Kritik Argumentative Analysis

A “Kritik” (deriving from the german word for critique) is an argument that is indicative of how the Affirmative deals with the resolution. The first of the three kinds is a criticism of the ontology, or the way they establish being is problematic. Next is a critique of epistemology, or how their knowledge production is bad. Lastly is methodology that says the Affirmative’s methods are bad. There are many effective strategies to leverage against the kritik, and all you need to do is win one argument. The Affirmative team has the advantage in the Kritik debate. First is the permutation, which is (mathworld) a unique rearrangement of a sequence. Essentially you are arranging the Negative’s alternative and the Affirmative’s plan text in order to test the mutual exclusivity of both. The most common is “Permutation: Do both the plan and the alt” where you argue that both can be done at the same time so there's no competitiveness. It is important to note that this does not necessarily mean you are advocating for the permutation, as there is a fairness argument to be made by the negative if you do. However, these arguments are effective in groups as it will take the negative much longer to answer than for you to say. Second is offense on the argument. There will be unique pieces of offense

In order to stand a chance, you need to be in control of framework, which is the interpretation of how the criticism should affect the debate round. Negative interpretations can moot your entire first speech because your ontology/epistemology/methodology is harmful. They will often argue that criticism of that mindset is a priori to any of the advantages that you claim. Your interpretation should always allow you to weigh your impacts against those of the kritik. The reasoning should include that your interpretation is best for fairness and education in the round. Why should they get to take away eight minutes of your speech time with a two minute