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What is a counter plan?
A new idea from the negative team
A question asked during a debate
A summary at the end of the debate
A speech by the affirmative team
Who presents the counter plan in a debate?
The first speaker of the affirmative team
The last speaker of the affirmative team
The first speaker of the negative team
The first speaker of the negative team
Why do we use a counter plan?
To confuse the audience
To copy the affirmative team’s idea
To offer a different way to solve the problem
To make the debate harder
What does "P" in PHW stand for?
Pineapple
Plan
Poem
Problem
What does "H" in PHW stand for?
Why it work
Hello
How it works
History
What does "W" in PHW stand for?
Wow! (Why it's better)
Why
Where (Where it's better)
When
A counter plan should be…
A random idea
A better way to solve the problem
A completely different topic
A worse idea than the affirmative plan
When should the counter plan be presented?
Before the debate starts
After the debate ends
In the first negative speech
In the last speech
The counter plan should…
Be exactly the same as the affirmative plan
Agree with the affirmative team
Solve the problem in a different way
Only focus on attacking the other team
Who should help prepare the counter plan?
Only the first negative speaker
Only the judge
The whole negative team
No one
Is a counter plan the same as a rebuttal?
Yes
Maybe
No
What is the goal of a counter plan?
To prove the affirmative team is wrong about everything
To make the affirmative team change their plan
To make the debate confusing
To offer a stronger alternative
If the motion is "We should ban homework," which of these is a good counter plan?
"We should reduce homework instead of banning it"
"We should not talk about homework anymore"
"We should give more homework"
"We should stop going to school"
If a counter plan is strong, what happens?
The affirmative team will have to prove their idea is better
The negative team automatically wins the debate
The debate will end early
The judge will stop the debate
How can we remember the parts of a counter plan?
Plan, How, Wow!
ABC method
Debate, Speech, Win
One, Two, Three
What does the counterplan avoid?
Providing a solution to the problem once and for all
Making the debate shorter
Fighting every argument.
Supporting the affirmative plan
