Incrementalism is an argument that negatives advance. Incrementalism argues that the status quo is slowing evolving to address the problems the affirmative has cited. Coupled with a disadvantage that argues moving too quickly would be harmful, this can be a very strong argument.
Negatives can present incrementalism as an inherency argument or as a counterplan.
As an inherency argument, negatives can present arguments directly against the affirmative inherency contention that say the status quo is adapting, evolving, and moving to solve the problem. Thanks to Jason Regnier and Matthew Ho Puck for this question. Copyright West Coast Publishing 1998 Please contact Jim Hanson if you wish to duplicate this information.