Author: Matt Liu, University of Wyoming director of debate
Counterplans offer an alternative avenue to solve all or part of the affirmative, usually one that avoids a disadvantage you have read that links to the affirmative plan but not your counterplan. Let’s use a common real world example: your friend proposes going to McDonald’s because you’re both hungry, but you’ve heard the local McDonald’s is giving people food poisoning, so you counter with going to Chipotle. The Chipotle counterplan solves the hunger advantage, but avoids the food poisoning disadvantage. Game, set, match for the neg right? Maybe, maybe not. In this series, we’ll discuss counterplan strategy for both the neg and the aff, but we’ll also focus on breaking down some of the debate jargon and theory that can make counterplans seem imposing. This article is broken into 3 sections, and I suggest you read through the articles in this order: 1) The Status of Counterplans 2) Counterplan Competition & Perms 3) Types of Counterplans If you have any questions, as always, please feel free to comment on the articles. Go Pokes!
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