A. Novice IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1 - 10:00 AM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Boomers are the problem.

    2. The Oscars should include a category for best stunt performance

    3. Animals are people.

    4. Baseball is boring.

    5. Digital piracy is good.

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Boomers are the problem.

    2. The Oscars should include a category for best stunt performance

    3. Animals are people.

    4. Baseball is boring.

    5. Digital piracy is good.

Round 2 - 11:15 AM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Banks should be allowed to fail.

    2. Modern digital production technology has made music better.

    3. The focus on sustainable fashion is classist.

    4. The United Nations is obsolete.

    5. The United States should pay slavery reparations.

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Banks should be allowed to fail.

    2. Modern digital production technology has made music better.

    3. The focus on sustainable fashion is classist.

    4. The United Nations is obsolete.

    5. The United States should pay slavery reparations.

Round 3 - 1:00 PM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. The United States is heading for civil war.

    2. Alec Baldwin is responsible for the death of Halyna Hutchins.

    3. The Olympics should be held in the same place every time.

    4. American journalists are failing.

    5. Cryptocurrency is a good investment.

  2. Speaker 2


    1. The United States is heading for civil war.

    2. Alec Baldwin is responsible for the death of Halyna Hutchins.

    3. The Olympics should be held in the same place every time.

    4. American journalists are failing.

    5. Cryptocurrency is a good investment.

Round 4 - 2:15 PM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Luck is the most significant factor in success.

    2. Travis Scott is responsible for the tragedy at Astroworld.

    3. NFTs are the future of the art market.

    4. Criticism is more effective than praise.

    5. Patriotism does more harm than good.

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Luck is the most significant factor in success.

    2. Travis Scott is responsible for the tragedy at Astroworld.

    3. NFTs are the future of the art market.

    4. Criticism is more effective than praise.

    5. Patriotism does more harm than good.

Elimination Round 1 - Bronze Round - 3:45 PM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Celebrity voices hinder social movements rather than help.

    2. The body positivity movement hinders efforts to improve health.

    3. White-owned restaurants should not serve ethnic food.

    4. Money does buy happiness.

    5. Religion harms society more than it helps.

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Celebrity voices hinder social movements rather than help.

    2. The body positivity movement hinders efforts to improve health.

    3. White-owned restaurants should not serve ethnic food.

    4. Money does buy happiness.

    5. Religion harms society more than it helps.

Elimination Round 2 - Gold Round - 5:00 PM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Billionaires are bad for society.

    2. Kaiser nurses are right to strike even during the pandemic.

    3. In the case of Bill Cosby, carrying out justice is more important than carrying out proper legal procedure.

    4. Efforts to keep Performance Enhancing Drugs out of professional sports are pointless.

    5. The MPA film rating system should be more concerned with violence than sex.

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Billionaires are bad for society.

    2. Kaiser nurses are right to strike even during the pandemic.

    3. In the case of Bill Cosby, carrying out justice is more important than carrying out proper legal procedure.

    4. Efforts to keep Performance Enhancing Drugs out of professional sports are pointless.

    5. The MPA film rating system should be more concerned with violence than sex.