Would this be cheating in LD Debate?

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Given I have found no philosophical theory that fits my own ideas, can I create my own to use as a standard while debating?

I mean, I would never specify where I got the theory from, but given it is a philosophical thought process I do not see how it could be discredited just because of who created it.

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It wouldn’t be “cheating,” persay, as long as the other side doesn’t ask for your source. But then again, I’ve only done pufo, so I may not be correct.