answering the counterplan 0o ultiple worlds $ we will only go for one ad)ocacy in the 20;, the aff has & to answer it inutes to

Time S-ew ne7ita.le $ there is nothing different about dispositional ad)ocacies than any other neg argu ent %n+redi,ta.ility Good! key to critical thinking, so the aff doesn,t rely on pre!written blocks &rr aff $ they get the first and last speech and unli ited prep, transportation bill takes out disads, gi)ing neg li ited ground

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Dis+ositionality Bad
D SPOS T ON!" T# S ! $OT&*?00 80 T @& S=&>' they /ustify reading 1& CPs the aff is forced to answer in the 2+C. 2+C is the key speech, the 1+; and 2+; build up on it. /0 &D%C!T ON $ offense is key to learning the consequences of counterplans and e8ploring what policy is best. Per s access unique research about how policies interact. 20 COND TON!" T# N D SG% S&' per s and theory are the co doesn,t sol)e our offense. on argu ents, so it net benefits.

30 A%ST F &S P"!N P"%S CPS! 0o per s ean the aff adding in rando +ff should be able to test the co petition of the CP.

50 CO@P&T T ON' per s key to check artificially co petiti)e counterplans that are bad for debate. D&F&NS&' 80 NOT *&C P*OC!"' the aff can,t kick the 1+C, don,t let the neg. /0 &** !FF' the neg gets 1" inutes to e8ploit 2+C istakes, aff only gets & answer, *ispositional CPs tilt bias e)en 23;. in the negs fa)or. 20 NOT *&!" >O*"D' policy infrastructure plans. inutes to

akers get to weigh opportunity costs of different

30 N&G F"&B N&$ T B"&' the neg can always go for other off case positions and case.

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Ne) Fiat Good

Offense'
*eal >orld' policy akers re)iew e)ery option to find the best policy. &du,ation' 1f we don,t run ad)ocacies, we will ne)er learn about which policy options are best and truly be able to test the aff. *e,i+ro,ity' +## gets to fiat the plan, the 0.7 should get to #1+T a counterplan. This is the only way to increase fairness because then the neg will ne)er outweigh. =ills N&G Ground: 1f we don,t get 0.7 fiat, counterplans beco e *+s, the policy /ust beco es a opportunity cost Defense' Permutations Che,-' allows +## to check for 0.7 co petition. n,reases edu,ation'it forces the +## to create better and ore research

Topic has link uniqueness proble $ transportation bill akes its hard to be negati)e +ff side bias $ they get first and last speech, infinite prep, and pick the topic N&G Fiat and +otential a.use are NOT 7oters

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Ne) Fiat Bad

First is Offense: Only !FF )ets fiat' The +## can only #iat %S#7 action this is predictable and sol)es for the abuse of 0.7 fiat =ills To+i, S+e,ifi, &du,ation' 0.7 fiats oots the purpose of the 1+C and draws debate to who does the plan, not what the plan does =ills Fairness' the 0.7 steals core ground by fiating the sa e action of the plan Bad for *esear,h S-ills' the 0.7 can fiat the actions of any entity with a tiny literature base, this kills debate by discouraging research on both sides Time s-ew' +## spends A ins of the 1+C building plan and they seconds when they read a CP oot it in 2'

*esolution ,he,-s! BThe word shouldC in the resolution is what allows the +## to use fiat! there is no Bshould notC &n,oura)es Future !.use of N&G Fiat' .)en if you find that this instance of 0.7 fiat isn,t an independent reason to re/ect the tea the president that they set is bad Defense: N&G Side Bias' They get the 0.7 block to ake a slew of new argu ents, why do they need the added ad)antage of being able to fiat any non!%S#7 action Non're,i+ro,al' The +## can only fiat action )ia the %S#7 and its sub!sectors, while the 0.7 gets to whate)er it wants to, with nothing to back it up Perms Don(t Che,-' The da age has still been done, we shouldn,t ha)e to win a per /ust to check back, and that puts the burden on the +## to help the 0.7 /ustify abuse

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Delay CPs Good

Offense' Offense Criti,al Thin-in)5 .)aluating all instances of the plan is key to best education about policy aking because it forces aff to think about why now is key to sol)e Ground5 0o delay counterplans ean the neg loses disads that are net benefits to the delay CP, neg loses the few topic!specific argu ents that they ha)e *esear,h5 #orces the aff to research any potential reasons to delay the plan Test of the word resol7ed $ because they ha)e to pro)e they are resol)ed to act now. Defense Doesn(t steal aff )round: ti efra e of i pacts checks, the aff gains ground and argu ents against the delay Predi,ta.le: *elay CP,s are on e)ery topic so the aff should be prepared To+i,'S+e,ifi, &du,ation: we still talk about your aff, the CP only changes the ti efra e of it and if not, allowing for inno)ation and out of the bo8 thinking is good for education, unique, and the *+ we read with the *elay is topic specific No Time or Strat S-ew Perm ,he,-s: aff still has the ability to per *e;e,t the ar)ument5 not the team if the ti efra e doesn,t work

