Business Confidence Disadvantage

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Policy Debate
Organization
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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

[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)