Opener Everyone write a question you had from the demo debate you saw this morning or from the...

LAMDL USC Debate Camp

NoviceDay 1

Opener

Everyone write a question you had from the demo debate you saw this morning or from the lecture on argumentation.

Put them in the box.

Agenda Ice Breaker (30 minutes) – 1:30 – 2:00pm.

Question Box (15-30 minutes) – 2:00 – 2:30pm

SPAR Debates (45-60 minutes) – 2:30 – 3:30pm

Interlab Competition Time (60 minutes) – 3:30 – 4:30pm – Outside.

Flowing (Music Lyrics or Cards) – 4:30 – 5:00pm.

The Claim Game – 5:00 – 5:10pm.

Speaking Drills and Introducing the 1AC – 5:10 – 5:30pm.

Icebreaker: If you could have a superpower

what would it be and why?

Who is in my lab? What will our lab name be?

Question Box Each day you will be expected

to come up with questions during morning lectures and bring them to your afternoon lab.

We will pool the questions in the box anonymously and address some of them right at the start.

Trust that we will try our best to answer all your questions, even if we do it later in the week.

Argument Recap A.R.E.

Argument “My first argument is…” “My second argument is…”

Reason “I believe this because…” “The reason for this is…”

Evidence “My evidence is from…” “This is supported by…”

FormatFull Policy

Debate Format 1AC – 8 mins

2NC cross exam 1AC - 3 mins

1NC – 8 mins 1AC cross exam 1NC – 3

mins

2AC – 8 mins 2NC cross exam 2AC – 3

mins

2NC – 8 mins. 2AC cross exam 2NC – 3

mins.

1NR 5 mins

1AR 5 mins

2NR 5 mins

2AR 5 mins

SPAR Debate Format

1AC – 90 seconds 1NC cross of 1AC (60

seconds)

1NC (90 seconds) 1AC cross of 1NC (60

seconds)

1AR (45 seconds)

1NR (45 seconds)

SPAR Topics

Honesty is always the best policy.

True love really doesn’t exist.

Aventura/2Pac/Jay Z is better than Mana/Biggie/Kanye.

Police are necessary for safety.

People should et meat.

Students should work after school jobs

Fast food should be banned in certain neighborhoods.

School starts too early.

Gangs provide youth with a family and support structure.

People should not be allowed to own pets.

Legal driving age should be lowered to 14.

Interlab Competition Time

3:30pm – Go Outside

Flowing Knowing what arguments the other team made and

answering them is crucial to being a good debater.

In order to do this, you MUST flow. (“Flow or Die” in debate).

I will model, then we will practice: Lyrics of a Song Cards

The Claim GameThe Claim Game One of the easiest ways to

win in debate (and in arguments generally) is to point out when someone is B***S****ing.

Throughout camp we will be playing the claim game in lab.

Everyone starts out with “0” points and points are bad. You do not want points.

Each time you make an ARGUMENT (or CLAIM) you have to have a REASON (say WHY) and cite some EVIDENCE.

Rules

You can call out anyone in lab who you think has made an unwarranted claim: i.e. they say

something and do not have a because statement or any evidence.

The lab leader will judge whether they get a point.

The person with the fewest points on Sunday wins the LAMDL Claim Game Prize.

Speaking DrillIntroduction to the 1AC

Speaking Drill

Place your pen sideways in your mouth

Read one evidence card as fast and as clear as you can.

Have your partner flow you.

Give feedback on how clear you were


Novice Day 2

Opener

Question Box.

Agenda Question Box

SPAR (optional)

Unpacking The 1AC Lecture Review

Finding the Claim/Warrant/Evidence Race

Interlab Competition Time (Outside): 3:30pm 1AC Relay

Flowing

Speaking Drills

SPAR Topics

Resolved: School should not be mandatory.

Resolved: Fast food restaurants should be banned in certain neighborhoods.

SPAR


seconds)


seconds)

1AR (45 seconds)

1NR (45 seconds)

Ac should have a case: Inherency, harms,

solvency.

NC should have: On case defense

(frontlines), off case disadvantages

Rebuttals should have: Framing/summary of

debate from flow Impact calculus / net

benefits Why you should win

Preparing the 1AC

1 AC – 8 minute speech

I. Inherency Current state of the

problem

II. Significance/Harm Bad things that will

happen if we do not address the problem

III. The Plan Specific strategy to fix

the problem

IV. Solvency How the plan will work.

1AC – 8 minute speech

I. U.S. maintains a large military presence in Okinawa. John Feffer ‘10; Michael Werbowski

’10.

II. U.S. presence threatens alliance which risks starting war. Asahi Shimbun ‘10; LA Times ’10; Dr.

Kapila ‘10; Jonathan Landy ‘10; Michael Auslin ‘10; and Dr. Kapila ‘10.

III. U.S. should substantially reduce its military presence in Japan… … by removing base in Okinawa and

moving forces to Guam.

IV. Withdrawal plan will work because… Chalmers Johnson ‘10; George

Packard ‘10; Doug Bandow ‘10.

