Why are long-term speculative impacts (eg "¡nuclear war!") hard to win on?

In the long term, many unknown factors can "wash" an impact away

"TH opposes the use of economic sanctions:" how can OPP "wash" a GOV argument about the collateral damage of sanctions?

Possible alternatives to sanctions (eg invasions) are similarly destructive

What question would be useful to ask if you were GOV prepping on "THR the glorification of homeownership"?

How much does this narrative really change people's decisions/choices?

What's the best way to manage your time in prep?

There is no objectively "best" way to manage prep

Which GOV argument would be best to think about in prep if you're OPP on "THW legalize all drugs"?

Drug use will happen anyway, just on the black market

Officially, why is Turkey opposed to Sweden's bid for NATO membership?

Turkey views Sweden as supporting the Kurds

What comparative argument might GOV push on "THO carbon taxes on domestic producers"?

Carbon taxes push companies to move to other countries w/ worse regulation

What comparative might OPP defend on "THBT billionaires living in crime-ridden cities should become vigilantes"?

Billionaires should use their money/power to push for reform within cities

What OPP argument would be most important to pre-empt as GOV on "THP a world in which all writing is anonymous"

If anonymous writing is good, authors can still choose to write anonymously

What is OPP's best path to victory on "THW break up Meta"

Meta's harms happen either way but economies of scale only occur in OPP

What is the comparative OPP defends on "THP a world with no extreme emotions"?

A world with a mix of extreme and non-extreme emotions

What type of argument is LIKELY to be the MOST DIFFICULT to "wash out" of a round?

A well-proven principle argument on how a policy is inherently unjust

What is the best alternative OPP might push on "TH, as a parent, would have zero tolerance policies towards drugs"?

Your kid will still do drugs, but will just hide it and won't seek help

What is a comparative?

The alternative each team stands for, which can be subject to debate

Which of the following might be an OPP argument on "THO the influence of pop culture on what constitutes good sex"?

The alternatives are worse (eg awkward convos, religion, school sex-ed)

Which of the following is effective OPP comparative analysis on "THW ban rural-to-urban migration in developing states"?

People still flee rural areas but now are treated as "illegal immigrants"

As GOV, what might you argue is the comparative you (GOV) defend on "TH regrets organized religion"?

GOV defends a world with decentralized, individualized religons

Saudi Arabia's effort to diversify its economy away from oil

On "THW ban all advertising," GOV says this is good for small businesses. How can OPP wash this argument out?

