NCFCA Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Societal Good (AFF)

As the affirmative, you are the first person the judge will listen to, and thus you get to set the tone and the focus of the round. This case capitalizes on that fact. It opens with multiple reasons to prefer the value of societal good, followed by a strong bases for linking that value with the right to know. The second contention only has one card of evidence, but that’s because you can use logic to show the reverse of the first contention. If the public’s right to know is limited because of privacy, then the benefits to society are limited as well. Keep emphasizing this to the judge, asking them to vote for the side that will be best for society as a whole, and you’ve got a persuasive case for your side.