Speaker 1

Round 1 Flight A

1. The world needs more poets than economists.

2. Frequent flier programs are dangerous.

3. Colleges should ban the use of standardized tests in admissions.

4. The United States should increase regulation of social media companies.

5. Cell phones do not facilitate learning.

Speaker 2

Round 1 Flight B

1. A public health emergency justifies limiting civil liberties.

2. Private investment is more effective than government spending.

3. The United States should reform prison sentencing requirements. 

4. California should ban microplastics.

5. Three-mile island is not ready to be reopened.

Speaker 1

Round 2 Flight A

1. Data privacy is a moral issue.

2. Rodents are better pets than dogs.

3. The United States should invest in more carbon capture.

4. Online resale websites should be liable when stolen goods are sold on their platform.

5. Cancel culture does not work.

Speaker 2

Round 2 Flight B

1. Digital privacy is more important than economic development.

2. The 2nd amendment is dangerous.

3. The US should eliminate all student debt.

4. Museums should repatriate cultural artifacts.

5. Republicans will win the 2024 United States presidential election.

Speaker 1

Round 3 Flight A

1. The appropriation of outer space by private entities is unjust.

2. All drugs should be legalized.

3. The United States should reform the electoral college.

4. The Food and Drug Administration should increase monitoring of meat processing plants.

5. Fossil fuels will be obsolete in 50 years.

Speaker 2

Round 3 Flight B

1. Vegan ethics are flawed.

2. Off-shore wind energy is worth it.

3. China should cooperate with the US on Ukraine. 

4. The United States should abolish the penny.

5. Republicans will win the 2024 presidential election.

Speaker 1

Round 4 Flight A

1. There is no ethical consumption.

2. Construction should happen during the day.

3. The U.S. Federal Government should enact an economy-wide carbon tax.

4. The United States should increase regulation of artificial intelligence.

5. Universal Basic Income is effective.

Speaker 2

Round 4 Flight B

1. School uniforms should be mandatory.

2. “Dark tourism” is unethical.

3. United States elections should have a maximum age limit for Federal candidates

4. The Federal Reserve should lower interest rates.

5. United Nations peacekeeping is not effective.

Speaker 1

Bronze Flight A

1. Daylight savings time is not worth it.

2. Vaping causes more harm than good.

3. The United States government ought to pay reparations to African Americans. 

4. The sale of human organs should be legalized.

5. Protesting is no longer effective for social change

Speaker 2

Bronze Flight B

1. For profit colleges do more harm than good.

2. The United States has a moral obligation to eradicate homelessness.

3. The United States should increase pay for firefighters.

4. Online resale websites should be liable when stolen goods are sold on their platform.

5. In the next 20 years, a nuclear weapon will be used.

Speaker 1

Gold/Silver Flight A

1. Economic globalization does more harm than good.

2. In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.

3. The USFG should significantly increase regulation of high-sodium foods

4. Short form video content should be banned on social media 

5. The future of currency is crypto.

Speaker 2

Gold/Silver Flight B

1. Guilt is never healthy.

2. Leaders should apologize for the historical atrocities of their country. 

3. The United Nations Security Council should be abolished.

4. Microplastics should be banned.

5. We are probably living in a simulation.