Large companies always have big advantages; ads are a small part of that

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Why are long-term speculative impacts (eg "¡nuclear war!") hard to win on?
Debate judges are universally doubtful of speculative arguments
In the long term, many unknown factors can "wash" an impact away
Speculative impacts "wash" themselves out (eg the opposite impact happens)
Speculative impacts are hard to weigh on
2
"TH opposes the use of economic sanctions:" how can OPP "wash" a GOV argument about the collateral damage of sanctions?
This collateral damage is morally justified
Sanctions are usually targeted against elites, not the general public
Possible alternatives to sanctions (eg invasions) are similarly destructive
Sanctions are very rarely used, so this harm rarely happens
3
True or false: "washing" out all of the other team's arguments is sufficient to win the debate
True
False
4
What question would be useful to ask if you were GOV prepping on "THR the glorification of homeownership"?
What's a home?
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Does this apply to Martians because Mars real estate gotta be hella cheap
How much does this narrative really change people's decisions/choices?
5
Which of the following types of speech IS protected by the US Constitution's First Amendment?
Most fighting words
Most instances of perjury
Most hate speech
Most instances of libel/slander
6
Where is China rumored to have plans to build its first military base along the Atlantic coast?
Equatorial Guinea
South Africa
Portugal
Liberia
7
What's the best way to manage your time in prep?
Silently brainstorm, then preempt, then scaffolrd arguments
There is no objectively "best" way to manage prep
Brainstorm, then scaffold arguments, then preempt the other side
Silent prep, then brainstorm, then scaffold, then preempt
8
Which GOV argument would be best to think about in prep if you're OPP on "THW legalize all drugs"?
Legalizing drugs has wide political support
Drug use will happen anyway, just on the black market
Drug legalization will happen inevitabky, we should just get it over with
Taxes from drug sales will cut into the budget deficit
9
Which of the following US states is traditionally NOT considered a swing state?
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Michigan
Florida
10
Officially, why is Turkey opposed to Sweden's bid for NATO membership?
Sweden has imposed trade sanctions on Turkey's ports
Turkey has regional oil interests near Scandinavia
Turkey is under pressure from China to block further NATO expansion
Turkey views Sweden as supporting the Kurds
11
What argument would you MOST expect GOV to make on "THW require all criminal defendants to use public defenders"?
This will decrease inequality
This will increase social cohesion
This will decrease crime
This will not cause backlash
12
What comparative argument might GOV push on "THO carbon taxes on domestic producers"?
Carbon taxes disincentivize ppl from having children which is good
Carbon taxes make companies less profitable which hurts Wall Street
Carbon taxes make polluting more expensive, but polluting is akshualy good
Carbon taxes push companies to move to other countries w/ worse regulation
13
What comparative might OPP defend on "THBT billionaires living in crime-ridden cities should become vigilantes"?
Billionaires shouldn't exist #MarxismFTW
Billionaires should leave these cities altogether
Billionaires should use their money/power to push for reform within cities
Billionaires should fund organized criminal syndicates
14
What OPP argument would be most important to pre-empt as GOV on "THP a world in which all writing is anonymous"
Anonymous writing is less exciting to read and worse for readers
If anonymous writing is good, why wouldn't everyone be doing it right now?
If anonymous writing is good, authors can still choose to write anonymously
Anonymous writing is harder for audiences to engage with
15
What is OPP's best path to victory on "THW break up Meta"
Meta's harms happen either way but economies of scale only occur in OPP
Meta has too much lobbying power for this to work
Meta is not a monopoly so it shouldn't be broken up
Meta is popular; breaking Meta up causes backlash
16
What is the comparative OPP defends on "THP a world with no extreme emotions"?
A world with no extreme emotions
A world without any emotions
A world with a mix of extreme and non-extreme emotions
A world with only extreme emotions, exclusively
17
Roughly when did second-wave feminism begin to rise?
The 1990s
The 2000s
The 1960s
The 1910s
18
What type of argument is LIKELY to be the MOST DIFFICULT to "wash out" of a round?
A well-proven principle argument on how a policy is inherently unjust
A well-proven argument on how a policy will make Democrats win the midterms
A well-proven argument about how a policy will cause currency appreciation
A well-proven argument about how a policy will anger hardline conservatives
19
What is the best alternative OPP might push on "TH, as a parent, would have zero tolerance policies towards drugs"?
Your kid will trash talk you and target you with vicious "ur mom" jokes
Your kid will still do drugs, but will just hide it and won't seek help
Your kid won't do drugs, but drugs are good so like that's a rip
Your kid will never trust you again
20
What was the name of the major piece of legislation passed after the 2008 recession?
Moundre Hickle
Hank Green
Ben Stickler
Dodd Frank
21
What is a comparative?
The alternative each team stands for, which can be subject to debate
The alternative the other side is required to defend through GOV's fiat
The "ive" of the comparats
A strategy used to eliminate stupid arguments from the round
22
Which of the following might be an OPP argument on "THO the influence of pop culture on what constitutes good sex"?
The alternatives are worse (eg awkward convos, religion, school sex-ed)
There are no alternatives, so this is the only way to inform people
Alternatives exist but don't trade off with pop culture and don't matter
Pop culture has a bad influence because media firms have a profit incentive
23
Which of the following is effective OPP comparative analysis on "THW ban rural-to-urban migration in developing states"?
People will stay in rural areas either way, but this causes int'l sanctions
People will stay in rural areas on both sides, but this ban is unpopular
People still flee rural areas but now are treated as "illegal immigrants"
People still leave rural areas and now receive sympathy once within cities
24
(IN GENERAL) which speaker should write out the first-speech notes during prep?
The coach
The first speaker
The Ryan
The second speaker
25
As GOV, what might you argue is the comparative you (GOV) defend on "TH regrets organized religion"?
GOV defends a world where religious figures (Jesus, Muhammad) never existed
GOV defends a world with DIFFERENT organized religions (eg Laffertyism)
GOV defends a world with NO religion at all
GOV defends a world with decentralized, individualized religons
26
What is Vision 2030?
A regional climate pact spearheaded by China
A planned natural gas pipeline in India
Saudi Arabia's effort to diversify its economy away from oil
An environmental component of the Build Back Better Act
27
What mechanism of change has (arguably) proved most helpful in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights?
Acts of legislation
Judicial rulings
National referenda
Internet petitions
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On "THW ban all advertising," GOV says this is good for small businesses. How can OPP wash this argument out?
The principled wrong of banning free speech is more important than this
Flip: advertising is uniquely good for small firms and challenges big corps
Large corps benefit from this ban: they'll find loopholes & still run ads!
Large companies always have big advantages; ads are a small part of that

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