Speech Structures

Question 1

PMC Speech Structure

Answer 1

1. Resolutional Analysis (Policy Interp, Net Benefits)
2. Background (Inadequacy of Status Quo, how Plan overcomes possible barriers)
3. Plan Text (Actor & Action, No Acronyms)
4. Solvency (How plan solves the problem, why time and actor are important, and how the plan is better than the SQ)

Question 2

LOC Speech Structure

Answer 2

5 mins off-case 3 mins on-case
A-Strat and B-Strat
Disad, Kritik, Topicality, Theory
Case turns (nonunique, Link turn)

Question 3

MG Speech Structure

Answer 3

1. Offcase (Respond to most important Neg args - Start with T / Topicality)
2. MG Theory (45 secs - Condo Bad, PICS bad, etc)
3. POST Neg Advocacies (Kritiks, CP’s, DA’s [Prioritize offense by using link and impact turns])
4. Extend & Answer Case (Key extensions of PMC including impacts, answer Neg offense)

Question 4

MO Speech Structure (Policy)

Answer 4

1. Kick Neg advocacies that you are not going for (extend defense that prevents it from being viable, explain how it makes the position moot for both teams)
2. Work Through the Case (Key Offense and defensive arguments to extend)
3. Win Key offcase Argument (CP, T, Topicality) with focus on each part that you’re winning. Collapse to key int. link/impacts stories

Question 5

MO Speech Structure (Kritiks)

Answer 5

Internally Collapse to key arguments on each page. Don’t go for every impact, Extensively answer each key case argument.

Question 6

MO Speech Structure (Theory)

Answer 6

(Most of the time) Go 100% for theory. Work through theory position, reinforcing interp and violation. Key standards and prioritize one voter.

Question 7

LOR + PMR Speech Structure

Answer 7

1. Overview (Main impacts and reasons why you win)
2. Weighing Mechanism (Timeframe, Magnitude, Probability) and why you are winning it
3. Key Offense (Best uniqueness/link/int link/impact and answer necessary opp args)
4. Work through opp’s best args on each page, and extend best offense/defense against it (stop-slow-stop-go method). End page explaining why you outweigh/resolve via weighing mechanism
5. (LOR) Pre-empt possible PMC args and counter them
6. End on best impact for judge to decide the debate on