E. Open IPDA Event Prompts
Round 1 Debate - 8:00-9:45
Speaker 1
Round 1A
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The USFG should significantly decrease funding to Israel.
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We should prefer objectivity over advocacy in news reporting.
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The Paris Agreement is still relevant.
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going
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The USFG should ban TikTok.
Round 1B
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The USFG should privatize all prisons.
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AI programs cause more harm than good.
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Housing is a human right.
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“Don’t ever tame your demons, but always keep them on a leash.” - Hozier
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This house would remove the penny from circulation.
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Round 2 Debate - 9:45-11:30
Speaker 1
Round 2A
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This house would no longer mandate vaccination for school attendance.
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The education budget increasing is preferable to the military budget increasing.
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Alternative energy sources are effective.
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“When you being real, you ain’t worried about who fake.” - Megan Thee Stallion
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The United States should restrict production of liquified natural gas.
Round 2B
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The USFG should raise the voting age to 21.
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No books should ever be banned.
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Individual freedom is less important than overall safety.
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“All my troubles on a burning pile.” - Mother Mother
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The United States should implement sanctions.
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Round 3 Debate - 11:30-1:15
Speaker 1
Round 3A
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Ireland should significantly decrease funding to the Irish Aid program.
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May the roof above you never fall in and those gathered beneath it never fall out.
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Raising the minimum wage is not enough.
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The International Olympic Committee should allow performance-enhancing drugs
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In the US criminal justice system, truth-seeking is preferred over attorney-client privilege.
Round 3B
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The United Kingdom and the European Union should repeal the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.
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The Industrial Revolution did more harm than good.
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The USFG should ban zoos.
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Cancel culture has not gone far enough.
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Round 4 Debate - 1:45-3:30
Speaker 1
Round 4A
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Ireland should significantly increase funding to their navy.
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May you live to be 100 years, with one extra year to repent.
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This house would implement a four-day work week.
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The Republican party no longer supports democracy.
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Online dating is a bad idea.
Round 4B
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The Irish Electoral Commission should approve the National Party.
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A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures
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The alpha-male mentality has done more harm than good.
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The Electoral College should be abolished.
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Football is better than football.
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Elim 1 Debate 6:30-7:30
Speaker 1
Elim 1
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Ireland should remove the “woman in the home” clause of their constitution.
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There’s no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.
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Men’s mental health issues are not taken seriously enough.
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This house would allow felons to vote.
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Children should have more autonomy when it comes to vaccines and other medical procedures.
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Elim 2 Debate - 12:00-1:00
Speaker 1
Elim 2
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Ireland should grant asylum to Palestinian refugees.
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Don’t be breaking your shin on a stool that’s not in your way.
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Adoption should be significantly limited.
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An increase in Gen Z voters will not affect the status quo.
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Space exploration is better in the hands of corporations rather than governments.
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Elim 3 Debate - 1:00-2:00
Speaker 1
Elim 3
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The United Kingdom should repeal the Legacy and Reconciliation bill.
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May the most you wish for be the least you get.
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The USFG should significantly increase their climate change disaster preparedness.
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Religion in America is more social than spiritual.
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Fourth-wave feminism is preferable to its previous iterations.
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Elim 4 Debate - 3:45-4:45
Speaker 1
Elim 4
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Ireland should significantly increase funding to national security.
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May misfortune follow you the rest of your life, and never catch up.
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Free will is a myth.
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The United Nations should act to protect the Uighurs.
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Humanities skills are more important than STEM skills
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Elim 5 Debate - 4:45-5:45
Speaker 1
Elim 5
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Ireland should implement stricter immigration laws.
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May the grass grow long on the road to Hell for want of use.
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This house would cancel all student loan debt.
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Amazon is causing more harm than good.
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There is no good way to alleviate wealth inequality in America.
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