CounterplanStatus

There are three types of counterplan status. The first is the "straight up" counterplan. This counterplan will be argued throughout the round and the negative is abandoning the status quo.

The second, and far more popular, status is the "dispositional" counterplan. The dispotional counterplan allows the negative to jetison the counterplan and revert to the status quo, but only if the affirmative team perms the counterplan. If the counterplan is kicked, any turns or disadvantages linked to the counterplan disappear. Therefore, if you are turning the counterplan, you may not wish to perm it.

The third and final status is the "conditional" counterplan. A conditional counterplan can be kicked by the negative team at any time, regardless of whether or not the affirmative team perms the counterplan. Again, the negative reverts to the status quo, but the affirmative has no control over whether or not the counterplan will stick around.