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Debate US – Human Rights vs. Economics (UILD Spring
2022 LD).
AAA Human Rights Economics Core SPRING 2022
Affirmative – Need to Shun Human Rights Abusers.......................................................................................................... 8
Need to Shun Human Rights Abusers ........................................................................................................................ 9
Must Always Fight Evil.............................................................................................................................................. 12
Must Reject Support for Human Rights Violators .................................................................................................... 15
Must Cut Ties to Evil Institutions ............................................................................................................................. 18
Shunning Avoids Complicity ..................................................................................................................................... 19
Engagement Morally Wrong .................................................................................................................................... 20
AT: Other Interests Outweighs ................................................................................................................................. 22
AT: Rights Violations Justified .................................................................................................................................. 23
AT: Rights Violations are Only Minor ....................................................................................................................... 25
AT: One Individual Rejection Doesn’t Solve ............................................................................................................. 26
AT: Shunning Fails / Backfires .................................................................................................................................. 29
AT: Shunning Reinforces Abuses .............................................................................................................................. 31
AT: Can’t Impose Values on Other Countries........................................................................................................... 33
AT: Shunning = Complete Isolation .......................................................................................................................... 35
AT: Shunning is Hypocritical ..................................................................................................................................... 36
AT: “Weigh Consequences” ..................................................................................................................................... 38
A2 Utilitarianism....................................................................................................................................................... 43
A2 Extinction outweighs .......................................................................................................................................... 46
AT: “States Not Moral Actors” ................................................................................................................................. 48
AT: “Shunning Hurts Human Rights” ........................................................................................................................ 50
AT: “U.S. Hypocritical”.............................................................................................................................................. 51
AT: “No Brightline” ................................................................................................................................................... 52
Affirmative – Human Rights Good................................................................................................................................... 54
Human Rights Good ..................................................................................................................................................... 55
Prevent Human Extinction ....................................................................................................................................... 56
War ........................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Equality..................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Deontological Obligation.......................................................................................................................................... 63
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Debate US – Human Rights vs. Economics (UILD Spring
2022Security.....................................................................................................................................................................
LD). 64
Climate Change ........................................................................................................................................................ 65
Terrorism .................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Human Rights Solve Genocide ................................................................................................................................. 69
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Debate US – Human Rights vs. Economics (UILD Spring 2022 LD).
Human Rights Key to Democracy ............................................................................................................................. 70
Human Rights Key to Hegemony.............................................................................................................................. 71
Discourse Impacts .................................................................................................................................................... 72
U.S. Key to Global Human Rights ............................................................................................................................. 74
Answers to: Common Arguments................................................................................................................................ 78
A2: General Kritiks of Human Rights ........................................................................................................................ 79
A2: HR are imperialist .............................................................................................................................................. 81
A2: HR calculations are zero point ........................................................................................................................... 86
A2: HR are Too Western ........................................................................................................................................... 87
A2: HR are Anthropocentric ..................................................................................................................................... 89
A2: HR Socialize/Make Everyone the Same ............................................................................................................. 90
A2: Cultural Relevatism ............................................................................................................................................ 91
A2: Mutua K of Human Rights .................................................................................................................................. 92
A2: Sovereignty Good DA ....................................................................................................................................... 100
Affirmative – Human Rights Leadership ........................................................................................................................ 104
Affirmative – Democracy Contention............................................................................................................................ 109
Affirmative – Sanctions Good........................................................................................................................................ 117
Sanctions Ethical ........................................................................................................................................................ 118
Sanctions Ethical and Cause Compliance ............................................................................................................... 119
Ethically Justified- Self-Defense and Humanitarian Reasons ................................................................................. 120
Moral Responsibility is with the Target ................................................................................................................. 122
AT: Humanitarian Impact ....................................................................................................................................... 124
Smart Sanctions Avoid Ethical Harms .................................................................................................................... 125
Affirmative -- Deontology Framework .......................................................................................................................... 127
Consequentialism Kills VTL..................................................................................................................................... 128
Utilitarianism Justifies Atrocities............................................................................................................................ 129
Side Constraints ..................................................................................................................................................... 132
Intervening Action .................................................................................................................................................. 134
Critical Consequentialism....................................................................................................................................... 135
AT: Extinction Outweighs ....................................................................................................................................... 136
Extinction Images = Overestimate Risk .................................................................................................................. 137
Tyranny of Survival ................................................................................................................................................. 138
Affirmative – Globalization Good/Interdependence Good Answers ............................................................................ 140
Interdependence Doesn’t Stop War ...................................................................................................................... 141
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Debate US – Human Rights vs. Economics (UILD Spring 2022 LD).
