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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Topicality is an argument that contests whether or not the affirmative has met its burden in defending the resolution. While topicality and theory are both "procedurals" because they generally supersede other "substantive" arguments, there is a distinction. In theory debates, the interpretation describes a norm that would be good for debate, and the violation proves that the other debater violated that norm. In topicality debates, both sides assume that it is a good norm for the affirmative to defend the resolution, and mainly disagree over what the best interpretation of the resolution is and whether the affirmative has differed from that interpretation. | Topicality is an argument that contests whether or not the affirmative has met its burden in defending the resolution. While topicality and theory are both "procedurals" because they generally supersede other "substantive" arguments, there is a distinction. In theory debates, the interpretation describes a norm that would be good for debate, and the violation proves that the other debater violated that norm. In topicality debates, both sides assume that it is a good norm for the affirmative to defend the resolution, and mainly disagree over what the best interpretation of the resolution is and whether the affirmative has differed from that interpretation. | ||