Negative Side: You are arguing that there should be NO change in current practice or policy.

Your debate question:

Your position:

Case arguments for your position or against theirs:

Possible Case 1 for keeping things the same or your counter-case 1 to an example they will give to support change:

a. evidence:

b. source:

c. (circle all that apply) deductive/inductive; logos, ethos, pathos

Possible Case 2 for keeping things the same or your counter-case 2 to an example they will give to support change:

a. evidence:

b. source:

c. (circle all that apply) deductive/inductive; logos, ethos, pathos

Negative consequences to the changes they want:

Possible negative consequence 1 of their plan for change:

a. evidence:

b. source:

c. (circle all that apply) deductive/inductive; logos, ethos, pathos

Possible negative consequence 2 of their plan for change:

a. evidence:

b. source:

c. (circle all that apply) deductive/inductive; logos, ethos, pathos

Attacks on the assumptions or fallacies in their logic:

Weak assumption or fallacy 1 in their plan for change:

a. evidence:

b. source:

c. (circle all that apply) deductive/inductive; logos, ethos, pathos

Weak assumption or fallacy 2 in their plan for change:

a. evidence:

b. source:

c. (circle all that apply) deductive/inductive; logos, ethos, pathos

Your attacks on the relevance of their solutions:

Your counter-plan, generally focused on maintaining the status quo with minor changes:

Step 1: We would…

a. evidence this is a good step:

b. source:

c. (circle all that apply) deductive/inductive; logos, ethos, pathos

Step 2: We would…

a. evidence this is a good step:

b. source:

c. (circle all that apply) deductive/inductive; logos, ethos, pathos

Benefits of your plan:

Anticipated attacks on your position and your possible turns:

Anticipated attacks on your position and your possible permutations:

Overall anticipation of our opponent’s position and approaches with our responses: