Impact Turn

  • Date 2022-07-21

General Definition: An offensive refutation strategy that reverses the value of an impact, arguing that bad impacts are actually good or that good impacts are actually bad. Debaters arguing an impact turn should never argue a “Link Turn” at the same time (see “Double Turn“).

  • Public Forum: see general definition.
  • World Schools Debate:Though the explicit phrase “impact turn” is not commonly used in WSD, the practice of articulating how impacts might actually be good/bad is common.
  • British Parliamentary:Though the explicit phrase “impact turn” is not commonly used in BP, the practice of articulating how impacts might actually be good/bad is common.
  • Canadian National Debate Format:Though the explicit phrase “impact turn” is not commonly used in CNDF, the practice of articulating how impacts might actually be good/bad is common.