- Build link story to Aff assumptions; defend an alternative; justify K framework.
- Answers: no link; impact defense; perm do both; alt flaws; framework pushback.
Examples
- Cap K: Link via commodification of rights; alt = reject market calculus in evaluation.
- Security K: Link via threat inflation; alt = reframe security discourse.
When to read a K
- Opp uses harmful assumptions/methods or your link story is topic-generic and strong.
- Judge is comfortable with kritikal debate or you can translate clearly for a trad judge.
Cap K overview (copy/paste)
Link: The affirmative treats rights as tradable outcomes in a cost-benefit frame—commodifies human worth.
Impact: Commodification normalizes exploitation and ecological collapse.
Alternative: Reject market calculus as a decision method; evaluate advocacy through a decommodified ethical lens.
Framework: Prefer method: fairness/education—interrogating assumptions prevents replication of harm-producing debate practices.
Security K overview (copy/paste)
Link: The aff amplifies threat narratives (border insecurity), privileging control and surveillance.
Impact: Threat construction justifies violence and rights erosion.
Alternative: Reject securitizing discourse; adopt care-centered framing over control.
Framework: Method comes first—checking harmful discourse is a precondition to ethical policy deliberation.