Policy Debate Outline
PRELIMINARY
  1. Introduction
    1. Catchy quote, statistic or phrase thingy
    2. Introduce self and partner
    3. State the resolution
  2. Definitions

CASE
Contentions (Possible outline)
  1. Contention 1 Overview of the problem – why should we care?
    1. Statement (from you) of why we should do something
    2. Stats or Quotes
    3. State or Quotes
    4. Concluding statement from you
  2. Contention 2 Show that the problem is so severe we need to take action now
    1. Statement (from you) of how bad things are
    2. Stats or Quotes
    3. State or Quotes
    4. Concluding statement from you
  3. Contention 3 Show what will happen if this situation isn’t fixed
    1. Statement (from you) of the doom and gloom to be
    2. Stats or Quotes
    3. State or Quotes
    4. Concluding statement from you
  4. Other contentions – various reasons we should do stuff

PLAN
  1. Plank 1 Short explanation of what the plan will do
  2. Plank 2 Funding
  3. Plank 3 Enforcement
  4. Etc…

(You won’t have time for this in the 1AC, but it’s good for the 2AC)
  1. Advantage #? The good stuff that will come from your plan
    1. Statement (from you) of why we should do something
    2. Stats or Quotes
    3. State or Quotes
    4. Concluding statement from you

CONCLUSION (Sum and tie to intro) 1