Debate Camp Day 3

Solvency Press

• Step 1:– Illustrate that their plan does not solve

– This can be done through reasoning or examples. If there is too big of an inferential leap between the action of the plan and the results, you can exploit that vulnerability.

• Step 2:– Revisit the harms (or whatever problems are being

solved), and discuss how each one gets worse. This is the impact to your solvency press and how you are able to garner offense for the Opp.

Practice

1) The USFG should implement a national single-payer healthcare system2) The EPA should mandate higher fuel efficiency standards for US motor vehicles

3) The United Nations should deploy a peacekeeping force under unified command to decrease piracy off Somalia.4) The United Nations should sanction Israel

5) The International Monetary Fund should stop collecting all arrears6) The USFG should substantially reduce the power of the Federal Reserve Bank

7) The United Nations should remove veto power from the five permanent members of the security council.8) The United Nation should give one or more of the following nations permanent security council membership: Brazil, Japan, Argentina, Spain, and Israel.

Fiat Abuse

Formatted Like topicality:

Interpretations: We believe that fiat should be…

Violation: They abused fiat by…

Standards: Ground, etc.

Voter: Fairness, etc.

Types of Fiat Abuse

• Multi-Step

• Multi-Actor

• Mindset

• What else?

Practice

• Topic: This house should legalize it.

• PLAN: The USFG will legalize all drugs and start rehab programs to help those who are addicted.

Practice

• Topic: This house should change the current health care system.

• PLAN: Iraq and North Korea will work together to make a joint health care bill for their people to share resources.

Practice

• Topic: This house should significantly decrease recidivism.

• PLAN: The USFG will make it so that criminals no longer want to commit crimes, therefore lowering recidivism.