Business Confidence Disadvantage

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Part of the series Policy Debate

Organization

Policy debate competitions Inter-Collegiate policy debate

Format

Structure of policy debate · Resolution Constructive · Rebuttal · Prep Time Evidence · Flow

Participants

Affirmative · Negative · Judge

Types of Arguments

Stock Issues · Case· Disadvantage Counterplan · Kritik Impact calculus · Topicality

Argumentative Concepts

Offense · Defense · Turn · Drop

The Business Confidence Disadvantage is a disadvantage used in policy debate.

Contents 1 Abbreviations 2 Explanation 3 Example Structure 3.1 Uniqueness 3.2 Links 3.3 Impacts

[edit] Abbreviations

Abbreviations would include biz con & consumer confidence.

[edit] Explanation

The argument explains that the if the plan passes, businesses will lose faith in the government. This happens because the Supreme Court would be seen as "unpredictable". Then the loss of faith will cause economic collapse and extinction, like all policy disadvantages

[edit] Example Structure

Below is an example of what the argument could look like. Evidence would be read off after each statement. If any team had a disadvantage like this they would win few rounds.

[edit] Uniqueness

Uniqueness Economy strong now

[edit] Links

• 1. Economy is strong because businesses are confident
• 2. Insert Specific Link (doesn't have to be logical)
• 3. Unpredictability makes businesses stop to cut off losses
• 4. The loss of confidence causes unemployment and inflation
• 5. Increased unemployment and inflation weakens trade.

[edit] Impacts

• 1. Trade prevents economic collapse
• 2. Economic collapse causes extinction (Bearden in '95)