Speaker 1

Thank you for judging. Topic strikes will be with the judge in the 8x8 competition room. The negative will strike first followed by the affirmative. The negative will strike a second time followed by the affirmative. The remaining topic will be the topic for the debate. Please confirm with both debaters out loud before sending the debaters off to prep.

Round 1

1. The United States should normalize economic relations with the Republic of Cuba.

2. On balance, societies benefit from religious beliefs and practice.

3. The USFG should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.

4. Vaccine mandates do more harm than good.

5. Seize the day (Carpe Diem)

Speaker 1

Thank you for judging. Topic strikes will be with the judge in the 8x8 competition room. The negative will strike first followed by the affirmative. The negative will strike a second time followed by the affirmative. The remaining topic will be the topic for the debate. Please confirm with both debaters out loud before sending the debaters off to prep.

Round 2

1.The United States should substantially reform its foreign language teaching programs in K-12 public schools.

2. Military conscription is unjust.

3. Communism is preferable to capitalism.

4. The USFG should intervene to stop deforestation

5. Be suspicious of everything (De omnibus dubitandum)

Speaker 1

Thank you for judging. Topic strikes will be with the judge in the 8x8 competition room. The negative will strike first followed by the affirmative. The negative will strike a second time followed by the affirmative. The remaining topic will be the topic for the debate. Please confirm with both debaters out loud before sending the debaters off to prep.

Round 3

1. Public colleges and universities in the United States should restrict constitutional hate speech.

2. Current television advertisements do more harm than good.

3. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should substantially increase its defense commitments to the Baltic states.

4. Nuclear weapons are the best deterrent for WWIII

5. Through adversity to the stars (Ad astra per aspera)

Speaker 1

Thank you for judging. Topic strikes will be with the judge in the 8x8 competition room. The negative will strike first followed by the affirmative. The negative will strike a second time followed by the affirmative. The remaining topic will be the topic for the debate. Please confirm with both debaters out loud before sending the debaters off to prep.

Round 4

1. The United States filibuster should be eliminated.

2. The West should prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.

3. Prostitution should be legalized.

4. Nuclear energy is the future.

5. Truth will liberate you (Veritas vos liberabit)

Speaker 1

At the end of the round, please quickly disclose your decision to the debaters.

Thank you for judging. Topic strikes will be with the judge in the 8x8 competition room. The negative will strike first followed by the affirmative. The negative will strike a second time followed by the affirmative. The remaining topic will be the topic for the debate. Please confirm with both debaters out loud before sending the debaters off to prep.

Elim 1:

1. The United States should abolish the minimum wage.

2. In a democracy, civil disobedience is morally justified.

3. The preservation of minority cultural values should be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.

4. Daylight savings time should be eliminated.

5. Deeds, not words (Acta non verba)

Speaker 1

Please do not disclose your decision. 

Thank you for judging. Topic strikes will be with the judge in the 8x8 competition room. The negative will strike first followed by the affirmative. The negative will strike a second time followed by the affirmative. The remaining topic will be the topic for the debate. Please confirm with both debaters out loud before sending the debaters off to prep.

Elim 2:

1. When in conflict, governments should value civil liberties over national security.

2. In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.

3. “Under God” should be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance.

4. In the US Criminal justice system, truth-seeking ought to be valued above attorney-client privilege.

5. I think, therefore, I am (Cogito, ergo sum)