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Combo shells are a type of theory shell read when some ''combination'' of arguments are abusive. That is, Argument <math>A</math> might not be abusive alone, and Argument <math>B</math> might not be abusive alone, but combining Arguments <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> produces some abuse story. | Combo shells are a type of theory shell read when some ''combination'' of arguments are abusive. That is, Argument <math>A</math> might not be abusive alone, and Argument <math>B</math> might not be abusive alone, but combining Arguments <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> produces some abuse story. | ||
For example, suppose that the negative says the affirmative should not get access to 1AR theory, and that the affirmative should also not get RVIs. The affirmative might read a combo shell on this, saying that these two arguments combined deny the affirmative access to offense on the theory layer since they cannot read their own shell, and they also can't get offense without the RVI. | |||
Notice how the abuse is conjunctive – denying the affirmative access to 1AR theory might be fine on its own, or denying the affirmative access to the RVI might be fine on its own, but when combined, these two arguments become abusive. | |||
Notice how the abuse is | |||
== Strategically Deploying Combo Shells== | == Strategically Deploying Combo Shells== | ||
Combo shells are strategic because the abuse story between them is generally true if done correctly. A few tips can be used to maximize strategic potential: | Combo shells are strategic because the abuse story between them is generally true if done correctly. A few tips can be used to maximize strategic potential: | ||