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Introduction to Policy Debate

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Many debater think that a counterplan has to solve the affirmative harms, or at least must attempt to solve them.  This is not true.  A counterplan could fail to solve any of the affirmative harms but still be net-beneficial because the disadvantages to the affirmative case outweigh the original harms. In this instance, it would still be net-desirable for the judge to vote for the counterplan.

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