Introduction-to-Impact-Calculus.PPT.Schirmer.7.7.17.pptx

Introduction-to-Impact-Calculus

1. Impact Calculus

2. Warm Up Make a list of all of the impacts in your 1AC. Look for and list the following things: What is the claim to the impact? What is the cite to the impact? What is the warrant to the impact?

3. Impact Calculus Magnitude- how large the impact is Timeframe- how quick the impact is Probability – how likely the impact is

4. STOP! TEMPER TANTRUM TIME

5. Turns the Case An argument made during impact calculus which claims that your impact makes your opponents impact worse. Example: Global warming turns economic decline because as temperatures rise, infrastructure and resources will get destroyed forcing countries to spend an overwhelming amount of money and economic decline.

6. Impact Calculus Tournament Format of the Debate First Impact Speaker – 30 seconds Second Impact Speaker- 30 seconds Deliberation and voting- 20 seconds