DB8 Speech & Debate Academy
Unit 10 · Lesson 3 7 min

Kritiks (Ks)

A K rejects the assumptions BEHIND the bill. Powerful but risky — many judges hate them.

Link to assumptions

'This bill assumes economic growth is good — but growth itself causes the climate crisis.'

Alternative

K's need an alt: what should we do INSTEAD? Without an alt, it's just complaining.

Know your judge

Strict policy judges reject Ks. Read paradigms before deploying.

Quick Check
  1. 1. A Kritik attacks:

Answer all 1 to check.

Takeaway

Ks are framework warfare. Devastating when judge accepts them; dead on arrival when judge doesn't.

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