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File Name | S21-Policy-Stoa-22-NEG-Hegemony.docx |
File Size | 60.76 KB |
Date added | January 11, 2021 |
Category | Archived |
Tags | Debate, Policy, Season 21, Stoa |
Author | “Coach Vance" Trefethen |
Generic Negative against any case reducing US military commitments. “Hegemony” (he-GEM-oh-nee) is leadership, or direction, where other nations do things our way because we have the most influence and power in the world. It allows many things to function and maintains a higher level of world peace and stability than would be possible without it. Reducing US military commitments means reducing US leadership in the world. If that happens, bad guys (like Russia and China) will gain influence and the world will be much worse off.
When to run this brief: When you don’t have enough specific “on case” evidence or arguments to fill the 1NC or 2NC.
How to run this brief: You don’t need to read every card in the brief every time you use it (although you could if you wanted to). All the arguments in this brief are Disadvantages, so signpost to the judge that you are running one or more disadvantages based on loss of US hegemony. Pick one or two cards from the “Links to Everything” and explain how the AFF plan links to the issues raised in that evidence. Read one or two of the “Brinks to Everything” to show how right now is a critical time NOT to be cutting US military commitments, since it could push us over the brink of losing US hegemony in the world. Then pick the specific example(s) you want to argue that best apply to the case, and pick the specific pieces of evidence that best fit. You don’t have to read all of them, just pick the ones that best fit your situation and that you have time to fit into your 8 minute speech. Worst case (if none of the specific examples seem to fit very well) you can read the generic links, generic brink, and impacts and skip the specific examples.
Be sure to leave a minute or two at the end of the speech to read at least one of the “Impact” cards, because a Disadvantage doesn’t matter and is not a voting issue in the round until someone gets hurt by an impact. The same generic Impact cards at the end of the brief will apply to any of the “Specific Example” scenarios. The Russia scenario also has its own specific impact card that applies only to it.