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Round 1: Technology

1. Value: Fertility planning/birth control apps do more harm than good.

2. Value: The internet has taught us more than schools have.

3. Policy: Universities should actively ban the use of ChatGPT.

4. Policy: We should invest in 3D printing technology in the development of construction and buildings.

5. Fact: Facebook is over. 

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Round 2: Healthcare

1. Value: Public healthcare is preferable to private healthcare.

2. Value: Competition is the most effective approach for controlling prescription drug costs.

3. Policy: The USFG should reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II drug.

4. Policy: The USFG should permanently implement the PHE policies.

5. Fact: Vaccination requirements have been successful.

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Round 3: Sports 

1. Value: Team sports are more valuable than individual sports.

2. Value: The greatest professional athlete of all time is _____.

3. Policy: Youth football should be banned.

4. Policy: Confirmed steroid users in sports should still be considered for the Hall of Fame.

5. Fact: eSports are a legitimate form of college sports.

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Round 4: Education

1. Value: Graduate school is more worth it than not.

2. Value: Attendance policies in education do more harm than good.

3. Policy: One should use RateMyProfessors.com when choosing classes.

4. Policy: K-12 Schools should implement a later start time.

5. Fact: The teacher shortage is the biggest threat to the future of education.

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Round 5: Environment

1. Value: We should prioritize the development of public transportation over electric cars.

2. Value: Lab grown meat will do more harm than good.

3. Policy: USFG should implement a fast-fashion tax on its consumers.

4. Policy: In the US, zoos should be banned.

5. Fact: It is too late to reverse climate change.

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Round 6: Interpersonal Communication

1. Value: In friendship, one should prioritize loyalty over honesty.

2. Value: The concept of marriage does more harm than good.

3. Policy: Don’t have children.

4. Policy: On social media, content creators profiting off of their children should be banned.

5. Fact: Online dating is the most effective way to meet a partner.

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Bronze Round: Economy  

1. Value: Increasing the minimum wage would do more harm than good.

2. Value: Tourism does more harm than good.

3. Policy: The USFG should ban unpaid internships.

4. Policy: Churches should lose their tax-exempt status.

5. Fact: Now is the time to invest in cryptocurrency.

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Gold Round: California!

“California!”

Value: In California, renting is preferable to buying a home.

Value: Transferring to a UC is preferable to transferring to a CSU. 

Policy: California should pass AB 935: Tobacco Sales: Phased Tobacco Ban.

Policy: California should secede from the United States.

Fact: California is too expensive.