Inherency

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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

Inherency is a stock issue in policy debate that refers to a barrier that keeps a harm from being solved in the status quo.

There are three main types of inherency:

Structural inherency: Laws or other barriers to the implementation of the plan.
Attitudinal inherency: Beliefs or attitudes which prevent the implementation of the plan.
Existential inherency: The plan hasn't happened yet.

Despite the classification of these three as the "main types" of inherency, the existence of other types are subject to theory (much like a substantial part of the lexicon for the event).