E. Open IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1 Debate - 8:00-9:45

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 1A

    • The USFG should significantly decrease funding to Israel.

    • We should prefer objectivity over advocacy in news reporting.

    • The Paris Agreement is still relevant.

    • When the going gets tough, the tough get going

    • The USFG should ban TikTok. 

     

    Round 1B

     

    • The USFG should privatize all prisons.

    • AI programs cause more harm than good.

    • Housing is a human right.

    • “Don’t ever tame your demons, but always keep them on a leash.” - Hozier

    • This house would remove the penny from circulation. 

Round 2 Debate - 9:45-11:30

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 2A

    • This house would no longer mandate vaccination for school attendance.

    • The education budget increasing is preferable to the military budget increasing.

    • Alternative energy sources are effective.

    • “When you being real, you ain’t worried about who fake.” - Megan Thee Stallion

    • The United States should restrict production of liquified natural gas. 

     

    Round 2B

    • The USFG should raise the voting age to 21.

    • No books should ever be banned.

    • Individual freedom is less important than overall safety.

    • “All my troubles on a burning pile.” - Mother Mother

    • The United States should implement sanctions. 

     

Round 3 Debate - 11:30-1:15

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 3A

    • Ireland should significantly decrease funding to the Irish Aid program.

    • May the roof above you never fall in and those gathered beneath it never fall out.

    • Raising the minimum wage is not enough.

    • The International Olympic Committee should allow performance-enhancing drugs

    • In the US criminal justice system, truth-seeking is preferred over attorney-client privilege.

     

    Round 3B

     

    • The United Kingdom and the European Union should repeal the Northern Ireland Protocol.

    • May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.

    • The Industrial Revolution did more harm than good.

    • The USFG should ban zoos.

    • Cancel culture has not gone far enough.

Round 4 Debate - 1:45-3:30

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 4A

    • Ireland should significantly increase funding to their navy.

    • May you live to be 100 years, with one extra year to repent.

    • This house would implement a four-day work week.

    • The Republican party no longer supports democracy.

    • Online dating is a bad idea.

     

    Round 4B

     

    • The Irish Electoral Commission should approve the National Party.

    • A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures

    • The alpha-male mentality has done more harm than good. 

    • The Electoral College should be abolished.

    • Football is better than football.

Elim 1 Debate 6:30-7:30

  1. Speaker 1


    Elim 1

    • Ireland should remove the “woman in the home” clause of their constitution.

    • There’s no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

    • Men’s mental health issues are not taken seriously enough.

    • This house would allow felons to vote.

    • Children should have more autonomy when it comes to vaccines and other medical procedures.

     

     

Elim 2 Debate - 12:00-1:00

  1. Speaker 1


    Elim 2

    • Ireland should grant asylum to Palestinian refugees.

    • Don’t be breaking your shin on a stool that’s not in your way.

    • Adoption should be significantly limited.

    • An increase in Gen Z voters will not affect the status quo.

    • Space exploration is better in the hands of corporations rather than governments.

     

Elim 3 Debate - 1:00-2:00

  1. Speaker 1


    Elim 3

    • The United Kingdom should repeal the Legacy and Reconciliation bill.

    • May the most you wish for be the least you get.

    • The USFG should significantly increase their climate change disaster preparedness. 

    • Religion in America is more social than spiritual.

    • Fourth-wave feminism is preferable to its previous iterations.

     

Elim 4 Debate - 3:45-4:45

  1. Speaker 1


    Elim 4

    • Ireland should significantly increase funding to national security.

    • May misfortune follow you the rest of your life, and never catch up.

    • Free will is a myth.

    • The United Nations should act to protect the Uighurs.

    • Humanities skills are more important than STEM skills

     

Elim 5 Debate - 4:45-5:45

  1. Speaker 1


    Elim 5

    • Ireland should implement stricter immigration laws.

    • May the grass grow long on the road to Hell for want of use.

    • This house would cancel all student loan debt.

    • Amazon is causing more harm than good.

    • There is no good way to alleviate wealth inequality in America.