Innovation Impact Turns and the Time of Perils
There are many strategies to counter "innovation bad" arguments in IP debates. Let's take a deep dive into one that is neglected, but potentially quite powerful: the "Time of Perils" hypothesis.
Anthony Trufanov
The Art of Aff Politics Research
In this post, we will walk through some big picture ideas relevant to politics, walk through the politics DA canon, and break down the workflow behind assembling an aff politics file before a tournament.
How to Get Better
This post will not be about improving any specific aspect of your debating, speaking, or research workflow. Instead, we will zoom out and take a macro view of the habits of mind and action that separate great debaters from mediocre ones.
Regulatory Exclusivity: A Special Flavor of Sui Generis Scheme
By leveraging the power of regulatory agencies rather than property rights, regulatory exclusivity recreates the economic benefits of IP using a meaningfully different mechanism.
Strategies for Mutual Preference
Understanding the workings of preference sheets—known as ‘prefs,’ for short—is one of the most important skills a debater at the national circuit can master. Let's take a look behind the curtain.
Precedent Advantages and the Distinguish Counterplan
In this post, we will talk about legal precedent advantages, look at how they help the aff diversify their impacts, and examine a powerful strategy—the Distinguish CP—which can help the neg respond.
Negative Generics and the Litigation DA
In this post, we will talk about the litigation DA - a piece of offense that will form the core of many generic CP + DA strategies on the upcoming topic.
T—Must Strengthen Pre-Existing IP
In this post, we will put the topicality argument about which we speculated in our earlier exploration of the topic into practice. This argument excludes cases which expand what is eligible for IP protection beyond currently covered subject matter.
IPR Camp Retrospective—Aff Survey
What did camps do on the affirmative side this summer?
Impact Survey—Practice #1
Time to practice! In the document attached, you’ll find three examples of the 1AC, 1NC, and 2AC on AI and disease impacts. Let's give a 2NC extension.