Motions of fact

calls for a factual interpretation. It is the most basic and straightforward sort of motion. Very much like a court decision – guilty or not guilty, a factual determination. The crime was or was not committed is a factual determination.
Examples:
THBT advertising does more harm than good for society
THBT that China and the USA will be allies in the 21st Century
Weigh the facts. Do not be distracted by the “harm” and “good” in the motion. The advertising motion is asking you to look at all the harms and goods in this instance and then decide which one predominates. This motion is very much like a civil court case.
The China motion is set to determine a fact, but it is a future fact. This is still quite legitimate to do within a factual framework.

THBT Shakespeare is the world’s greatest writer. Locate the value term and then define it to determine how to win the debate. “Greatest writer” is.. You develop a list of criteria, and when you meet them you have proven it. Name some criteria you would use to prove this motion. Which ones are the more reasonable?

individual. THW legalize prostitution. Build the model anticipating the opposition arguments. For example, unless you say prostitutes must be of age you are advocating child prostitution. Must show that the model addresses a problem and reduces it. Some detail, but not too much. Judges dislike models that have too much self-serving detail