Solvency - Stock Issue in Policy Debate

SolvencySpencer Field

Fall 2014

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Will it work?

SQ

Solvent

GoalsHarmsActions

Adv

Do the mandates fix the harms and bring about the advantages?

Does the new SQ better meet the goals?

“Solvency: one of four stock issues in policy debate. It argues the ability

of a plan to work and to solve or significantly reduce the harm(s) identified by the affirmative.”

“The affirmative plan must successfully solve or at least reduce in a significant manner the

problems the affirmative presents or the affirmative s identification of a problem is useless. The negative can attack this issue both by showing that the plan will not solve

the harms sufficiently, or that it simply cannot be enacted as stated by the affirmative.”

Internal External

No ContolFiat Power

2 is Better Then 1

Develop with Logic and Evidence

Evidence Why Specifics Entire case Specific facet Not just general

idea

Logic

Clear Simple Deductive Human Nature

Qualifiers

Past Tense Fact