E. Open IPDA Event Prompts

RD1 IPDA (Draw 8:30)

  1. Speaker 1


    IIFA IPDA - ROUND 1

    The USFG should overhaul the U.S. Postal Service

    Having a roommate is preferable to living alone

    The risk posed by Chinese tech companies is overstated

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences should get rid of gendered acting categories

    “To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human” -The Matrix

RD2 IPDA (Draw 9:45)

  1. Speaker 1


    IIFA IPDA - ROUND 2

    As a tool for personal betterment, self-guided learning is preferable to a formal education

    The USFG should increase regulation on the “fast fashion” industry

    The USFG should ban factory farming

    The International Criminal Court has lost its credibility

    “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain” - The Dark Knight

RD3 IPDA (Draw 11:00)

  1. Speaker 1


    IIFA IPDA - ROUND 3

    The USFG should update its nuclear defense system

    The NFL has lost touch with its audience

    Digital textbooks are preferable to physical textbooks

    As a means of initiating romantic connections, dating apps are preferable to in-person social interactions.

    “If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead.” -Ratatouille

RD4 IPDA (Draw 12:30)

  1. Speaker 1


    IIFA IPDA - ROUND 4

    Unpaid internships are unethical

    The USFG should invest in “smart cities”

    The USFG should increase oversight of the airline industry

    When it comes to political polarization, we have passed the point of no return

    “Happiness is only real when shared.” -Into the Wild

Out-Round 1 IPDA (Draw 2:00)

  1. Speaker 1


    IIFA IPDA - OUT-ROUND 1

    The USFG should abolish the electoral college

    Major League Baseball should expand to new locations

    Comedy is more difficult than it has ever been

    Binge-watching is the best way to consume television

    “Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies” - The Shawshank Redemption

Out-Round 2 IPDA (Draw 3:30)

  1. Speaker 1


    IIFA IPDA - OUT-ROUND 2

    Voter disenfranchisement poses the greatest risk to American democracy

    The USFG should ban violent video games.

    Presidential impeachment no longer serves as an effective tool for accountability

    All college students should be required to complete their first year at a community college

    “After all, tomorrow is another day!” - Gone with the Wind

Out-Round 3 IPDA (Draw 5:00)

  1. Speaker 1


    IIFA IPDA - OUT-ROUND 3

    The USFG should make Election Day a national holiday

    The process for selecting and/or confirming Supreme Court Justices should be significantly changed.

    In intercollegiate debate, logic is preferable to evidence.

    This House prefers oral interpretation events more than prepared public address events.

    “The very things that hold you down are going to lift you up.” - Dumbo

Out-Round 4 IPDA (Draw 6:30)

  1. Speaker 1


    IIFA IPDA - OUT-ROUND 4

    The USFG should guarantee paid parental leave

    The USFG should end tax exemptions for religious organizations in the US

    The communication discipline should rethink its approach to teaching public speaking

    On balance, film/television remakes do more harm than good

    “The times they are a-changing” - Bob Dylan