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Spikes, Part 2: The 2AC

Spikes, Part 2: The 2AC

by Toby Rivas | Dec 21, 2018 | From Advanced to National-Class, From Intermediate to Advanced, Strategy, Technique

Last time, we introduced spikes and preemption, and saw what they look like in the 1AC. Today, we move to the 2AC, and next time we’ll talk about Neg. 2AC spikes exist to mitigate the Neg block by making the 1AR easier. This article does a wonderful job of outlining...

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