brovero 1ar lecture outline gdi 13

Gonzaga Debate Institute 2013 of 151AR Lecture Notes-Brovero-GDI-13

Deciding the Debate in the 1ARAdrienne F. Brovero, University of Mary Washington

Insert the funniest personal testimony about Adrienne’s 1AR life as a novice


A. Strategic Goals

1. Formulate a strategy – (before the block) Try to predict what the negative block will do, where they will be strong, what turns are best, what turns are laughable – (after the 1AR) make the same predications about the 2NR – figure out what the optimal places for you to win are

2. Foreshadow radical changes in strategy – If you are considering radical moves in the 2AR (kicking case and going for the politics turn or the K turn that is solvency dependent) based how the debate is going the 1AR should lay the ground work for these things. Make sure that you have covered every argument the 2AR needs

3. Lay the groundwork for 2AR assessments – find out which arguments the 2AR needs to win – Don’t forget impact framing and risk assessment – both make 2AR extrapolation a lot easier


B. Prepping – Your in-round prep for the 1AR starts after 2AC is back-flowed

1. Pre-Neg Blocka. Damage control – the 2A isn’t going to be perfect – consult the 2A about which

arguments are dropped and which were under covered as well as whether or not the

1AR needs it

b. Ask about arguments you didn’t understand

c. START PREPPING –

a. At the very least, circle critical arguments

b. Start writing out signposts

c. The illusion of coverage a. makes the 2NR harder b. makes 2AR extrapolation way

easier

2. During Neg BlockYou goal should be to have all of the 2NC args prepped by the time the 1NR stands up – this may be optimistic, but is easily achievable because of the block redundancy

Always flow the block but don’t waste your time with redundancies

3. Post-Neg Blocka. You should take prep if you need it to: decide time allocations, read negative cards,

read new arguments, fill in gaps in your flow, eliminate repetitive arguments

b. Stand up 1ARs – You aren’t cool if you give one. There is almost always something you

can do better that outweighs the psychological threat construction and perception that

you give to the negative. Actually think about time allocation


C. The Flow and Structure of the 1AR

1. Do not flow the entire negative block –

You need to be able to flow enough of it to follow along – your partner should be the one flowing the entire speech and you can check with them if you need to clarify anything – it’s a balancing act

Mark where you need clarification about a certain argument – having a different colored pen can help

2. Group similar arguments –

If you try to go line by line you will never be able to cover everything – You should keep your

speech organized by if you attempt to answer every single argument you will lose

3. Grouping techniquesa. Don’t group everything – Watch out for K bombs

b. Don’t group too much – It is probably okay to the cheap shot theory arguments but

don’t group the entire K

c. Embed clash – Referencing arguments without explicitly saying “they say this” can

help with word efficiency and time allocation

4. Signpost consistently –

Differ to the flow below

5. Reference arguments, not just numbers – Not everyone has the same numbers – You aren’t tricking the negative – you are only hurting the judge

6. What the flow should look like - (Some of this can be done pre-block)


Off-Case Flow1NC 2AC 2NC says: Flow of

2NC:1AR

(Prep answers as 2NC speaks)

Obama GoodA. O win CIR now

6-23

B. Plan ↓ O PC

C. PC K to CIR

D. CIR key to US-Ind relations

E. Relations key to check I-P miscalc

F. I-P nuclear war risks extinctionCaldicott

1. Non-unique – health care, gay marriage, Syria will crush O PCNYT 6-22

2. Non-unique – CIR won’t pass House– border secHuff Post 6-27

1. Impact specific uniqueness – post-dates – even if PC low, can win CIR

2. Will pass nowWSJ 6-21

3. Momentum favors passage – only plan derails – extend 1NC link ev

1. Senate proves momentum – no border issuesAP 6-22

JV U PDs

X

Mo, lx

Sen mo

Off 2AC #1 & 2 – Non-Unique, Group:1. Our evidence proves massive momentum against CIR – health care, gay marriage, Syrian oppression and moderate & conservative fears about border security and LGBT visas mean it faces massive opposition in the House

2. Our evidence is bettera) It’s predictive of what is likely to happen in SQ political climate – O PC will ↓

b) Our ev proves both link and impact non-uniq because fights about immigration inevitable

c) Our HP post-dates and is specific to House opinion – Senate irrelevant

3. Won’t pass House – GOP leadership and committees provesAP 6-27


3. Risk of impact low – relations resilient and heg advantage solves impact

Extend 1NC impacts – CIR K to rels,

Relations check miscalc

Solve Afghan escalation, Russia warRahnema 11

NW = XT, 1NC Caldicott, +Bostrum

Off 2AC 3- Low risk of impact, Group:1. They have not answered I-US rels resilient – CIR not enough to crush it, especially since relations were resilient enough to prevent escalation multiple times before and,2. Afghan instability and China threat in status quo proves no incentive to break relations, and3. No extinction impact – heg solves Asia wars


Case Flow1NC 2AC 2NC says: Flow of

2NC1AR Flow

(Prep answers as 2NC speaks)

