A. Novice IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1 - 9:00 AM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Jury duty should be optional.

    2. Participation trophies are a thing of the past. 

    3. California will succeed in their zero-emission vehicle goal by 2035.

    4. The United States Federal Government should ban private prisons

    5. South Korea is feeling the effects of their low birth rate.

Round 2 - 12:00 PM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Space exploration is the new piracy.

    2. The United States Federal Government should put more funding toward gene editing research.

    3. The UN’s Right to Protect (R2P) has been successful. 

    4. Online classes cause more harm than good.

    5. No pain, no gain.

Finals - 3:15 PM

  1. Speaker 1


    1. The United States should prioritize deep sea exploration.

    2. It takes a village to raise a child.

    3. Current culture cultivates personal isolation.

    4. America is too individualistic.

    5. The United States should permanently move to daylight savings time.