Understanding Fiat in Debate Quiz 2

What does the Latin word 'fiat' mean?

• Let's discuss

• Let it be done

• Let's implement

• Let's argue

In debate, what does 'fiat' refer to?

• The popularity of a debater's argument

• The likelihood of an advocacy being implemented

• The right to assume that an advocacy will happen

• The probability of a counterplan being successful

What is a 'post-fiat' impact in debate?

• An impact that happens before the advocacy is implemented

• An impact that happens in the real world

• An impact that happens in the hypothetical world where the advocacy is implemented

• An impact that is unrelated to the debate

What is a 'pre-fiat' impact in debate?

• An impact that happens in the real world

• An impact that is unrelated to the debate

• An impact that happens before the advocacy is implemented

• An impact that happens in the hypothetical world where the advocacy is implemented

Which of the following is NOT a pre-fiat impact?

• Theory arguments

• Kritiks

• Utilitarianism

• Performance

What is the distinction between a debater's advocacy and her standard?

• The advocacy is the moral rule while the standard is the course of action

• The standard is the moral rule while the advocacy is the course of action

• The standard is unrelated to the debate while the advocacy is the argument

• The advocacy is unrelated to the debate while the standard is the argument

What is NOT part of the advocacy in debate?

• The standard

• The value

• The criterion

• The moral theory

What is a probabilistic claim in debate?

• A claim about the value of an advocacy

• A claim about the standard of an advocacy

• A claim about the impacts of an advocacy

• A claim about the likelihood of an advocacy being implemented

What is the correct response to an opponent's probabilistic claim in debate?

• Ignore the opponent's probabilistic claim

• Agree with the opponent's probabilistic claim

• Argue that the impacts predicted are unlikely to happen

• Argue that the advocacy is unlikely to pass Congress

What is the mistake made by the Negative debater in the example provided?

• Assuming the agent must adopt the standard

• Failing to distinguish between pre-fiat and post-fiat impacts

• Confusing the advocacy with the standard

• Engaging in abusive fiat