WNDI Policy Lectures-Research

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Research Assignments

Research assignments will be established by the Head Policy Print Person with Jim shortly after the deadlines noted below.

For the most part, you will receive the request you preferenced unless someone else also requested that assignment. In that case, the Head Policy Print Person will try to use second, third, or fourth choices and if that doesn't work, select a person for the assignment usually based on expertise or research knowledge of that assignment or possibly have two people do different aspects of an assignment.

SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST BY MIDNIGHT, PACIFIC TIME, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008.

THE TOPIC IS Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase alternative energy incentives in the United States.

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For Aff-Neg Lab Leaders Only

Aff First Choice--STATE PLAN (eg solar power) and _if you wish_ SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES (eg solonoid competitiveness)

Aff Second Choice--STATE PLAN (eg solar power) and _if you wish_ SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES (eg solonoid competitiveness)

Aff Third Choice--STATE PLAN (eg solar power) and _if you wish_ SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES (eg solonoid competitiveness)

Aff Fourth Choice--STATE PLAN (eg solar power) and _if you wish_ SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES (eg solonoid competitiveness)

Aff Fifth Choice--STATE PLAN (eg solar power) and _if you wish_ SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES (eg solonoid competitiveness)

Rank your preference for researching the following generic advantages for your affirmative. You will be assigned to research an advantage area and yes, we will work to assure it matches up with the affirmative plan you are assigned.

	Acid Rain (Coal) Impacts
	Air Pollution/Particulates Impacts
	Biodiversity/Environment
	Competitiveness-Heg Impacts
	Global Warming
	Mid East Wars
	Oil Runs Out/Price Shocks
	OPEC Oil Producing Nation Scenarios
	Russia Oil Scenarios

List off other Generic advantages you would want to research for your affirmative (if specific to an affirmative--write it in the field for that affirmative above instead of here).

State your aff expertise (eg you worked on one of the aff's you've suggested).

For Everyone

Below, list off the DA, CP, and K Negative Positions you want to research and run labs for.

If you have 1 Neg Lab--Pref 4. If you have 2 or 3 Neg Labs--Pref 6.

If you are set to do two labs--you CANNOT do two DA labs, you have to do a DA and a CP or a DA and a K.

Negative Position First Choice (DA, CP, or K)
****State the Link and the Impact for DAs and Ks. CP Text/Action.
Example: Spending Disad; Link: Plan costs Money. Impact: Economy/Depression.

Negative Position Second Choice (DA, CP, or K)
****State the Link and the Impact for DAs and Ks. CP Text/Action.
Example: State Counterplan. CP does Plan except through the states instead of federal government.

Negative Position Third Choice (DA, CP, or K)
****State the Link and the Impact for DAs and Ks. CP Text/Action.
Example: Securitization Kritik. Link: Plan/Case Rhetoric uses security rhetoric/military impacts to justify renewable energy. Impact: This creates the inevitability of war.

Negative Position Fourth Choice (DA, CP, or K)
****State the Link and the Impact for DAs and Ks. CP Text/Action.
Example: Business Regulations DA. Link: Plan regulates business to impose alternative energy. Impact: Harms economy, causes depression/Mead.

Negative Position Fifth Choice (DA, CP, or K)
****State the Link and the Impact for DAs and Ks. CP Text/Action.
Example: Private Industry Counterplan. CP has Private Industry create standards for the use of the renewable energy in the affirmative plan and has promotional efforts for industry to follow those standards to use that renewable energy.

Negative Position Sixth Choice (DA, CP, or K)
****State the Link and the Impact for DAs and Ks. CP Text/Action.
Example: Consumerism Kritik: Link: The Affirmative entrenches consumer waste of energy and resources. Impact: Further damage to the environment.

State your neg expertise (eg you worked on a neg position for another camp)

Lectures-Example Debates

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Which lectures/example debates do you want to do?

Rate at least 7 as your favorites; Rate at least 7 as preferred; Rate 3 at max as ones you don't want to do. I expect that you will be given 5 to 8 lecture/example debates for the first two weeks. 3 week staff will also choose additional lectures for the 3rd week during camp.

	Favorite (PICK at least 7)	Preferred (PICK at least 7)	Acceptable	Not Preferred (3 max)
--WNDI Cases and Using The Template
--Disads and Responses Lecture
--Topic Disads (eg Oil or Econ or Elections) Lecture
--Example Case-DA Debate (1 vs 1)
--Scholars Topic Disads (covering variety of DAs)
--Scholars Alternative Energy Details
--C-Plans and Responses I Lecture
--C-Plans and Responses II Lecture
--Example Counterplan Debate (1 vs 1)
--Scholars Topic CPlans
--Scholars Consult CPlans
--Scholars CPlan Theory
--Kritiks and Answers Lecture
--Framework Lecture
--Example Kritik Debate (1 vs 1)
--Scholars Kritikal Overview
--Scholars Cap and Environment Kritiks
--Scholars Going for Kritiks
--Topic Analysis
--Arguing Topicality
--This year's T Arguments

Name and describe 2 Advanced Theory/Strategy/Argument Lectures you want to give at the WNDI

Any other comments relevant to assigning you lectures and/or research?