NCFCA Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Human Dignity (NEG)

This negative case is exclusively based on morality. Unlike many other approaches which argue that one side is more pragmatic or beneficial than the other, this case rests solely on ethical considerations. It manages to do that through the value of human dignity, one of the most fundamental moral values. If you can prove that human dignity is of utmost importance and inviolable, then you can outweigh any pragmatic arguments from the affirmative. Privacy must always be valued higher, simply because it is necessary to respect human dignity.