Affirmative Team, The side that argues for the topic in a debate., Negative Team, The side that argues against the topic in a debate., Motion, The statement or topic being debated., Problem, Explains what is wrong in the world and why it must change., Plan, The solution proposed by the affirmative team to fix the problem., Points, Reasons and evidence that support the team’s overall case., Position, The stance taken by the negative team to oppose the affirmative., No Problem, A negative position arguing there is no real issue., Plan Won’t Fix, A negative position claiming the plan won’t actually solve the problem., Plan Makes It Worse, A negative position showing the plan will create new harms or make things worse.

Affirmative & Negative Case Structuring in Debate

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