D. Novice IPDA Event Prompts
Round 1 - 8:00am
Speaker 1
Round 1 Flight A
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V: Sentencing guidelines are failing.
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V: Artificial intelligence will be more harmful than not.
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P: Hospitals should have the right to take patients off life support.
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P: The United States should raise the federal minimum wage.
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F: Social Security will never run out of money.
Round 1 Flight B
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V: Influencers have a duty to be honest.
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V: Safe injection sites are more beneficial than not.
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P: High School English classes should stop teaching the classics.
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P: Britain should stop the development of offshore oil fields.
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F: Dianne Feinstein’s death will be detrimental to the Democratic party.
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Round 2 - 9:45am
Speaker 1
Round 2 Flight A
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V: Due process is the most valuable right
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V: Environmental preservation outweighs economic growth
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P: The US should pay more dues to the UN
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P: California should lower the tax rate
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F: Exposure to different perspectives is foundational to democracy
Round 2 Flight B
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V: Free speech is the best right
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V: Social media works best with no content restrictions
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P: the US should eliminate all student debt
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P: San Francisco should make public transit free
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F: People never change
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Round 3 - 11:45am
Speaker 1
Round 3 Flight A
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V: Virtual reality is better than physical reality.
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V: Nuclear energy is worth it.
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P: The United States should significantly reform the electoral college.
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P: California should build more electric vehicle charging stations
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F: People generally negotiate in good faith.
Round 3 Flight B
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V: The older generation knows best
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V: STEM majors are best
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P: China should cooperate with the US on Ukraine
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P: the US should invest more money in space innovation
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F: The free market is the best innovator of ideas
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Round 4 - 2:00pm
Speaker 1
Round 4 Flight A
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V: Religious intolerance is the most abhorrent indifference
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V: Its best when the youth participate in politics
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P: the European Union should develop a stronger military
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P: the US should open the border
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F: Growth is infinite
Round 4 Flight B
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V: Celebrity fundraising is hypocritical.
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V: Data privacy is a moral issue.
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P: The United States should set a maximum age limit for Congress.
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P: The Oscars should recognize stunt performers.
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F: The Beatles are the most successful music group of all time.
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Bronze Round - 4:00pm
Speaker 1
Bronze Flight B
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V: College is not worth it.
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V: Mega-universities cause more harm than good.
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P: The United States should increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
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P: San Francisco should increase the number of police on duty
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F: Reducing taxes helps alleviate poverty
Gold/Silver Flight A
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Gold Round - 5:30pm
Speaker 1
Gold/Silver Flight A
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V: Fear is the best motivator
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V: We should all follow the Golden Rule
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P: The United States government ought to give Land Back to Indigenous Peoples.
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P: Universities should divest from fossil fuels
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F: Capitalism is destructive
Gold/Silver Flight B
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V: Adapt or die
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V: Physical education should be mandatory
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P: the US federal government should build a space elevator
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P: The US federal
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