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Delay CPs Bad

First is our Offense' =ills Fairness' Ground' steals all aff ground because we can,t read add!ons or to the CP there is no lit co paring the squo and the future ake sol)ency defects

Future Fiat Bad $ 1t is i possible to predict whether or not it will be possible to do the plan in the future. *estroys %niqueness. nflates the Net'Benefit! reading a delay CP a)oids the link to disads si ply by doing it at a later ti e The CP is Non'Com+etiti7e' The plan and CP create the sa e end result with no functional co petiti)eness and ha)e no te8tual co petiti)eness either, stealing our entire +##, and only adding a delay &n,oura)es Chea+ Shot !r)s' The 0.7 will increasingly run shorter off!case CPs that they only created to acco pany a *+ and inflate the net!benefit! which leads to $ ti e skew Strat S-ew' The ti e it takes to read a *elay CP in the 10C and the ti e it takes to answer it with all newanalytics is hugely disproportionate &n,oura)es Future !.use' .)ery ti e so eone runs a cheating CP it gets a little closer to the +##,s plan: don,t let this round set the precedent that it is ok to run a non! co petiti)e CP and get away with it!kills education Se,ond is Defense' Perms Don(t Che,-' ?hy should the +## ha)e to win the plan twiceD The CP is non! co petiti)e a per should always win N&G Side Bias' They ha)e the whole block to ad)ance their CP, they don,t also need to run a cheating CP!.rr +## Delay CPs are a 7oter for Fairness5 &du,ation5C

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P Cs )ood
Offense: 80 Ne) )round $?ithout P1Cs neg would be stuck with sa e CP e)ery round. /0 Trans+ortation .ill ,reated lin- uni9ueness +ro.lems !P1Cs key for ground in general and *+ ground. 20 De+th o7er .readth ! increases debate about the specifics of the plan. 30 !ll CPs are P Cs $There are no good CPs that don,t include part of the plan 50 Net .enefits ,he,- $ aff can straight turn it!sol)es any unfairness clai s :0 Better +lan writin)! #orces the aff to think about the words they use in their plan te8t Defense: 80 Ne) strat' they get first and last speech. They should be prepared to defend all of the plan. /0 n,reases ,riti,al thin-in) forces 2+C to ake strategic decisions and defend plan specifics. 20 *eal world the legislati)e process includes a end ents and inor e8clusion 30 nfinite re)ression false' its about what we do, not what we /ustify. ?e are li ited by the words in the plan te8t. Net .enefits ,he,- they could ha)e read the net benefit as disad, P1Cs only inflate the net benefit

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P CS .ad
P Cs are .ad and a 7otin) issue nter+retation! Counter Plans can,t include any part of the plan 80 Offense a0 !ff strat! ?e ha)e to debate against our own plan! this akes it i possible to ake strategic 2+C decisions! oots the 1+C and A inutes of our speech ti e. .0 Criti,al Thin-in)! ?e ne)er will learn anything new if we debate the sa e plan o)er and o)er d0 nfinite re)ression' They /ustify infinite nu ber of net benefits and word P1Cs

/0 Defense a0 Not all CPs are P CS $ They could do echanis s that sol)e our ad)antages ore research and find specific

.0 Doesn(t lead to .etter +lan writin)! 3nly taking part of the original plan te8t! ne)er know what part of the plan they are going to pic out of !lead to )ague plans ,0 fairness! Too uch neg fle8 is bad. They get the negati)e block to e8ploit the 2+C. There are an infinite nu ber of counterplans if P1Cs are allowed. d0 other CPs ,he,- .a,-' transportation bill is no reason to steal affs!it hurt our inherency too e0 Caselist ,he,-s' the could ha)e found what our aff was!they didn,t ha)e to run a P1C

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!)ent CPs Good

Offense 80 &du,ation a0 Breadth o7er de+th' !)ent CPs are -ey to learnin) a.out different a,tors' de.ate is useful for )ainin) a wider +ers+e,ti7e' that(s why the to+i, ,han)es e7ery year .0 =ey to test the aff' they ha7e to defend their a)ent as well as the +lan ,0 @ost real world' trans+ortation is ne7er done .y the entire %SFG' it is done .y indi7idual a,tors /0 Fairness ' =ey to ne) )round' the trans+ortation .ill non'uni9ueness many of our D!s5 so !)ent CPs )i7e us )round ,om+ensation0 20 &rr ne) on theory' aff )ets first and last s+ee,h +lus unlimited +re+ Defense 80 "it ,he,-s +redi,ta.ility' sol7en,y ad7o,ates mean that there is suffi,ient lit on the to+i, ' we ,an(t read un+redi,ta.le CPs /0 t doesn(t -ill aff )round' they ,an read answers a)ainst the a)ent of our CP or our net .enefit 20 Doesn(t -ill to+i, edu' we still de.ate a.out the a,tor and trans+ortation5 whi,h is +art of the resolution0 They ha7e to defend %SFG0 30 Breadth not ine7ita.le' e7en if the to+i, ,han)es e7ery year5 ea,h to+i, still has its own ar)s' we need to learn a.out them all 50 *e;e,t the ar)5 not the team

