Link Turn

  • Date 2022-07-21

General Definition: An offensive refutation strategy that reverses the direction of a link, arguing that something decreasing an impact actually increases it, or that something increasing an impact actually decreases it. Debaters arguing a link turn should never argue an “Impact Turn” at the same time (see “Double Turn“).

  • Public Forum: see general definition.
  • World Schools Debate: Though the explicit phrase “link turn” is not commonly used in WSD, the practice of articulating how you prevent your opponent’s impacts is common. See also “Mechanism“.
  • British Parliamentary: Though the explicit phrase “link turn” is not commonly used in BP, the practice of articulating how you prevent your opponent’s impacts is common. See also “Mechanism“.
  • Canadian National Debate Format: Though the explicit phrase “link turn” is not commonly used in CNDF, the practice of articulating how you prevent your opponent’s impacts is common. See also “Mechanism“.