Preparing the 2AC (Just FYI)

I. Answer each of arguments made my the 1NC.

II. Pre-empt arguments that you think the 2NC will try to make.

III. Extend each of the arguments made by the 1AC.

(last chance to introduce new arguments)

I. Answer arguments about the case and the primacy disadvantage.

II. Preempt arguments about how Japan will not rearm, alliance split will destabilize, nuc’s deter, etc.

III. Extent arguments about current problem (inherency) will lead to the war (harms), and how withdrawal will solve.

Preparing the 1AR (Just FYI)

I. Respond to the 2NC.

II. Respond to the arguments made in 1NR.

III. Extend each argument made in the 2AC.

IV. Extent the original “case” (inherency, harms, solvency) made in 1AC.

I. Answers to Neg arguments.

II. Answers to primacy disadvantage.

III. Extend why U.S. needs to withdraw, and how moving troops to Guam will solve, etc.

IV. Plan will work.


3:30pm Go Outside

Speaking DrillsPractice with the 1AC

FlowingPractice flowing


Novice Day 3

Opener

Question Box

Agenda

Question Box

SPAR (optional)

Unpacking the 1NC Lecture Review

Interlab Competition Time – 3:30pm – Outside

Speaking Drills

Flowing

SPAR Topics












SPAR


seconds)


seconds)

1AR (45 seconds)

1NR (45 seconds)


solvency.






The 1NC• 1NC – Case Argument– Some part of the Aff. case

is wrong; – There is no problem or the

problem will fix itself; – Can also argue that aff.

Case makes problem worse.________________________________________

• Topicality– The Aff. plan is not the sort of action

required by the resolution.

• Disadvantages– The Aff. plan cases bad things to happen

(these bad effects outweigh the good effects).

• Counterplans– A different proposal for how to solve the

problem; must show why the Aff. case is a bad idea.

• Critiques– Argue that the Aff. should be rejected

because it uses bad ideas, research, or because the logic is no good.

• 1Nc – Case argument

• The Alliance will survive without pulling out troops (Green ‘10; Chanlett ‘10; Twining ‘10; Glosserman ‘10; McCormack ‘10; Auslin ’10; Twining ‘10; Green ‘10).

• Japan will not rearm (Lawless ‘10; CSIS ‘10; Kulacki ‘10; etc.)

• Alliance split will cause instability (Madsen ‘10; CSIS ‘10; Bandow ‘10; etc.).

• Nuclear weapons will deter war in Asia (Garvin ’10; Garvin ‘10, etc.).

• Answer to 1AC Advantages

• Banning expansion would solve Dungong (Center for BioDiversity ’10, etc.).

• Disadvantages:

• Alliance Turn (DA)

• Asian War Disadvantage (DA)

• Civil-Military Relations Disadvantage (DA)

• Primacy Disadvantage (DA)

The 2NC (Just FYI)• Extending part of the

1NC– Must extend some but

not all of the arguments from the 1NC; arguments my change in form; no requirements to cover all the arguments.

• New Arguments– Not common but

sometimes the 2NC will make entirely new arguments

• Extending parts of the 1NC Extend U.S. Japan alliance is

strong; Japan will not rearm; Alliance split will cause instability; nuclear weapons deter war; and/or answer to Dunong advantage.

• New arguments– Whichever combination of the

disadvantages you think strongest.

– Primacy DA

– Alliance Turn (DA)

– No Alternative (DA)

– Asian War (DA)

– Civil-Military Relations (DA)

The 1NR (Just FYI)

• Extending other 1NC arguments.– Kind of an extension of the

2NC; second speech in the negative block; must extend different but complementary arguments from the 2NC; not allowed to make new arguments.

• Pick and choose.– No requirement to extend

all the arguments of the 1NC; Aff. Can extend arguments from the 2Ac that are not answered so be sure and block them;

• Extending the 1NC– Read from answers

and extensions. Address the arguments of the Affirmative 2AC and block the 1AR.

• Pick and choose– Pick the arguments

which are strongest.

2NR (Just FYI)

• Overcoming the presumption of the 2AR– Must be persuasive to

convince judge; refute all arguments made in the 1AR; judge should understand negative position as well as reasons why neg. should win each round.

• Telling the story– Put all the arguments

together into a story explaining which arguments the negative is winning and why; this overview should be short yet comprehensive

• Overcoming the presumption of the 2AR– Address each of the Aff.

Arguments about how moving troops to Guam is better, etc.

• Impact calculus• Timeframe, magnitude,

probability.

• Telling the story– Frame the debate, show off

your flowing skills by retracing the debate and showing (subtly) how the neg. won each round.


3:30 Go Outside – Physical Activity Challenge

Speaking DrillsPractice with the 1NC

Flowing Flow or Die


Novice Day 4

Opener

Question Box

Agenda Opener

SPAR (optional)

Types of Questions for Cross Ex

Practice Debates

Interlab Cross-Ex Game (optional)

Practice Debates

Practice Debates

Practice Debates

SPAR Topics












SPAR


seconds)


seconds)

1AR (45 seconds)

1NR (45 seconds)


solvency.






Types of questions for the cross

Always have some cross questions written before hand (especially in novice).

Make sure you remember what they say accurately so you can use it against them in your next speech.

Use all your time because it gives your partner time to prep.

Types of questions: Clarification

What does this mean? Can you elaborate this? Pointing out errors (flaws in logic)

Can you explain the link between your harm and nuclear war in your own words?

Setting up your arguments Can you define racism? So you agree that it is an ideology? Does it

have to do with white supremacy?

Practice debatesTournament tomorrow!

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