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== Structure of Frameworks == | == Structure of Frameworks == | ||
This section is under construction. | This section is under construction. | ||
=== Terminology === | === Terminology === | ||
=== Parts of a Framework === | === Parts of a Framework === | ||
== Common Philosophies == | == Common Philosophies == | ||
[[Utilitarianism]] is likely the most common framework read in LD. Used as the framework for [[policy]] positions, utilitarian frameworks center around maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. | [[Utilitarianism]] is likely the most common framework read in LD. Used as the framework for [[policy]] positions, utilitarian frameworks center around maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. | ||
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[[Pettit]], or non-domination, is another political philosophy that provides an alternative account of freedom and attempts to uphold said account. Non-domination is to be free from the arbitrary-interference of another agent to impede upon one's ends, in contrast to non-interference, which is is to be free only if one's ends are not being actively impeded upon. | [[Pettit]], or non-domination, is another political philosophy that provides an alternative account of freedom and attempts to uphold said account. Non-domination is to be free from the arbitrary-interference of another agent to impede upon one's ends, in contrast to non-interference, which is is to be free only if one's ends are not being actively impeded upon. | ||
== Other Concepts == | == Other Concepts == | ||
[[ | [[Presumption and Permissibility#Presumption|Presumption]] determines which way the judge should vote in the absence of any offense in the round. | ||
[[ | [[Presumption and Permissibility#Permissibility|Permissibility]] determines whether an action should be taken when an action is neither moral nor immoral. | ||
[[ | [[Hijacks]] are a type of argument used to prove that the arguments used to justify one framework actually justify a different framework. | ||
[[ | [[Induction]] is a method used to enable one to draw a conclusion based on some supporting observed pattern. This concept is often used in consequentialist frameworks and is important to understand to respond to and make objections to said frameworks. | ||
[[Act-Omission Distinction]] | [[Act-Omission Distinction]] | ||
[[Intent-Foresight Distinction]] | [[Intent-Foresight Distinction]] | ||