F. Middle School NOF Parli Event Prompts
Round 1 - 3:00 PM
Speaker 1
The negative strikes one topic, then the affirmative strikes a topic. The remaining topic is then debated. Competitors have 15 minutes to prepare for the debate once the topic is selected.
- This house believes greed is good
- The United States should adopt a carbon tax
- Legislative term limits do more harm than good.
Round 2 - 4:15 PM
Speaker 1
The negative strikes one topic, then the affirmative strikes a topic. The remaining topic is then debated. Competitors have 15 minutes to prepare for the debate once the topic is selected.
- All tourism to Hawaii is unethical
- Tackle football should be banned
- Voting should be mandatory in the United States
Round - 8:00 AM
Speaker 1
The negative strikes one topic, then the affirmative strikes a topic. The remaining topic is then debated. Competitors have 15 minutes to prepare for the debate once the topic is selected.
- Lockdowns were an effective means of controlling the spread of COVID
- Cancel culture does more good than harm.
- Vigilantism is justified when the government has failed to enforce the law.
Round - 11:00 AM
Speaker 1
The negative strikes one topic, then the affirmative strikes a topic. The remaining topic is then debated. Competitors have 15 minutes to prepare for the debate once the topic is selected.
- Resolved: President Biden should be reelected in 2024
- This house would require individuals to obtain permits to wear facial veils such as the Niqab and Burqa in public institutions (e.g., public schools, government offices, public parks).
- Zoos do more good than harm
Round- 4:30 PM
Speaker 1
The negative strikes one topic, then the affirmative strikes a topic. The remaining topic is then debated. Competitors have 15 minutes to prepare for the debate once the topic is selected.
- Resolved: Ukraine will win
- Resolved: Federal bank bailouts do more good than harm
- Marriage does more good than harm.
Round - 11:00 AM
Speaker 1
The negative strikes one topic, then the affirmative strikes a topic. The remaining topic is then debated. Competitors have 15 minutes to prepare for the debate once the topic is selected.
- Vegetarian diets do more harm than good
- This house, as Israel, would accept a two-state solution, with East Jerusalem as the capital of an independent Palestine.
- The United States should eliminate the Debt Ceiling