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==== Drop the Debater/Drop the Argument ==== | ==== Drop the Debater/Drop the Argument ==== | ||
Drop the debater says that your opponent should lose the round for violating your interp. This does not mean that the round completely stops after you make the accusation; rather, your opponent will defend their norm and you will pursue your norm (assuming that you go for theory) and if you win your shell and that your opponent should lose for violating it, the judge will use that to make their decision (once the round finishes). | |||
Drop the argument says that your opponent and judge should disregard the argument that you are indicting and effectively “drop” it. For example, if my opponent were to run theory on a counterplan and it was drop the argument, if I conceded the theory argument then I would no longer be able to go for the counterplan. | |||
Common justifications: | |||
Drop the debater (often abbreviated to DTD) – their abuse was so bad that it completely skewed the rest of the round. | |||
DTD – if they lose, it’ll encourage good norms in the future since people will fear punishment. | |||
DTD – there isn’t enough time for me to run theory and also go for other arguments – by reporting abuse my time is skewed and DTD compensates for it. | |||
Drop the argument (often abbreviated to DTA) – it’s the most real-world since you wouldn’t give the death penalty to someone for shoplifting just like how you shouldn’t punish me for marginal abuse. | |||
DTA – DTD encourages frivolous theory since people can lose the round on minor abuses. Frivolous theory is bad – it delegitimizes real abuse and distracts from substance since nobody will want to go for case. | |||
DTA – DTD incentivizes people to go all out on theory because nothing else matters so we never talk about substance. | |||
==== Competing Interps/Reasonability ==== | ==== Competing Interps/Reasonability ==== | ||