Catastrophic Risk Review: A New 'Study' CP
In this post, we will cover a CP that represents a popular subcategory of process counterplans, known as the 'study' CP or the 'review' CP.
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Impact Survey—Resource Wars
Resource conflict is an impact that never disappears; as resource shortages intensify, the evidence arguing in its defense will only become more vocal. This file will help you deconstruct the hype.
Copyright to Bioleft, Part Three: Practicing New Affirmatives
Breaking a new affirmative can be a game-changing debate strategy, but its success hinges on one critical factor: practice. Let's talk about how to practice new affirmatives in general, and Bioleft in particular.
Copyright to Bioleft, Part One: The Fight for Seed Sovereignty Through Open-Source Licensing
In this post, we will talk about Bioleft: an innovative affirmative which uses IP to protect seeds as a commons against corporate control. By repurposing legal tools, Bioleft challenges IP’s traditional enclosures, balancing reformist and revolutionary strategies for system transformation.
Stop Losing to "War Good" Strategies
Let's talk through the elements of a 2AC to war good and see if we can avoid the common pitfalls that are causing many affirmative losses.
Stop Losing to Abolish Patents
The abolish patents strategy is over-performing because patents good/bad debates are missing the forest for the trees. Let's cut through the noise.
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.
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.
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.
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.