1AR (Lincoln Douglas)

The first Affirmative Rebuttal is the third speech of a debate round. This speech is limited to four minutes, before speaking the Affirmative may use prep time if he desires to. In this speech, the Affirmative has the responsibility of addressing what the Negative said in his Negative Constructive. Affirmative must prove that the resolution is true and that his (Affirmative's) points still stand.

This speech is meant to be both offensive and defensive. This means that the Affirmative not only must address the Negative's case, but also must defend his own case. This is the speech that the Affirmative must bring up whatever information he gained in Cross-Examination. For this reason, this speech is deemed too short for some people.