Case

Construction
● Contextualise
● Argument Generation
● Building a Case
● Preparing Deputies
I. Case Setup
Context
Generate Arguments
 Case Setup
Build context
Has this happened somewhere or sometime before?
Who wants this now? Why hasn’t it happened
What will it change & what will it NOT change

Build relevance & burdens

What is the outcome motivating the action - is it good / why is it good
What is the mechanism for achieving that - will it work? Is it the best approach?
What are the consequences - can they be justified? If so, how?
THR the commercialisation
of social movements
 Generating Arguments
01. 02. 03.
Economy & Tech Environment Ethics & Rights

04. 05.
Education &
06.
Military &
Speech & Politics
Social Conflict
THR the sexualisation of the
LGBTQ movement
 Other
Approaches
How have current events & shifts changed this
What is a specific & unique instance or actor
Questions?
II. Strategy
Selecting Arguments
Prepping Deputies
 Selecting Arguments

Relevance Disputability Variation

Is this consistent or are
Can the motion change Will the opposition
instances where it occurs
this agree with you
prior
THW ban consumer
advertising
 Deputies

1 3
Justification 2 Risk
How can your case prove What are opp responses and
the motion how can they be overcome
Priority
What do you need to prove
to access case
THW give students the right
to vote to cancel invited
speakers
 Mechanisms Impacts
Identify, concretise, and
Respond to rebuttal & add
apply to different groups

Framing Comparative
How should judge evaluate How could the opposition
outcomes win & why can they not
Questions?
 Prep Time
Know what’s in
Individual Prep
each speech ~

Brainstorm Build
2m 10m

Define 5m Vetting 12m

What does the Compare, Select,
motion mean Challenge Ideas