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Kritik

Put the K in debate. Kritik. What is kritik ?. Challenges the assumptions of the aff Similar to a cp in it’s function and purpose Offers an alternative that corrects the flawed assumptions of the aff Generally does not involve government action. Important terms.

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Kritik

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  1. Put the K in debate Kritik

  2. What is kritik? • Challenges the assumptions of the aff • Similar to a cp in it’s function and purpose • Offers an alternative that corrects the flawed assumptions of the aff • Generally does not involve government action

  3. Important terms • Epistemology-study of knowledge • Ontology-study of being • Deontology-morality based on duty and obligation to rule • Utilitarianism- Greatest good for the greatest number • Postmodernism-period of philosophy and academia, instability and uncertainty of meaning, critical of modern philosophy

  4. Epistemolgy • Epistemology-study of knowledge • How do we acquire knowledge? • What qualifies as knowledge? • What is the relationship between knowledge, belief, and truth?

  5. Ontology • Ontology-study of being • sub branch of philosophy under metaphysics • What actually exists? • What does it mean to exist? • What is the meaning of existence?

  6. Deontology • Deontology-morality based on duty and obligation to rule • Categorical imperative • The result of the action is less important than the justification and reason for acting

  7. Utilitarianism • Utilitarianism- Greatest good for the greatest number • Most policy affs operate under a utilitarian framework

  8. Postmodernism • Postmodernism-period of philosophy and academia, instability and uncertainty of meaning, • critical of modern philosophy • Embraces new fields of study • Psychology, science, sociology, etc.

  9. Why should I run a kritik? • Greater argument diversity • Develops skills not used in traditional debate • Still trips some teams up • Talking about assumptions and justifications is important

  10. Parts of a kritik • Link • Impact • alternative

  11. link • Links to the assumptions of the aff • Aff reinforces X • Aff props up X • Aff engages in X

  12. permutation • Perms of the K are essentially no link arguments • Proves that plan action and alt are not mutually exclusive

  13. Impact • Function similar to policy impacts, but vary in type • extinction • No value to life • Ethics • Dehumanization • Systemic impacts

  14. alternavie • Non government action • Rethink/withdrawal • Change mindset/approach • Somewhat abstract • Requires strong explanation

  15. framework • Gateway issue • Test the theoretical legitimacy of the aff • Does the neg have to offer a competitive policy option? • More judges are willing to let teams leverage than advantages than outright rejecting the k

  16. Difference between critical and policy debate • Links and impacts are different • Alternative • Moves away from government action and consequentialism and focuses more on justification

  17. Researching the K • Not the same as researching policy arguments • Use primary sources • Project muse and other academic search engines • See what other authors right about the issue or author in question

  18. Tips for running the K • Practice • Understand the philosophy • Understand the story • write overviews • Break it down in the same way you break down policy arguments

  19. Tricks for running a kritik • Role of the ballot • K is a prerequisite • Ethics first • Root cause

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