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Practical Principles: The Bad Precedent DA, Part 2

Practical Principles: The Bad Precedent DA, Part 2

by Toby Rivas | Nov 5, 2018 | Negative, Technique

Last week, I introduced the Bad Precedent DA. It’s a great way to take a principle-based argument and turn it into a practical impact. We’ve already seen the big picture and one way to structure this kind of DA. Now, we’ll take a look at another type of...
Practical Principles: The Bad Precedent Disadvantage, Part 1

Practical Principles: The Bad Precedent Disadvantage, Part 1

by Toby Rivas | Oct 30, 2018 | Disadvantages, Negative, Strategy, Team Policy

There’s a common misconception that, in TP, moral arguments and pragmatic arguments don’t mix. That’s false. This article is about the Bad Precedent DA—one of the main ways you can couple your principle-based arguments with a pragmatic dimension. We’ll discuss it in...

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