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In policy debate, a disadvantage (abbreviated as DA, and sometimes referred to as: Disad) is an argument that a team brings up against a policy action that is being considered. [1]

20 relations: Advantage (debate), Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Daniel Akaka, Deontological ethics, Extinction, Freedom of speech, Glossary of policy debate terms, Human extinction, India, Indian subcontinent, Jonathan Schell, Nuclear disarmament, Nuclear warfare, Pakistan, Policy debate, Political capital, Republican Party (United States), Structure of policy debate, The Day After Tomorrow, The Fate of the Earth.

Advantage (debate)

In competitive debate an advantages is the way that the affirmative team refers to the positive consequences of adopting their position on the debate resolution.

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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR or Arctic Refuge) is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States.

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Daniel Akaka

Daniel Kahikina Akaka (September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who was a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013.

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Deontological ethics

In moral philosophy, deontological ethics or deontology (from Greek δέον, deon, "obligation, duty") is the normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on rules.

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Extinction

In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.

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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or sanction.

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Glossary of policy debate terms

This is a glossary of policy debate terms.

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Human extinction

In futures studies, human extinction is the hypothetical end of the human species.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian subcontinent

The Indian subcontinent is a southern region and peninsula of Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate and projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.

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Jonathan Schell

Jonathan Edward Schell (August 21, 1943 – March 25, 2014) was an American author and visiting fellow at Yale University, whose work primarily dealt with campaigning against nuclear weapons.

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Nuclear disarmament

Nuclear disarmament is the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons.

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Nuclear warfare

Nuclear warfare (sometimes atomic warfare or thermonuclear warfare) is a military conflict or political strategy in which nuclear weaponry is used to inflict damage on the enemy.

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Pakistan

Pakistan (پاکِستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان), is a country in South Asia.

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Policy debate

Policy debate is a form of debate competition in which teams of two advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy change by the United States federal government.

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Political capital

Political capital refers to the trust, goodwill, and influence a politician has with the public and other political figures.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Structure of policy debate

In all forms of policy debate, the order of speeches is as follows: 1.

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The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science-fiction disaster film co-written, directed, and produced by Roland Emmerich and starring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum, and Sela Ward.

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The Fate of the Earth

The Fate of the Earth is a 1982 book by Jonathan Schell.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disadvantage

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