Trade Won’t. Stop War .......................................................................................................................................... 145
Negative ........................................................................................................................................................................ 149
Negative – Core Objections ........................................................................................................................................... 150
Must Balance ............................................................................................................................................................. 151
National Interest Objection ....................................................................................................................................... 152
Human Rights Good Answers -- General ................................................................................................................... 153
The conventional wisdom ............................................................................................................................................. 153
Negative –Advantage/Contention Answers .................................................................................................................. 159
Shunning Answers ..................................................................................................................................................... 160
General Human Rights Good Impact Answers........................................................................................................... 164
Human Rights Should be Viewed Consequentially ................................................................................................ 165
Other Concerns Outweigh...................................................................................................................................... 170
A2: All Philosophers Agree Humans Have Fundamental Rights............................................................................. 171
A2: Humans Born with Certain Traits that Prove they Have Human Rights .......................................................... 172
A2: Human Rights Key to Stop Genocide and Death.............................................................................................. 174
A2: Human Rights Key to Stop Genocide and Death.............................................................................................. 176
A2: Declaration of Human Rights Proves Rights Are Universal .............................................................................. 178
A2: Human Rights Prevent Atrocities ..................................................................................................................... 179
Human Rights Credibility Answers............................................................................................................................. 180
General Human Rights Credibility Turns ................................................................................................................ 182
War Turns Human Rights ....................................................................................................................................... 184
Nuke War Outweighs Human Rights ......................................................................................................................... 185
Human Rights Promotion Fails .................................................................................................................................. 187
Human Rights Promotion Undermines Human Rights........................................................................................... 188
Human Rights Pressure Backfires........................................................................................................................... 194
Human Rights Promotion Fails ............................................................................................................................... 198
Negative – Sanctions Bad .............................................................................................................................................. 201
Sanctions Unethical ................................................................................................................................................... 202
Target Innocent Civilians/Use People as Means .................................................................................................... 203
Sanctions = Genocide ............................................................................................................................................. 210
Sanctions Only Ethical if they Cause Change ......................................................................................................... 211
Travel Sanctions Unethical ..................................................................................................................................... 212
Sanctions = Ethnocentric........................................................................................................................................ 214
Outweighs War....................................................................................................................................................... 215
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Debate US – Human Rights vs. Economics (UILD Spring
2022 LD).
AAA Human Rights Economics Core SPRING 2022
Affirmative – Need to Shun Human Rights Abusers.......................................................................................................... 8
Need to Shun Human Rights Abusers ........................................................................................................................ 9
Must Always Fight Evil.............................................................................................................................................. 12
Must Reject Support for Human Rights Violators .................................................................................................... 15
Must Cut Ties to Evil Institutions ............................................................................................................................. 18
Shunning Avoids Complicity ..................................................................................................................................... 19
Engagement Morally Wrong .................................................................................................................................... 20
AT: Other Interests Outweighs ................................................................................................................................. 22
AT: Rights Violations Justified .................................................................................................................................. 23
AT: Rights Violations are Only Minor ....................................................................................................................... 25
AT: One Individual Rejection Doesn’t Solve ............................................................................................................. 26
AT: Shunning Fails / Backfires .................................................................................................................................. 29
AT: Shunning Reinforces Abuses .............................................................................................................................. 31
AT: Can’t Impose Values on Other Countries........................................................................................................... 33
AT: Shunning = Complete Isolation .......................................................................................................................... 35
AT: Shunning is Hypocritical ..................................................................................................................................... 36
AT: “Weigh Consequences” ..................................................................................................................................... 38
A2 Utilitarianism....................................................................................................................................................... 43
A2 Extinction outweighs .......................................................................................................................................... 46
AT: “States Not Moral Actors” ................................................................................................................................. 48
AT: “Shunning Hurts Human Rights” ........................................................................................................................ 50
AT: “U.S. Hypocritical”.............................................................................................................................................. 51
AT: “No Brightline” ................................................................................................................................................... 52
Affirmative – Human Rights Good................................................................................................................................... 54
Human Rights Good ..................................................................................................................................................... 55
Prevent Human Extinction ....................................................................................................................................... 56
War ........................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Equality..................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Deontological Obligation.......................................................................................................................................... 63
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Debate US – Human Rights vs. Economics (UILD Spring
2022Security.....................................................................................................................................................................
LD). 64
Climate Change ........................................................................................................................................................ 65
Terrorism .................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Human Rights Solve Genocide ................................................................................................................................. 69
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Debate US – Human Rights vs. Economics (UILD Spring 2022 LD).
