Setting up your Value or Fact debate case

Affirmative Case INtroduction 1. Start with a brief introduction that incorporates: An attention getter that sets the stage A statement of your proposition Sample introduction: Nick Fury once had an idea. It was to “Bring together a group of remarkable people, so when we needed them, they could fight the battles we never could.” That group of people are the “Avengers,” a superior collection of crisis fighters, which is why I stand resolved that Marvel’s Avengers are better defenders of Planet Earth than DC Comic’s League of Justice. Affirmative Case INtroduction

Body of the case The first are of the body is criteria Criteria is the standards by which ‘better’ will be determined. Without criteria there’s no way to make a fair comparison The criteria should be general It should offer reasons why these standards are valid for the topic It should NOT address the topic of marvel characters specifically Body of the case

I suggest we evaluate what makes someone ‘better’ should be based on: 1. Strength: Strength is always a consideration in contests of dominion whether we like it or not. German Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck remarks: “Until the end of the world, the great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.” So it’s only reasonable that we consider the ability of the group in question to provide strength 2. Intelligence: Critical thinking is crucial to making quality, snap decisions. 3. One’s Moral Compass: Strength and intelligence without moral ethics, leads to an abuse of power, so for that reason, we should consider the ethical qualities of the two groups. Winston Churchill once spoke to the importance of a moral compass in conjunction with world leadership: “the world cannot be protected unless the needs of others are prevalent to the people who protect it.” Example Criteria

The rest of the speech will be made up of contentions (main points) one for each criteria. So this case will have three more contentions 1 for demonstrating superior strength 1 for demonstrating superior intelligence 1 for demonstrating superior moral compass These contentions should be full of evidence supporting each point. There is a sample contention on the following slide Contentions

Contention III Avengers have a strong moral compass: A. Captain America has an impeccable sense of ethics and willingness to sacrifice himself for others (follow this up with evidence 1. 2..) B. Thor cannot wield his hammer without being ‘worthy’ of the power. ((have evidence 1. 2. ) C. DC Justice League struggle to maintain a consistent moral code Contention III Avengers have a strong moral compass: