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== Structure of a Shell == | == Structure of a Shell == | ||
Theory (also called “theory shells” or just “shells”) are composed of four parts: the [[Structure of a Shell#Interpretation and Violation|interpretation and violation]], which isolates what your opponent is specifically doing that is unfair or uneducational, the [[Structure_of_a_Shell#Standards|standards]], which proves how your opponent is being unfair or uneducational, and [[Structure_of_a_Shell#Voters|voters]], which articulate why the judge should care about being fair or educational in round, among other things. | Theory (also called “theory shells” or just “shells”) are composed of four parts: the [[Structure of a Shell#Interpretation and Violation|interpretation and violation]], which isolates what your opponent is specifically doing that is unfair or uneducational, the [[Structure_of_a_Shell#Standards|standards]], which proves how your opponent is being unfair or uneducational, and [[Structure_of_a_Shell#Voters|voters]], which articulate why the judge should care about being fair or educational in round, among other things. | ||
Click [[Structure of a Shell|here]] for an in-depth guide on the structure of theory. | |||
== Initiating Theory == | == Initiating Theory == | ||
Since theory is initiated in response to abuse, it is commonly read in the [[1NC Theory|1NC]] or [[1AR Theory|1AR]] in response to something that your opponent has done. However, it can also be read preemptively in the [[1AC Theory|1AC]] to say that your opponent shouldn't do something in one of their future speeches. More rarely, it can be read in the [[2NR theory|2NR]] in response to abuse from the 1AR. | Since theory is initiated in response to abuse, it is commonly read in the [[1NC Theory|1NC]] or [[1AR Theory|1AR]] in response to something that your opponent has done. However, it can also be read preemptively in the [[1AC Theory|1AC]] to say that your opponent shouldn't do something in one of their future speeches. More rarely, it can be read in the [[2NR theory|2NR]] in response to abuse from the 1AR. | ||
== Topicality == | == Topicality == | ||
[[Topicality]] is akin to a theory shell that proves the affirmative is not properly defending the resolution. If the affirmative reads a [[Policy#Policy ACs|plan]], the negative might read a topicality shell to prove both that it's unfair for the affirmative to not defend the entire resolution as stated and also that doing so is not consistent with the grammar of the resolution. | [[Topicality]] is akin to a theory shell that proves the affirmative is not properly defending the resolution. If the affirmative reads a [[Policy#Policy ACs|plan]], the negative might read a topicality shell to prove both that it's unfair for the affirmative to not defend the entire resolution as stated and also that doing so is not consistent with the grammar of the resolution. | ||
[[T-Framework]] is read when the affirmative is not defending the resolution at all in the form of a [[Non-topical Affirmatives|non-topical affirmative]]. | |||
[[T-Framework]] is read when the affirmative is not defending the resolution at all in the form of a [[Non-topical Affirmatives|non-topical affirmative]]. | |||
== Common Shells == | == Common Shells == | ||
Although one can read a theory shell about anything, certain theory shells that respond to common practices in debate are accordingly read more often. See the list of [[Common Theory Shells|common theory shells]] for more. It's useful to know and drill against these common theory shells because they are likely to come up in many of your future rounds. | Although one can read a theory shell about anything, certain theory shells that respond to common practices in debate are accordingly read more often. See the list of [[Common Theory Shells|common theory shells]] for more. It's useful to know and drill against these common theory shells because they are likely to come up in many of your future rounds. | ||
[[Disclosure Theory]] is another common theory shell that is read to incentivize debaters to [[Introduction to Circuit Debate#Disclosure|disclose]] on the [https://hsld.debatespaces.org HSLD wiki]. | [[Disclosure Theory]] is another common theory shell that is read to incentivize debaters to [[Introduction to Circuit Debate#Disclosure|disclose]] on the [https://hsld.debatespaces.org HSLD wiki]. | ||
== Frivolous Theory == | == Frivolous Theory == | ||