Round 1 Flight A

1. V: Sentencing guidelines are failing.

2. V: Artificial intelligence will be more harmful than not.

3. P: Hospitals should have the right to take patients off life support.

4. P: The United States should raise the federal minimum wage.

5. F: Social Security will never run out of money.

Round 1 Flight B

1. V: Influencers have a duty to be honest.  

2. V: Safe injection sites are more beneficial than not.

3. P: High School English classes should stop teaching the classics. 

4. P: Britain should stop the development of offshore oil fields. 

5. F: Dianne Feinstein’s death will be detrimental to the Democratic party.

Round 2 Flight A

1. V: Due process is the most valuable right

2. V: Environmental preservation outweighs economic growth

3. P: The US should pay more dues to the UN  

4. P:  California should lower the tax rate 

5. F: Exposure to different perspectives is foundational to democracy 

Round 2 Flight B

6. V:  Free speech is the best right

7. V:  Social media works best with no content restrictions 

8. P:  the US should eliminate all student debt

9. P:  San Francisco should make public transit free 

10. F:  People never change

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Round 3 Flight A

1. V: Virtual reality is better than physical reality.

2. V: Nuclear energy is worth it.

3. P: The United States should significantly reform the electoral college.

4. P: California should build more electric vehicle charging stations 

5. F: People generally negotiate in good faith. 

Round 3 Flight B

1. V:  The older generation knows best 

2. V:  STEM majors are best   

3. P:  China should cooperate with the US on Ukraine 

4. P:  the US should invest more money in space innovation 

5. F: The free market is the best innovator of ideas

Round 4 Flight A

1. V:  Religious intolerance is the most abhorrent indifference 

2. V:  Its best when the youth participate in politics

3. P: the European Union should develop a stronger military

4. P: the US should open the border

5. F: Growth is infinite

Round 4 Flight B

1. V: Celebrity fundraising is hypocritical.

2. V: Data privacy is a moral issue. 

3. P: The United States should set a maximum age limit for Congress.

4. P: The Oscars should recognize stunt performers.

5. F: The Beatles are the most successful music group of all time.

Bronze Flight B

1. V: College is not worth it.

2. V: Mega-universities cause more harm than good.

3. P: The United States should increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court.

4. P: San Francisco should increase the number of police on duty

5. F: Reducing taxes helps alleviate poverty 

Gold/Silver Flight A

Gold/Silver Flight A

1. V: Fear is the best motivator 

2. V: We should all follow the Golden Rule

3. P: The United States government ought to give Land Back to Indigenous Peoples. 

4. P: Universities should divest from fossil fuels 

5. F: Capitalism is destructive 

Gold/Silver Flight B

1. V:  Adapt or die

2. V:  Physical education should be mandatory 

3. P:  the US federal government should build a space elevator

4. P:  The US federal