Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Circuit Debate"

In this section, we start to deviate more from traditional LD debate and make our way into circuit LD. In traditional LD, the role of the affirmative and negative are typically clearly defined. The affirmative must affirm the resolution by proving why it is good, and the negative must negate the resolution by proving why it is bad. There is only one way for the affirmative to win, and one way for the negative to win, that is, by proving their respective sides. The affirmative's case would be considered one layer, and the negative's case would be consider another layer. Therefore, in traditional LD debate, there are typically only two layers in the debate, both of which are substantive.