A. Championship IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1 (CA) - 11:30 am / R1 (IPDA) - 12:00 pm

Speaker 1

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. 

Round 2 (CA) - 3:00 pm / R2 (IPDA) - 3:30 pm

Speaker 1

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.

Round 3 (CA) - 9:45 am / R3 (IPDA) - 10:15 am

Speaker 1

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.

Round 1 (Poetry) - 2:45 pm / R4 (IPDA) - 3:15 pm

Speaker 1

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.

Round 2 (Poetry) - 9:30 am / R5 (IPDA) - 10:00 am

Speaker 1

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.

Round 3 (Poetry) - 1:15 pm / R6 (IPDA) - 1:45 pm

Speaker 1

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.

Finals (CA) - 6:45 pm / Elim 1 (IPDA) - 7:15 pm

Speaker 1

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.

Finals (Poe) - 11:15 am / Elim 2 (IPDA) - 11:45 am

Speaker 1

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.