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