Solvency1. SQ solves engFay 6-30-12

1. $1m too small to solve

2. US not committed now – that’s the 1AC Wood evidence, citing energy & Mexico experts like Melgar & and Lovaas who say US lagging on eng and SQ $ won’t solve – tech key

1. No evidence it’s too small

2. Extend my sweet card – Obama visit proves we’re eng’g now

3. Climate Fund solves – LA leaders say proves commitment WSJ Market Watch 6-29-13

4. Money enough to solve – 1AC Econ ev - Hersh evidence says so

5. Aff sources biased – they want plan

1. NEV

2. XT EV

3. C$ S – LA leaders proves WSJ

4. $ enuf

5. Bias

Off 1NC #1 – SQ Solves, Group:

1.SQ doesn’t solve – 1AC harm & inh ev proves their ev is prescriptive of what could happen if we increase energy inv, our ev is descriptive of what has happened – SQ didn’t increase enuf, and Obama visit came up short without plan

2. Hersh concludes aff – 1AC Hersh, Wood & Snyder evidence cite experts – current $ not enuf – plan’s investment and tech asst. key

3. Their ev bada. No quals in fieldb. Their sources describe goals not actions – SQ $ is necessary, not sufficientc. No bias – Our sources – represent energy officials, researchers, and other experts – have first-hand knowledge and figures to back them upd. Logic is on our side – more $ and tech demonstrates serious commitment – we solve best


The more scripted the 1AR the easier it gets – utilizing symbols and abbreviations will help – make it habit

7. No large-scale overviews – The 1AR is not the time to talk pretty – structure outweighs eloquence – a quick 1 liner that explains your turn is way better than wasting your time explaining it – this should also be scripted

8. No blipping – Judges can’t flow that – structure will make it possible

Write out as much of your argument as you can’t quickly

9. Use 1AR blocks –

PC Key – precise and concise – they should be the bare minimum

a. Write blocks for arguments you have to make in every 1AR which explain the reasons

in 2AC evidence efficiently – (ie. With the Venezuela oil aff you will always have to

answer “say no”) – Utilize the 2AC and use it as a template to structure your 1AR

extension

b. Theory – theory hasn’t changed in forever – There is no reason for you to reinvent the

wheel every 1AR

c. Link turns – these are very powerful pieces of offense that are very specific to the aff –

easy to write

d. Impact assessments – always have a set of lines about impacts pertaining to your aff –

sticking this at the bottom of each flow is good

e. Tricks – Write a block when it comes to these things


D. Covering Topicality – 1. Extend both offensive and defensive arguments to give your partner flexibility in the 2AR – don’t go all in on 1 argument until the 2AR – leave your partner multiple options

2. Make new answers – the block is very likely to make and mold new arguments


E. Covering Disads, Ks

1. Diversity – Go for a diversity of arguments to give the 2AR flex

2. 2NC evidence –Answer all new arguments directly – flag them (secret – the 2N very rarely has a backflow of

their arguments)

3. Extensions – Extend arguments – don’t blip

4. Read evidence – Only if you need to bolster weakened 2AC ev and undermine block evidence

5. Be selective – Make sure that the arguments you straight turn is worth while


F. Covering CPs and Alts

1. Diversity – Flex for 2AR

2. Solvency deficit – It is not enough to just declare solvency deficits – explain the tangible impact of these arguments

3. Permutation –

Go for the perm – at minimum make sure clean it up

a. Net benefit – explain how the perm solves the net benefit

b. Double bind – if it’s a K make this argument

4. Offense – In order to win that the counterplan isn’t net beneficial you need to quantify why it is bad

(secret – almost every counterplan links to politics)

5. Theory – Theory is super hard for the 2NR to cover – even if it’s a shadow extension it should always be

extended

Don’t just reread the 2AC

6. Net Benefit – Make sure you are always careful about answering net benefits


G. Covering the Case

1. Prioritize – Cover round losing arguments and then start worrying about the defensive arguments

2. Extend – Extend case impacts

3. Evidence – Read new evidence on stuff that was blown up in the block

4. Know your 1AC – Reference the 1AC frequently


H. Covering Arguments the 2AC dropped

1. 1AC evidence – Explain how it answers neg args

2. 2AC evidence – Same ^

3. Impact assessment – Addressing the negatives arguments in your impact calculus helps mitigate any impacts you

might drop on the line by line

4. Use neg block – If they block reads new evidence that is an excuse for the 1AR to make new arguments

5. Make new arguments –

a. Make them without acknowledging that they are new

b. make them and then explain why its cool

c. Make them and then just defend that new arguments are legit


I. Prioritization and Time Allocation

1. Prioritize Arguments – If they read a new DA is the block that should be at the top

If the 2AC under-covered something don’t replicate their errors

2. Never - Never put T last

Never drop your offense

3. Time Allocation – Make it equal to the block

4. Over-cover – If there is an argument you have terrible evidence on you should make it harder for them to go for

5. Under-cover – Strategically baiting them into fucking up time allocation can be a good move if you are

stronger at a certain argument

6. Concessions – Concede arguments that will be hard to sustain to help get a time trade off

7. Underviews –

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