Analyzing a Value Statement/Resolution
Student Name: _______________________________________________________
What is a value?
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A principle, standard, or quality considered ___________________ or _____________________.
What is a statement of value?
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It is more about what _______________ to be true than what is ________________ true.
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They tend to be more ______________________ as different people/cultures value different things.
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They tend to reference larger metaphysical concepts such as “_________________” and
“___________________.”
What is a statement of value versus one of fact?
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To affirm a statement of fact, you would have to make an _________________ statement about the truth of the
statement, with _____ exceptions.
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To affirm a statement of value, you show that the statement is true “as a matter of ________________”, with
small _________________________ that do not invalidate the overall claim.
What do we need to logically prove or know to affirm or negate this resolution?
Analyze the value statement or resolution:
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Understand the _______________________ of words in the resolution.
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Understand the _______________ of resolution at hand.
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Understand the ___________________, if any, provided by the resolution.
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Understand the ______________and _____________________ of the resolution.
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Recognize the ________________________ term of the resolution.
Identify the type of resolution it is:
Type 1:
_____________________________ (“x” is more desirable than “y”)
Requires you to examine both sides and show why one ought to preference one thing as opposed to another thing.
Type 2:
___________________________ (“x” action is just)
Requires you to prove that the action or idea being put forward is correct.
Type 3:
________________________ (“x” is the best form of government)
Requires you to defend one notion as being preferable to all other options. You must focus on that advantages of the
notion and why the possible harms are not that important.
Look for the context:
Look for _____________________ that show the context of the value statement. Ask these questions:
1. Does the resolution provide a _______________________ context?
2. How do these contexts _____________________ the conflict of the resolution?
3. How do these contexts suggest ______________________ for what the affirmative or negative debater has to
prove?
Who is the actor? What is the action?
The actor is the agent/person/entity that will presumably ___________________ __________ the action in the
affirmative world. (i.e.: a governement, the individual, society, the international community, etc.)
The action is what the actor of the resolution ___________ ___________ in the affirmative world.
What is the evaluative term or phrase?
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Evaluative terms pose the _________________,_________________, or ___________________question of the
resolution. For example:
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It is morally permissible to kill one innocent person to save the lives of more innocent people.
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In the United States, jury nullification is a legitimate check on government.
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International leaders ought to cancel the debt of highly indebted poor countries.
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Capitalism is the most just form of economic system.