A. Championship SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    The European Union should be dissolved
    Freedom of the press contributes to social instability.

    Individuals should have the right to edit their own genes.

  2. Speaker 2


    The European Union should be dissolved
    Freedom of the press contributes to social instability.
    Individuals should have the right to edit their own genes.

  3. Speaker 3


    Democracy should be promoted in all countries.
    Social media apps should require users to be 18
    September 11th should be observed as a national day of reflection.

  4. Speaker 4


    Democracy should be promoted in all countries.
    Social media apps should require users to be 18

    September 11th should be observed as a national day of reflection.

  5. Speaker 5


    Multi-level marketing is immoral
    Parents should be held responsible for their children’s mistakes
    The government should pay for basic healthcare

  6. Speaker 6


    Multi-level marketing is immoral
    Parents should be held responsible for their children’s mistakes
    The government should pay for basic healthcare

  7. Speaker 7


    Minimum wages should be raised to support cost of living
    Street security cameras are good for society
    Schools should be allowed to randomly drug test students.

  8. Speaker 8


    Minimum wages should be raised to support cost of living
    Street security cameras are good for society
    Schools should be allowed to randomly drug test students.

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Solar energy should become the primary source of energy for the United States.

    Telecommunications infrastructure should be paid for by the government
    When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.

  2. Speaker 2


    Solar energy should become the primary source of energy for the United States.

    Telecommunications infrastructure should be paid for by the government
    When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.

  3. Speaker 3


    A government has the responsibility to secure its borders.
    America should pull out of NATO
    All individuals should pay the same tax rate

  4. Speaker 4


    A government has the responsibility to secure its borders.
    America should pull out of NATO
    All individuals should pay the same tax rate

  5. Speaker 5


    Society should discourage people from having children before age 25.

    Public education should be limited to citizens and legal residents.

    University education should be free.

  6. Speaker 6


    Society should discourage people from having children before age 25.

    Public education should be limited to citizens and legal residents.

    University education should be free.

  7. Speaker 7


    Modern patterns of incarceration contribute to racial inequality in the US
    A higher minimum wage would help the economy.

    AirBnBs are better than hotels.

  8. Speaker 8


    Modern patterns of incarceration contribute to racial inequality in the US
    A higher minimum wage would help the economy.

    AirBnBs are better than hotels.

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    Colleges should restrict hate speech on campus.

    The credit industry promotes economic development

    The US government should prioritize reducing the deficit over expanding programs.

  2. Speaker 2


    Colleges should restrict hate speech on campus.

    The credit industry promotes economic development

    The US government should prioritize reducing the deficit over expanding programs.

  3. Speaker 3


    The Second Amendment remains necessary today.

    The United States should adopt a policy of mandatory neutrality in all wars.
    The government should restrict harmful speech.

  4. Speaker 4


    The Second Amendment remains necessary today.

    The United States should adopt a policy of mandatory neutrality in all wars.
    The government should restrict harmful speech.

  5. Speaker 5


    Standardized testing reflects the value of the student
    Doctor-assisted suicide should be allowed
    Climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity today

  6. Speaker 6


    Standardized testing reflects the value of the student
    Doctor-assisted suicide should be allowed
    Climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity today

  7. Speaker 7


    Schools should be required to teach students how to do their taxes

    The United States should increase investment in cybersecurity.

    Fracking should be banned

  8. Speaker 8


    Schools should be required to teach students how to do their taxes

    The United States should increase investment in cybersecurity.

    Fracking should be banned