How Do You Win A Novice Policy Debate Round?
Convince the judge of the merit of your plan. The way to win a novice policy round is to convince the judge that not only is your plan will solve the problem, and the other team’s plan is going to make the current situation worse. • The Affirmatives (most commonly referred to as aff. by most debaters) job in the round is to prove that their case works. Sounds simple right? Wrong. To win you have to have a strong, well-built case. Also you have to know the case inside and out. Make sure you know and can explain every one of your advantages and how your case solves (solvency). It seems simple enough until the Negative kicks in. • The Negatives (most commonly referred to as neg. by most debaters) job in the round is to prove that the aff.’s case either • Hurts the status quo (the current way things are going is a good simple definition for status quo) • Doesn’t solve (this is called a solvency take-out) • Is morally wrong (this is called a kritik argument which you wont see much in novice
