Author: Matt Liu, University of Wyoming Director of Debate
This informal post is about advice for debating impact turns. It is intended for debaters who already have some experience and know what an impact turn is, and would like to get better at executing impact turn strategies. If that sounds like you, here are 7 thoughts on debating impact turns:
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Matt
9/9/2023 10:50:55 am
Hey E! I'm having a little trouble following your question. Could you give me an example of what you're thinking about? Thanks!
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I suppose its a question about how try or die effects impact turns? Say a 1AC says that LIO collapse is coming now and causes great power cooperation because the plan text reinvigorates LIO. A 1NC says LIO causes autocracy. The 2A says that even if the LIO is bad, the plan is try or die for the cooperation impact because cooperation turns/solves autocracy. The 2N says autocracy turns cooperation. How can the 2N turn cooperation if the aff comes prior to the impact turns' impact becoming true? Or in other words, how do impact turns interact with a plan that solves something when the impact turn assumes the plan has already happened? Hope that makes sense. Thanks.
Matt
12/19/2023 05:47:59 pm
Hey! First, massive apologies for missing this reply. On the substance, I guess we just think through the sequencing and relative strength of each side's argument? I think debate, for example, it seems like the question question is if LIO promotes cooperation, autocracy, or both. If coop solves autocracy, the aff could win they promote good LIO, no turn. If LIO leads to autocracy, the neg probably wins good LIO gets corrupted and co-op eventually fails. I think it mostly depends on the warrants and debating at the first step of the impact turn, and also depends a little on the "link" - how the aff promotes LIO. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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