E. Open IPDA Event Prompts
RD1 IPDA (Draw 8:30)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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