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!)ent CPs Bad

Offense: 80 Fairness: a0 Predi,ta.ility' there are almost /00 ,ountries and e7en more a,tors that ,an do the +lan' we ,an(t +re+ to them all .0 The ne) ,an ;ust sol7e all of our +lan .y ,han)in) the a)ent sli)htly' -ills aff )round /0 &du,ation: a0 De+th o7er .readth' !)ent CPs s+read edu,ation too thin' de.ate is for )oin) in de+th into a few ar)uments' that(s why the to+i, is the same the entire year .0 =ills to+i, edu,ation' instead of de.atin) a.out trans+ortation5 we de.ate a.out the a)ent ,0 n,enti7i6es .ad resear,h' they don(t ha7e to resear,h the to+i,' !)ent CPs )i7e them an easy win 20 &rr !ff on theory' ne) )ets the .lo,- and ,an ,ontrol the de.ate Defense: 80 Breadth is ine7ita.le' the to+i, ,han)es e7ery year /0 Not -ey to test the aff' they ,an test the a,tor .y readin) sol7en,y e7iden,e a)ainst the %SFG 20 Not -ey to )round' lettin) the %SFG )i7e in,enti7es to the a,tors sol7es for their offense 30 t doesn(t matter if it(s real world' De.ate is not real world' if it was we(d all .e dead

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/NC CPs Good

Offense 80 Tests the aff' )i7es us more ,han,es to test the +lan /0 =ills )round' ruins the +oint of a ,onstru,ti7e' they are su++osed to .e for new ar)uments 20 =ey to ,he,-in) add'ons' the aff ,an sand.a) their )ood ad7anta)es to the /a,5 and /n, CPs are -ey to ,he,-in) a)ainst them 30 &rr N&G on theory' !FF )ets first and last s+ee,h +lus unlimited +re+ Defense 80 Diffi,ult de.ates -ey to learnin)'They need to learn to allo,ate time ,orre,tly0 /0 Not an easy win for the ne)' the aff ,an easily answer /n, CPs if they read their .est answers 20 t still in,enti7i6es resear,h' it is still the same CP5 ;ust read at the same time

30 *e;e,t the ar)ument5 not the team

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/NC CP(s ' Bad

/NC CPs are a 7oter' Fairness' 80 %NF! * FO* T<& 8!*' ma-es the /a, irrele7ant .e,ause the /NC i)nores it /0 N&G T @& !D$!NT!G&' 8!* is short enou)h already5 e4tra CPs ma-es it worse .e,ause the answers are new0 &du,ation' 80 D&PT< O$&* B*&!DT<' /n, CPs ma-e the de.ate shallow0 De.ate is )ood for learnin) a.out a few thin)s'that(s why the to+i, is the same the entire year0 8NC CPs )i7e more time to ha7e an a,tual de.ate0 /0 B!D FO* N&G *&S&!*Ch' they ,an ;ust read a /n, CP to )et an easy win0 &** !FF ON T<&O*#' ne) )ets the .lo,- and ,an ,ontrol the de.ate Defense 80 NOT *&C P*OC!"' the ne) ,an read answers and additional im+a,ts to ,he,.a,- /a, add'ons /0 NOT =&# TO T&ST NG T<& !FF' the ne) ,an still test without /n, CPs 20 DO&SN(T *% N T<& PO NT OF ! N&G CONST*%CT $&' they ,an still read new im+a,t s,enarios' the aff doesn(t )et to read another +lan in the /a,5 so neither should they 30 8NC CP SO"$& T<& *&ST OF T<& * OFF&NS& 50 $oter for edu,ation and fairness

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nternational Fiat ' Good

Offense: 1. &du,ation *ebate o)er which actor can sol)e the ad)antage is i portantEwe need to learn the co parati)e erits of %S and international solutions to proble s 2. Criti,al thin-in) $ akes us question if the %S#7 is best. #orces aff and neg to weigh the benefits of each actor. ". Ground $ 0eg ground non!topical action +0* international actors are key to test the %S key erit of the affir ati)eEpro)es there is sufficient aff ground -. *eal >orldEPolicy akers look to international actors to sol)e global proble s Eits not an illogical for of decision! aking &. 50 Sol7en,y ad7o,ates ,he,-Donly a li ited nu ber of international actor CPs Ethey should be prepared for this debate, especially on this do estic topic Defense: 1. !ff side .ias $ they chose the plan and ust be ready to defend the actor. 2. "it ,he,-s edu,ation and fairness $ we ha)e specific sol)ency e)idence, li its down nu ber of countries. 1ncreased research good for education. ". To+i, s+e,ifi, edu,ation learning about which actor is best still focuses on the plan /ust a different aspect. -. *e,i+ro,ity the aff gets the %S#7 the neg should get another actor

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nternational Fiat Bad

nternational Fiat is .ad and a 7otin) issue 80 Offense a0 &du,ation' no lit corresponds to i possible to research ultiple entities collaborating!

