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Re: plan-plan

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As I understand the the theory, neg is given the choice in every round to 
either affirm or negate the resolution.  
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Actually, the negative has the option to either focus on the resolution, the
plan, or a comparison between the plan and the c/plan. These are the 3
choices that have been enumerated thus far.

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If neg chooses to run a topical plan the judge decides which team presents
the best action under the topic and votes for that team.
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If the neg runs a topical NON-competitive c/plan, yes. If they choose a
topical competitive c/plan then there are still operating under a plan focus
and the decision calculus is different.

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Assuming that the above thumb nail sketch is at least close to the mark:
What is the theoretical basis in denying the affirmative the same choice 
as the negative?  In other words, if the negative is free to affirm the 
resolution shouldn't the affirmative be free to negate the resolution?  
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Again, this assumes the mixing of two completely different focuses. In a
comparison focus (plan/plan), the resolution is not "affirmed" or "negated".
It is assumed that the resolution is a statement of truth, "The United
States SHOULD do ......" (as opposed to "SHOULD the U.S. do......), and the
two teams are concerned with HOW they should do it, not WHETHER they should.

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For example of the res calls for federal action aff could call for state 
action or international action or perhaps argue that the resolution 
forces them to ignore other problem areas that they believe are more in 
need of debate and choose to argue that problem instead.  
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Then they are not answering HOW within the parameters of the rsolution. This
might be fine under some other focus (there could be more than 3, I only
know of these for now), but comparison focus assumes that the two teams
"compare" topical examples of HOW the U.S. should do the action.
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