Diplomacy & Politics Glossary

A macroeconomic framework showing how aggregate demand and aggregate supply…

In policy debate, an "advantage" is a constructive argument showing that the…

A perceived structural advantage held by the affirmative side in a competitive…

The overall strategic plan the affirmative team uses to win a policy debate…

The process by which media or actors influence the importance placed on topics…

A counterplan that enacts the affirmative's policy but assigns it to a…

The total quantity of goods and services that producers in an economy are…

A debate kritik arguing that the affirmative's human-centered worldview causes…

A negative debate argument claiming the affirmative plan signals weakness to an…

A research practice in competitive debate where evidence from published sources…

The practice where Asylum seekers apply for refugee status in multiple…

Shorthand in competitive debate for the credentials of an evidence card's…