2022 NOF Quarter 3 Speech and Debate Tournament

NOF - Feb 12 | Status: Completed | 6:39 PM Pacific

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  A. College Extemp Event Prompts

Round 1 - 8:00am

  1. Speaker 1


    Please select one of the following: In light of mass withdrawals from public school across the US, should taxpayer dollars be allotted for magnet/charter school vouchers How will the recent withdrawal of mask requirements impact small businesses? How is inflation impacting the job market?

  2. Speaker 2


    Please select one of the following: Is the refusal to prosecute misdemeanor shoplifting leading to a monopoly of big-box business as small businesses are unable to compete? Is the girl scout cookie business ethical? Will the surge in bird flu fuel COVID fears?

  3. Speaker 3


    Please select one of the following: Will NASA’s new telescope impact satellites and International communication? Will the change in SAT procedures impact scoring across all socio-economics? Will energy rate increases spur employees to stop working from home?

  4. Speaker 4


    Please select one of the following: Will curriculum transparency impede free speech? How is the Canadian-US trade blockade impacting the supply chain? As more consumers “cut the cord” will events like the Super Bowl and the Olympics remain culturally relevant?

  5. Speaker 5


    Please select one of the following: What does the Palin-NY Times lawsuit indicate for libel law and free speech? Should pre-teens have autonomy over their vaccine choices as proposed in Senator Scott Weiner’s bill? In light of recent news events, can US news sources be trusted?

  6. Speaker 6


    Please select one of the following: Should the high rate of COVID among deer alter CDC approaches to COVID? Should Fauci be prosecuted in light of the release of recent documents and e-mails? Can MoviePass 2.0 survive?

Round 2 - 9:15am

  1. Speaker 1


    Please select one of the following: 

    Have we seen the worst of inflation?

    Should the Fed staff be prohibited from trading securities?

    How will the vaccine-mandate reversals impact US businesses?

     

  2. Speaker 2


    Please select one of the following: 

    Which US industry will be impacted the most by inflation increases?         

    If confirmed, what steps will Sarah Bloom Raskin take to prevent the “revolving door” of finance officials within the Fed?

    Are NFTs a viable investment?

  3. Speaker 3


    Please select one of the following: 

    Does the rise in inflation give Hilary a window in 2024?

    Will the current cheap stock prices be enough to power a bull market?

     

    What does the news about Peloton indicate about the health and wellness industry?

  4. Speaker 4


    Please select one of the following: 

    Are Freedom Convoys playing reckless with American supply chains?

    How has retirement played into the labor force during the pandemic?

    Should Biden have given all $7B Afghan frozen assets to Sept. 11th victims?

  5. Speaker 5


    Please select one of the following: 

    How high will the Fed have to raise interest rates to tamper inflation?

    Can Biden use the job market increase as proof that he has handled the economy well?

    Should landlords who accept federal rental assistance be prevented from evicting tenants?

  6. Speaker 6


    Please select one of the following: 

     Are COVID assistance programs proving too costly?

    What’s the cause of the current UK economy rebound?

    How will Unilever globally spread out their price increases?

     

Round 3 - 10:30am

  1. Speaker 1


    Please select one of the following: 

    In what way will the European approach to Coronavirus influence countries in the Americas?

    Will most European countries stand with Kyiv?

    Will the new Bulgarian government fuel the flames of their fiery past with Macedonia?

     

  2. Speaker 2


    Please select one of the following: 

    How will the EU solve the worldwide semiconductor/chip shortage?

    Will more countries follow Latvia’s example on Holocaust restitution?

    How will the Russian/Ukraine tension affect Tatar Muslims?

  3. Speaker 3


    Please select one of the following:

    What steps can Mayor Sadiq Khan take to restore confidence in London’s police?

     Will anti-vax protests in the EU run out of gas?

    Should Pope Benedict XVI be pardoned for his handling of sexual abuse cases within the Catholic Church?

     

  4. Speaker 4


    Please select one of the following: 

    Will Denmark allow US troops to set up shop on their soil?

     How important is the EU's Stability and Growth Pact?

     

    Should West Ham United have taken a stronger stance on Kurt Zouma’s cat abuse video?

  5. Speaker 5


    Please select one of the following: 

    In what ways will the EU’s pandemic recovery fund transform the Spanish economy?

    What’s the next step for the Belgian teachers’ protest?

     

    Now that the dust has settled, how’s Brexit working out?

  6. Speaker 6


    Please select one of the following: 

     How will The Vatican react to the Portuguese Catholic Church sexual abuse allegations?

    Are the Paris police within their rights to ban the Freedom Convoy before it hits city limits?

    Will the Berlin talks prove to be fruitful?