Answering CounterplansAnswering Counterplans

Acronym is Acronym is PLOTSPLOTS PPermutationermutation

LLinks to their disadsinks to their disads

OOther disads to the Counterplanther disads to the Counterplan

TTheory Objectionsheory Objections

Doesn’t Doesn’t SSolve the caseolve the case

The plot The plot thickens when thickens when

they run a they run a counterplancounterplan

Doesn’t Doesn’t SSolve Your Caseolve Your Case

Doesn’t solve your caseDoesn’t solve your case

Why might a counterplan that uses the states Why might a counterplan that uses the states not solve your advantages?not solve your advantages?

Federal Domain (Natives/Military)Federal Domain (Natives/Military) Federal Symbol (raises profile of anti-poverty)Federal Symbol (raises profile of anti-poverty) ModellingModelling Plan fills a federal gap (federal law has Plan fills a federal gap (federal law has

excluded a group)excluded a group)

LLinks to their disadsinks to their disads

LLinks to their disadsinks to their disads AFF teams often forget to make this answerAFF teams often forget to make this answer

Inflation Disad (states still put money into the Inflation Disad (states still put money into the economy/causing inflation)economy/causing inflation)

Net Widening Disad (states still increase Net Widening Disad (states still increase control over people)control over people)

How might other disadvantages/kritiks link to How might other disadvantages/kritiks link to the states counterplan?the states counterplan?

OOther Disads to A Counterplanther Disads to A Counterplan

Affirmative can run disads to a counterplanAffirmative can run disads to a counterplan

Usually the affirmative will skip the Usually the affirmative will skip the uniqueness, and read a two card disaduniqueness, and read a two card disad

Can we think of disads Can we think of disads

TTheoretical Objections to heoretical Objections to CounterplansCounterplans

There are certain reasons why some There are certain reasons why some counterplans might be unfaircounterplans might be unfair

One reason is that One reason is that

““international FIAT” international FIAT”

might be badmight be bad

Not this kind of Not this kind of FiatFiat

FIATFIAT

FIAT:FIAT: the power to put your plan into the power to put your plan into actionaction

We pretend in debate that we are the We pretend in debate that we are the Congress, or the President, or the Congress, or the President, or the Supreme CourtSupreme Court

There is an argument that FIAT should be There is an argument that FIAT should be limited to the United Stateslimited to the United States

Status of CounterplansStatus of Counterplans

A good cross-x question is:A good cross-x question is:

what is the status of your CP?what is the status of your CP? An An unconditional Counterplanunconditional Counterplan

has to be defendedhas to be defended A A conditional counterplanconditional counterplan allows allows

the negative to “switch back” to thethe negative to “switch back” to the

status quo in the debatestatus quo in the debate

Status Part 2Status Part 2

A A dispositionaldispositional counterplan is like “limited counterplan is like “limited conditionality.” conditionality.”

We can revert back if you make certain We can revert back if you make certain answersanswers

Most judges think some version of Most judges think some version of dispositionality or conditionality is fairdispositionality or conditionality is fair

PermutationsPermutations

A counterplan must A counterplan must COMPETECOMPETE: it must : it must provide an answer to the question, why provide an answer to the question, why not do both?not do both?

A A permutationpermutation is an affirmative answer that is an affirmative answer that says: we should do bothsays: we should do both

A permutation is designed to prove, the A permutation is designed to prove, the counterplan doesn’t competecounterplan doesn’t compete

Answering PermutationsAnswering Permutations

1) Still links to the disadvantages.1) Still links to the disadvantages. So the answer to “why not do both” is the So the answer to “why not do both” is the

disadvantagedisadvantage There may be disadvangtes to the permutation There may be disadvangtes to the permutation

by itself, separate from the affby itself, separate from the aff

Two basic answers:Two basic answers: 1) we shouldn’t do both1) we shouldn’t do both

It links to the disadvantagesIt links to the disadvantages It has disadvantages to it (do both worse)It has disadvantages to it (do both worse)

2) we can’t do both2) we can’t do both

Plan Inclusive CounterplanPlan Inclusive Counterplan

Plan is give money to Afghanistan and LebanonPlan is give money to Afghanistan and Lebanon Counterplan is only give money to LebanonCounterplan is only give money to Lebanon

Ban giving aid to AfghanistanBan giving aid to Afghanistan Can’t give aid to Afghanistan and ban aid (you Can’t give aid to Afghanistan and ban aid (you

would have to ban ALL OTHER AID and then would have to ban ALL OTHER AID and then give aid)give aid)

Mutually exclusive: can’t do bothMutually exclusive: can’t do both

Illegitimate PermutationsIllegitimate Permutations Permutation has to be the Permutation has to be the combination of ALL of the PLANcombination of ALL of the PLAN and and

PART or ALL of the CounterplanPART or ALL of the Counterplan

Why must a Why must a permutation be all of the plan?permutation be all of the plan?

Plan was: give aid to A & LPlan was: give aid to A & L Counterplan only give aid to LCounterplan only give aid to L Disad: Afghan leader badDisad: Afghan leader bad Permutation: only give aid to LPermutation: only give aid to L You are not allowed to sever or get rid of parts of your planYou are not allowed to sever or get rid of parts of your plan

Plans aren’t conditional, you have to defend your planPlans aren’t conditional, you have to defend your plan Sever permutationSever permutation

Other permutationsOther permutations and PART or ALL of the Counterplanand PART or ALL of the Counterplan

Permutation cannot ADD anything into the mixPermutation cannot ADD anything into the mix Intrinsiciness Permutation adds something to the mixIntrinsiciness Permutation adds something to the mix

Run a spending disadRun a spending disad A) Cost a lot of money to give aid to afgA) Cost a lot of money to give aid to afg B) Destroy the deficitB) Destroy the deficit C) Wreck economyC) Wreck economy D) Big boomD) Big boom

Counterplan EU give aidCounterplan EU give aid

Permute: do the plan, have the EU give aid, and then cut the budget for boll wievel Permute: do the plan, have the EU give aid, and then cut the budget for boll wievel aidaid

We can’t run disads, you would always solve for them with your intrinsicness We can’t run disads, you would always solve for them with your intrinsicness permutationpermutation

Why are you allowed to only do Why are you allowed to only do part of the counterplanpart of the counterplan

Do all of the planDo all of the plan But only part of the counterplan?But only part of the counterplan?

Plank 1: Ban your planPlank 1: Ban your plan Plank 2: Feed the worldPlank 2: Feed the world

Afghan stability + 10; feed the world +1000Afghan stability + 10; feed the world +1000