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Burdens, Part 2: Burden Scope Application

Burdens, Part 2: Burden Scope Application

In my last post, I talked about the different types of burden scopes for different resolutions.  In this post, I intend to address how to identify the different burden scopes you see in debate resolutions.  Let’s look at three examples. Policy Resolutions I touched on...
Burden of Proof: What It Really Means

Burden of Proof: What It Really Means

Burdens.  Love them or hate them, you can’t escape them.  Whether it’s a Negative team arguing you don’t have enough evidence or an Affirmative team arguing that the resolution only requires one successful application, debate of all forms is filled with arguments...