Counterplans Note Opportunity Costs Forgoing the opportunity of doing something else Why run a counterplan?

Because the negative cant always say that the status quo is ideal Accomplish as much of the aff as possible, while avoiding saying the aff is bad All aff plans are considered offense D/A is offense, neg defense is status quo Counterplans suck up the affs offense Counterplans also test the affs internal links By contesting the affirmatives idea that their plan is the only solution. Obtain more net benefits. Net Benefits: A disadvantage that applies to the plan and not the counterplan BASIC TYPES OF COUNTER PLANS Advantage Counterplan: A counterplan that solves the affirmatives advantages while remaining separate from the plan. Net Benefit = disadvantage to the plan Plan-Inclusive Counterplan (Pick): A counterplan that includes the entire plan except a very small part and states that that small part is bad. Net Benefit = disadvantage to that small part Agent Counterplan: Does the action of the Aff but with a different agent Conditions Counterplan: Does the plan only if a certain condition is met. Net Benefit = The condition. Consult Counterplan: Does the plan only if a certain outside party says yes. Net Benefit = The act of consulting. So in the fast food example, lets only go to taco bell if we consult NATO and they say yes. Counterplan competition Net benefit to the counterplan is a disadvantage to the plan and not just an advantage to itself.

Aff can argue that the plan has to happen right now and that the plan MUST happen. PERMS Different combinations to do with the counterplan. All the plan + all or plus of the counterplan. Tests the competitiveness of the counterplan Perm Do Both Do both the plan and the counterplan Perm Plus Do the plan and something else Perm Do Both is the most common and also tests the net benefits and competitiveness of the counterplan. Permutation do the counterplan contests the competitiveness of the counterplan. Severance Perm No longer defends the aff plan Intrinsic Perm Tacks something on that isnt the plan or the counterplan

ANSWERING COUNTERPLANS

Solvency Deficit Where the counterplan cannot solve the plans advantages Add-ons Where new miniature advantages are presented that cannot be solved by the counterplan Permutations Disads to the counterplan

Counterplan Status Conditionally Negative team doesnt have to defend the CP. Dispositionally The negative doesnt have to defend the CP if the aff makes a perm or a theory argument Unconditionality Negative team has to defend the counterplan no matter what

Theory Are international counterplans good or bad? Key to test whether the US really has to do space policy Good Education Value, Ground Bad No Guarantee

Are private actor counterplans good or bad? Key to test whether the US really has to do space policy Good Education Value Bad Infinite companies, hurts predictability, No guarantee

Responding to Conditionality Makes the negative read bad counterplans Negative should get flexibility

Conditionality is better for critical thinking Education bad with conditionality