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Encyclopedia > Offense (policy debate)

In policy debate offense refers to argument which has an implication other than or beyond mitigating an argument by the opposing team. Policy debate is a form of speech competition involving two teams of two debaters based on a resolution phrased as something the United States federal government should do. ...


For example, "A will cause B" is an offensive argument, while "A will not cause B" is a defensive argument.


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