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Inherency (policy Debate)




Inherency is a Stock Issue in Policy Debate that refers to a barrier that keeps a Harm from being solved in the Status Quo .

There are three main types of inherency:

  • Structural inherency: Laws or other barriers to the implementation of the plan.

  • Attitudinal inherency: Beliefs or attitudes which prevent the implementation of the plan.

  • Existential inherency: The plan hasn't happened yet.


Despite the classification of these three as the "main types" of inherency, the existence of other types are subject to theory (much like a substantial part of the lexicon for the event).