The 2nr: The Greatest Speech in Debate

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The 2nr The Greatest Speech in Debate
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What are you, 2NR?

• The last negative
• speech in a debate
• The speech happens
• after the 1ar, and before the 2ar
• It is the negatives last
• chance to answer arguments,
• and to make an impression
• on the judge

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Why is the 2nr the Greatest Speech in Debate?

• Caught between a rock and a hard place (love a
  challenge)
• The 1ar is really
• fast
• The 2ar is really
• eloquent

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The 2nr Predicament

• Go fast? Or Be Eloquent?

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The Dilemma

• Go too slow, you wont
• answer all of the 1ars
• arguments
• Go too fast, and you
• cant match the
• eloquence of the 2ar

Rush or Snipe?
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Jobs of the 2nr

• Summarize the negative positions
• Thoroughly answer the
• line-by-line
• Be Eloquent
• Make choices STEM Not just for plants
  anymore

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2nr worldviews

• Theory 1 The 1ar in reverse
• Go really fast
• Keep a bunch alive
• Dont give the 2ar a
• chance to breathe
• Spew em down.

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Theory 1?

• Problems with Theory 1
• It makes the debate a mess
• It makes the judge opt affirmative
• It denies you eloquence

• Actual picture of Robert Kurtis dorm room

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Make the Debate Small

• Theory 2 Make the debate small
• The way to cover the
• 1ar and match the
• 2ars eloquence is to
• pick fewer positions.

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Best 2nrs

• The best 2nrs
• Pick Issues
• Explain previous
• evidence
• They kick positions
• they cant win
• They make the debate
• like a funnel

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Tips of the Trade

• 1) Save at least half
• your prep time
• 2) Have an overview
• three reasons why you
• win
• 3) Think about the Save it up!
• big picture first

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Tips of the Trade

• 4) Dont read new
• evidence
• 5) Make the debate
• SMALL
• 6) You are not
• winning everything.
• EVER. Unless your
• name is Logan

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Tips of the Trade

• 7) Dont be afraid
• to group arguments.
• 8) Talk about why
• your arguments
• interact with the case
• It turns your case, I swear!

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Tips of the Trade

• 9) Start with your
• offense, end
• with defense
• 10) Learn to think
• like a 2ar how
• would you get
• out of this trap? Then
• shut down their
• escape hatch.
• Dont let them weasel out

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Kicking Disads Drill

• Kicking a disad It means you are choosing not
  to go for an argument
• You must eliminate their offense

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ICE ICE BABY

• Steps ICE
• 1) Identify that you
• are kicking the
• disadvantage
• 2) Concede affirmative
• arguments that allow you
• to get out of the disad
• 3) Explain how these
• arguments take out the Formerly Dan affirmative
  turns Bagwells role model -- now
  he is Roberts

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Never Forget

• 2ARs win championships
• 2NRs win dynasties

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Rock the 1ars world
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Drink the 2ars milkshake
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