Human Rights Key to Democracy ............................................................................................................................. 70
Human Rights Key to Hegemony.............................................................................................................................. 71
Discourse Impacts .................................................................................................................................................... 72
U.S. Key to Global Human Rights ............................................................................................................................. 74
Answers to: Common Arguments................................................................................................................................ 78
A2: General Kritiks of Human Rights ........................................................................................................................ 79
A2: HR are imperialist .............................................................................................................................................. 81
A2: HR calculations are zero point ........................................................................................................................... 86
A2: HR are Too Western ........................................................................................................................................... 87
A2: HR are Anthropocentric ..................................................................................................................................... 89
A2: HR Socialize/Make Everyone the Same ............................................................................................................. 90
A2: Cultural Relevatism ............................................................................................................................................ 91
A2: Mutua K of Human Rights .................................................................................................................................. 92
A2: Sovereignty Good DA ....................................................................................................................................... 100
Affirmative – Human Rights Leadership ........................................................................................................................ 104
Affirmative – Democracy Contention............................................................................................................................ 109
Affirmative – Sanctions Good........................................................................................................................................ 117
Sanctions Ethical ........................................................................................................................................................ 118
Sanctions Ethical and Cause Compliance ............................................................................................................... 119
Ethically Justified- Self-Defense and Humanitarian Reasons ................................................................................. 120
Moral Responsibility is with the Target ................................................................................................................. 122
AT: Humanitarian Impact ....................................................................................................................................... 124
Smart Sanctions Avoid Ethical Harms .................................................................................................................... 125
Affirmative -- Deontology Framework .......................................................................................................................... 127
Consequentialism Kills VTL..................................................................................................................................... 128
Utilitarianism Justifies Atrocities............................................................................................................................ 129
Side Constraints ..................................................................................................................................................... 132
Intervening Action .................................................................................................................................................. 134
Critical Consequentialism....................................................................................................................................... 135
AT: Extinction Outweighs ....................................................................................................................................... 136
Extinction Images = Overestimate Risk .................................................................................................................. 137
Tyranny of Survival ................................................................................................................................................. 138
Affirmative – Globalization Good/Interdependence Good Answers ............................................................................ 140
Interdependence Doesn’t Stop War ...................................................................................................................... 141
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Debate US – Human Rights vs. Economics (UILD Spring 2022 LD).
Trade Won’t. Stop War .......................................................................................................................................... 145
Negative ........................................................................................................................................................................ 149
Negative – Core Objections ........................................................................................................................................... 150
Must Balance ............................................................................................................................................................. 151
National Interest Objection ....................................................................................................................................... 152
Human Rights Good Answers -- General ................................................................................................................... 153
The conventional wisdom ............................................................................................................................................. 153
Negative –Advantage/Contention Answers .................................................................................................................. 159
Shunning Answers ..................................................................................................................................................... 160
General Human Rights Good Impact Answers........................................................................................................... 164
Human Rights Should be Viewed Consequentially ................................................................................................ 165
Other Concerns Outweigh...................................................................................................................................... 170
A2: All Philosophers Agree Humans Have Fundamental Rights............................................................................. 171
A2: Humans Born with Certain Traits that Prove they Have Human Rights .......................................................... 172
A2: Human Rights Key to Stop Genocide and Death.............................................................................................. 174
A2: Human Rights Key to Stop Genocide and Death.............................................................................................. 176
A2: Declaration of Human Rights Proves Rights Are Universal .............................................................................. 178
A2: Human Rights Prevent Atrocities ..................................................................................................................... 179
Human Rights Credibility Answers............................................................................................................................. 180
General Human Rights Credibility Turns ................................................................................................................ 182
War Turns Human Rights ....................................................................................................................................... 184
Nuke War Outweighs Human Rights ......................................................................................................................... 185
Human Rights Promotion Fails .................................................................................................................................. 187
Human Rights Promotion Undermines Human Rights........................................................................................... 188
Human Rights Pressure Backfires........................................................................................................................... 194
Human Rights Promotion Fails ............................................................................................................................... 198
Negative – Sanctions Bad .............................................................................................................................................. 201
Sanctions Unethical ................................................................................................................................................... 202
Target Innocent Civilians/Use People as Means .................................................................................................... 203
Sanctions = Genocide ............................................................................................................................................. 210
Sanctions Only Ethical if they Cause Change ......................................................................................................... 211
Travel Sanctions Unethical ..................................................................................................................................... 212
Sanctions = Ethnocentric........................................................................................................................................ 214
Outweighs War....................................................................................................................................................... 215
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