Unit 4: Building the Constructive Case

1. 1. A typical PF Constructive case includes:

   Only Crossfire questionsA full rebuttal to the other team's caseBrief framing, two contentions, and a short closing recapFive or more contentions for maximum coverage

2. 2. What is 'solvency' in a Pro case?

   Evidence proving the resolution's action actually fixes the identified problemA type of Crossfire questionThe team's total prep timeThe judge's final decision

3. 3. True or False?

   "A disadvantage argues that the resolution itself creates a new harm."

   TrueFalse

4. 4. A 'solvency deficit' argument claims that:

   Con ran out of prep timeThe resolution's mechanism doesn't actually work as advertisedPro forgot to include an impactThe judge misunderstood the case

5. 5. A pre-empt is best described as:

   A brief line addressing a predictable attack in advanceA question asked only in Grand CrossfireA rule limiting how many contentions a case may haveA long rebuttal included in Constructive

6. 6. True or False?

   "Extended framework battles are usually best placed inside the 4-minute Constructive rather than later speeches."

   TrueFalse

Outline a two-contention Constructive case (Pro or Con) for a topic of your choice, including one pre-empt.