The Locus of Debate Controversy Re-Examined: Implications for Counterplan Theory.

Herbeck, Dale A.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Locus of Debate Controversy Re-Examined: Implications for Counterplan Theory.

Herbeck, Dale A.; And Others

Argumentation and Advocacy, v25 n3 p150-64 Win 1989

Contends that the different loci of competition for the counterplan--that it must compete with the plan, the policy system, the values implicit within the resolution, or the entire resolution--are grounded in conflicting conceptions of the resolution. Argues for a plan focus perspective. (MS)

Descriptors: Debate, Debate Format, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse, Policy Formation

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