Allen J. Lichtman and Daniel M. Rohrer write that "Unfortunately, formal debate theory tends to lag behind the actual practice of competitive debate" (70). This statement accurately describes the current controversy surrounding the counter-system counterplans and how they may affect traditional debate theory. These counterplans are increasingly employed by negative teams in intercollegiate debate, but so far, there is no contemporary attempt to explain how they fit into current debate theory. This study will analyze this new genre of counterplans by answering the following questions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504405 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Bjork, Rebecca S. (Rebecca Suzanne) |
| Contributors | Gossett, John, Tate, C. Neal (Chester Neal), 1943- |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | i, 177 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Bjork, Rebecca S. (Rebecca Suzanne), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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