Stock Issues and Basics of Policy Debate

What is a key characteristic of "stock issues" in a debate?

• They are always unique to each debate.

• They are recurring problems and themes that arise in debates.

• They are only relevant in informal discussions.

• They are fixed arguments that cannot be debated.

What is the primary focus of the affirmative team's case in a policy debate?

• Disputing the credibility of the opponent's evidence.

• Presenting a specific plan to address the resolution.

• Denying the existence of the problem in the status quo.

• Questioning the workability of the negative team's arguments.

What are the stock issues in policy debate that the affirmative has to prove?

What is the main goal of a topicality argument in a debate?

• To prove that the affirmative's evidence is unreliable.

• To demonstrate that the affirmative's plan will not solve the problem.

• To assert that the affirmative's plan is outside the scope of the debate's resolution.

• To show that the problem the affirmative is addressing does not exist.

What is the primary purpose of a language critique in a debate?

• To challenge the underlying assumptions of the affirmative's plan.

• To question the specific terms used in the resolution itself.

• To highlight harmful or biased language used by the affirmative.

• To propose an alternative solution to the problem.

True/False - A negative team in policy debate may combine a disadvantage argument with a counterplan.

• True

• False