• Stories told to make sense of the world

• Lines, or ideas, being told/passed down in order to teach a certain lesson/moral. Most often, it's dictated by society. Children pick up on narratives as they grow up, and ultimately shape their decisions based on what they've heard in the past

In debate:

• Often mixed in with Societal Norms

  • Beliefs, Ideologie, etc, that society deems acceptable/appropriate

To create arguments in narrative rounds, there are a few things to consider:

• What is the message you're trying to push?

• How are people most likely to interpret this message?

• What is the difference on either side?

• How do people change based on this story, comparison, or message?

You need to prioritize one main idea - Narrative and hypothetical rounds get very messy very fast

• Choose one message you're trying to push, and continue to expand on that one idea

  • You can always add more details and branch off later on

For most narrative debates, the motion will start with THR - This House Regrets. 

This means - You're looking back on what's happened in the past, whether that be hundreds of years ago, during a historically significant period, or yesterday.

The goal is to compare the Status Quo (current world) to a world where said narrative would not have existed. What are the benefits? Harms? Pros and Cons? Who's affected most? To what extent are people, or the world as a whole, harmed?