Policy Arguments
Argument Arguments
Fact Arguments
Environmental Policy
– One environmental issue (How we can solve) – land usage, water usage, electric cars, cO2
– Focus on one area
– By directional – increasing rules/laws
– Or can go reverse, government needs less restrictions.
– Either direction leading with good evidence.
– “Here’s what we are currently doing, this is what we can do”
Town Hall brief 4/6
– 150 points
Policy
– Changing the status quo
– Stock issues (Key arguments necessary for argument debates.)
– #1 Topicality (Are you on the topic?)
– #2 Inherency (What is the block that prevents your plan from happening?)
a. Structural/Institutional
b. Attitudinal – 1. People not aware 2. People are aware but don’t care. 3. People aware/care but don’t like people who are overseeing it.
c. Trend (is weaker than structural/attitudinal)
– #3 – Harms
a. Death and physical damage.
b. Economic
c. Health and welfare
d. Environmental
e. Psychological
d. Human rights validation
– #4 Plan
a. Mandate
b. Agent of action (What legal body will pass your plan?) US Congress
c. Agent of enforcement: (Which legal body will enforce/assure?) EPA (Env. Protection Agency)
d. Funding (How much will it cost?) How will you go on funding the plan. Tax everyone?
– #5 Side Effects
a. Advantages (2)
b. Disadvantages (1) (cant attack plan) (attacks a plan from another classmate)
Brief
#1 – Intro
a. Hook
b. Sub-topic area?
c. Importance
d. Background info
e. Connect to overall topic
#2 Inherency
a. 4-6 sentences
b. Explain
c. Identify the barrier
d. Source Citation
#3 Harms
a. Claim – 1 sentence
b. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
c. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
d. Warrant – Explains evidence & connects to claim (2-6 sentences)
Harm 2
a. Claim – 1 sentence
b. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
c. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
d. Warrant – Explains evidence & connects to claim (2-6 sentences)
Harm 3
a. Claim – 1 sentence
b. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
c. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
d. Warrant – Explains evidence & connects to claim (2-6 sentences)
#4 Plan
a. Mandate – 1-6 sentences
b. A.A.U.S congress
c. C.A.E.EPA
d. Funding ($$$ amount) 1-4 sentences
#5 Advantages
a. Claim – 1 sentence
b. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
c. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
d. Warrant – Explains evidence & connects to claim (2-6 sentences)
e. Claim – 2 sentence
f. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
g. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
h. Warrant – Explains evidence & connects to claim (2-6 sentences)
#6 Disadvantage
a. Claim – 1 sentence
b. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
c. Ground – Direct quotation & source cite
d. Warrant – Explains evidence & connects to claim (2-6 sentences)
#7 Conclusion
a. 4-6 sentences
b. Summarize
c. Why this topic over others
#8 Works Cited page
a. 8 sources.
b. Mention sources 13 times
Bulk work is citations
