Debate case
Aff/neg case with carded evidence. Every claim sourced to a real document. Built for debaters who need evidence that holds up under cross-examination, not vibes.
Key highlights
Carded evidence
Every card with author, qualification, date, source, and the quoted text — ready to read.
Warranted contentions
Three contentions, each with a clear warrant — not just assertions.
Format-aware
Framework or stock issues matched to LD, policy, PF, or World Schools.
Rebuttals answered
The other side's strongest replies, each with a prepared response.
About this template
A debate case lives or dies on its evidence, and this template builds one you can actually run. For your resolution, side, and format, it lays out a framework or stock issues, three contentions each with a clear warrant, and — for every claim — a real card with author, qualification, date, source, and the quoted text.
It is structured the way you'll flow it, and it comes with the other side's likely rebuttals already answered. So instead of a wall of prose you have to card yourself, you get a case in debate format with the evidence attached and the responses pre-written.
Model Diplomat vs. generic AI
The same prompt in a general chatbot can produce something that reads right and isn't. Here's the difference.
| Aspect | This template | ChatGPT / generic AI |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | Primary documents, cited and openable | Often fabricated, or none at all |
| Format | Laid out as debate flow, carded and ready to run | Prose you still have to card and structure yourself |
| Verifiability | Every claim checkable against its source | No way to tell what's real |
| Built for the work | Tuned for diplomacy, politics, and law | General-purpose, not domain-aware |
| Cost | Free to start | — |
Who it's for
Competitive debaters
Building a debate case with evidence that holds up under cross-examination.
Debate students new to evidence
Learning how carded, sourced arguments are actually constructed.
Coaches and judges
Prepping practice rounds and showing students what strong cases look like.
Anyone arguing across formats
Adapting a case to policy, LD, PF, or World Schools conventions.
What you'll fill in
A preview of the 3 fields you'll complete in the composer — the rest is written for you.
The prompt
This is what lands in your composer — edit the [blanks] and send.
Build an affirmative Public Forum case for the resolution: "[resolution]". Include: (1) framework/value (for LD) or stock issues (for policy debate); (2) three contentions, each with a clear warrant; (3) carded evidence — for every card, give author name, qualification, date, source publication or document, and the quoted text; (4) anticipated rebuttals from the other side with prepared responses. Format like real debate flow.
Start from this template
Model Diplomat fills it in with answers grounded in primary sources — every claim comes with a citation you can check.
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