.0 To+i, s+e,ifi, edu,ation' relations don,t ha)e anything to do with transportation which is what we should be learning about ,0 nfinite re)ression' they /ustify infinite co binations of actors d0 Not re,i+ro,al! aff only gets one actor, fairness eans if the neg gets one kills

/0 Defense a0 Not real world' Countries don,t i take ti e

ediately work together!negotiations

.0 Other CP ,he,-s .a,-' transportation bill is no reason to steal aff!it hurt our inherency ,0 Doesn(t hel+ resear,h! better to learn about 1nternational relations without fiat

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Perm Theory

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ntrinsi, Perms Good

80 CO@P&T T ON! intrinsic per s are key to checking co petition, tests ultiple aspects of the CP /0 =&# TO C* T C!" T< N= NG! akes the neg think on their feet instead of relying on prewritten per answers. 20 *&!" >O*"D' policy akers ake re)isions 30 *&A&CT T<& !*G%@&NT NOT T<& T&!@

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ntrinsi, Perms Bad

ntrinsi, Perms are a 7oter ' 80 %n+redi,ta.le "imits the per o)ing target /0 Steals Ne) Ground the per neg can add anything onto the plan, can sol)e all neg offense, aking the aff a

aking it i possible to be

20 =ills to+i,'s+e,ifi, edu,ation the part that the per resolution

adds doesn,t relate to the

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Se7eran,e Perms Good

80 G*O%ND! key to test the CP in different situations, not e)ery CP plank is useful. /0 E%!" T# !*G%@&NTS! forces inno)ati)e CP,s with ore independent planks and te8tual co petiti)eness 20 *eal world edu,ation! policy akers ake a end ents 30 Not a 7oter! re/ect the arg, not the tea

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Se7eran,e Perms Bad

1. The +erm is se7eran,e! )oting issue 2. S-ews ne)ati7e strate)y pre)ents us fro e)er winning *+ links, since they will always se)er out, and a)oids clash in policy co parisons because there is no clash or cost benefit analysis if the aff can se)er out of the argu ent the neg tries to confront the on.

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@ulti+le Perms Good

80 *e,i+ro,ity! the neg gets ultiple CPs, so we get ultiple per s /0 t(s -ey to testin) the CP! ore chances to see if it,s co petiti)e 20 No time s-ew! the neg can group per s 30 &rr aff on theory! neg gets the block and can control the outco e of the debate 50 *e;e,t the ar)5 not the team

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@ulti+le Perms Bad

80 Time S-ew: Fustifies aff aking an infinite nu ber of per s. 1t takes a couple seconds to ake a per but takes couple inutes to answer the properly /0 Fairness! they get to access the world of ultiple per s, it,s i possible to predict which world they will ad)ocate aking the a o)ing target 20 =ills &du,ation5 Shifts focus away fro the net benefits. %nder ines the education by aking the debate co e down to the per s

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Timeframe Perm Good

80 Timeframe'is good because it is for critical thinking, allows stragetic thinking for the neg and aff good for education /0 Predi,ta.le!there are only two ways to enact the ti efra e per , there is not strat screw 20 *eal world! policy akers prioritiGe policies by i portance 30 *esear,h!good for education because it forces the neg to do better research toward defeating a )ariety of per s

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Timeframe Perms Bad

80 Time Frame Perms are Se7eran,e and ntrinsi, ! The way in which the per is arranged either adds part of the CP to the plan and then does only part of the plan or does part of the plan and adds part of CP /0 Se7eran,e Perms @a-e the Plan Conditional ! =y being able to kick out of part of the plan te8t andate you ake the plan conditional 20 ntrinsi, Perms are Bad for &du,ation! They encourage shallow research, because what the per adds to the plan is /ust stolen fro the CP, so no one will want to put ti e into a CP 30 Time Frame Perms S-ew the N&G! The 0.7 has to spend uch ore ti e answering a ti e fra e per , because it is unpredictable and akes the 0.7 answer all the possible outco es of the per 50 Time Frame +erms are a 7oter for fairness and education

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D! Theory

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ntrinsi, Test of the D! Good

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GDI 2K12 Theory File

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