2021 NOF Quarter 2 Speech and Debate Tournament

National Online Forensics - Dec 18 | Status: Completed | 5:23 PM Pacific

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  B. High School Extemp(single entry) Event Prompts

Round 1 - 1:30pm

  1. Speaker 1


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 1 - Speaker 1

     

    1. Has President Biden done enough to reunite separated families who crossed the border during the Trump administration?

    2. Was the Purdue Pharma opioid settlement fair?

    3. Should we expect more extreme weather in the next decade due to climate change?

  2. Speaker 2


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 1 - Speaker 2

     

    1. Does California need stricter oil pipeline regulations?

    2. Should former Governor Cuomo return his book deal money?

    3. Were prosecutors right in charging the parents of Oxford High school student Ethan Crumbley for involuntary manslaughter?

  3. Speaker 3


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 1 - Speaker 3

     

    1. Does the Log4j digital flaw point to a lack of cybersecurity in the United States?

    2. Should we trust the conclusions of the House’s January 6 committee?

    3. Has the US Supreme Court lost its legitimacy?

  4. Speaker 4


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 1 - Speaker 4

     

    1. How much influence does former President Trump have in the upcoming 2022 midterm elections?

    2. Did Kellogg make the right decision to start hiring non-union workers at its cereal plants?

    3. Did Elon Musk deserve Time’s person of the year?

  5. Speaker 5


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 1 - Speaker 5

     

    1. Will the Supreme Court overrule Roe v. Wade?

    2. Is inflation the largest threat the US economy?

    3. Should more cities and states follow NYC’s lead in granting legal noncitizens the right to vote?

Round 2 - 2:45pm

  1. Speaker 1


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 2 - Speaker 1

     

    1. Has President Biden done enough to fight the Coronavirus pandemic?

    2. How worried should we be about the omicron variant? 

    3. Was California correct in imposing a new statewide mask mandate?

  2. Speaker 2


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 2 - Speaker 2

     

    1. Has Prime Minister Boris Johnson done enough to fight the Coronavirus pandemic?

    2. How worried should we be about healthcare worker burnout due to the Coronavirus?

    3. Should the US military discharge members who refuse the COVID vaccine?

  3. Speaker 3


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 2 - Speaker 3

     

    1. Have universities done enough to fight the Coronavirus pandemic?

    2. Omicron: are expanded travel bans the answer?

    3. What lessons has the US education system learned from the move to online learning?

  4. Speaker 4


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 2 - Speaker 4

     

    1. Has the World Health Organization done enough to fight the Coronavirus pandemic?

    2. What can the US do to encourage more people to get vaccinated? 

    3. Are booster mandates warranted?

  5. Speaker 5


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 2 - Speaker 5

     

    1. Has the CDC done enough to fight the Coronavirus pandemic?

    2. How will the pandemic affect Gen-z’s future? 

    3. Should America trust Dr. Fauci?

Round 3 - 4:25pm

  1. Speaker 1


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 3 - Speaker 1

     

    1. Will the Great Resignation have long lasting impacts on the US economy?

    2. Is the Federal Reserve on the right track?

    3. Should US Congress members be banned from owning individual stocks?

  2. Speaker 2


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 3 - Speaker 2

     

    1. Will the Great Resignation spur worker relocation away from cities?

    2. Is enough being done to fight inflation?

    3. Will supply chain issues be resolved in the short-term?

  3. Speaker 3


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 3 - Speaker 3

     

    1. Will the Great Resignation help improve working conditions?

    2. Is cryptocurrency a good investment?

    3. Does AWS have too much control of cloud computing?

  4. Speaker 4


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 3 - Speaker 4

     

    1. Will the Great Resignation help Democrats retain the House in 2022?

    2. Are ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ offers good for consumers?

    3. Will gas prices fall in the short-term?

  5. Speaker 5


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 3 - Speaker 5

     

    1. Will the Great Resignation drive an increase in cyberattacks in 2022?

    2. Are housing prices going to crash in 2022?

    3. Are NFT’s a good investment?

Finals - 6:00pm

  1. Speaker 1


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Finals - Speaker 1

     

    1. Iran: is progress being made on nuclear weapon negotiations?

    2. Climate Change: was COP26 a flop?

    3. North Korea: are economic sanctions an effective tool?

  2. Speaker 2


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Finals - Speaker 2

     

    1. Syria: should regional governments mend fences with Bashar al-Assad?

    2. Haiti: can aid groups safely operate in the country?

    3. Mexico: is President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at risk of being recalled?

  3. Speaker 3


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Finals - Speaker 3

     

    1. Iraq: is an IS revival on the horizon?

    2. Russia: should the world be worried about a Ukraine invasion?

    3. Belarus: Should the European Union have done more to protect migrant rights at the Polish border?

  4. Speaker 4


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Finals - Speaker 4

     

    1. Sudan: What can the international community do to support the rule of law? 

    2. European Union: is the EU strong enough to deter Russian aggression in Ukraine? 

    3. China: Is China a rising or declining world power?

  5. Speaker 5


    NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Finals - Speaker 5

     

    1. Afghanistan: Now that the US military has withdrawn, is there a role for the US to rebuild the country?

    2. India: are closer relations with Russia a good idea?

    3. UK: Does the new free trade deal with Australia show Brexit was the right decision?