C. High School SPAR Event Prompts
Round 1
Speaker 1
Jail is the proper punishment for all crimes
The United States should adopt a policy of mandatory neutrality in all wars.
The government should restrict some speechSpeaker 2
Jail is the proper punishment for all crimes
The United States should adopt a policy of mandatory neutrality in all wars.
The government should restrict some speechSpeaker 3
Cigarette smoking and vaping should be banned entirely
All individuals should pay the same tax rate
Daily leisure time should be a substitute for a yearly vacationSpeaker 4
Cigarette smoking and vaping should be banned entirely
All individuals should pay the same tax rate
Daily leisure time should be a substitute for a yearly vacationSpeaker 5
Public officials should be required to spend more time among their constituents
Colleges in the United States should restrict constitutional hate speech.
Sports coaches should be paid as much as teachers.Speaker 6
Public officials should be required to spend more time among their constituents
Colleges in the United States should restrict constitutional hate speech.
Sports coaches should be paid as much as teachers.Speaker 7
Freedom of speech should protect offensive ideas
Economic inequality is the greatest threat to democracy
Social media companies should be treated like publishersSpeaker 8
Freedom of speech should protect offensive ideas
Economic inequality is the greatest threat to democracy
Social media companies should be treated like publishers
Round 2
Speaker 1
The government should provide free internet service for everyone
In the United States, prisoners should be allowed to vote.
Criminal justice should focus solely on rehabilitation.Speaker 2
The government should provide free internet service for everyone
In the United States, prisoners should be allowed to vote.
Criminal justice should focus solely on rehabilitation.Speaker 3
Freedom of the press causes social instability.
Japan should compensate for the damage done during their colonization period
When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.Speaker 4
Freedom of the press causes social instability.
Japan should compensate for the damage done during their colonization period
When in conflict, the preservation of minority cultural values ought to be valued above the preservation of a unified national culture.Speaker 5
The US should defund the police
The Internet should be regulated
Students should be held financially or legally responsible for bullyingSpeaker 6
The US should defund the police
The Internet should be regulated
Students should be held financially or legally responsible for bullyingSpeaker 7
College athletes should be paid
Privacy is more important than national security
Democracy is the best form of governmentSpeaker 8
College athletes should be paid
Privacy is more important than national security
Democracy is the best form of government
Round 3
Speaker 1
In the future, parents should be allowed to pick the genders of their children
Freedom of Speech cannot exist on the Internet
Public schools should teach religionSpeaker 2
In the future, parents should be allowed to pick the genders of their children
Freedom of Speech cannot exist on the Internet
Public schools should teach religionSpeaker 3
All people should have free internet access
Google is a monopoly
State Universtity lectures should be publicly available on the InternetSpeaker 4
All people should have free internet access
Google is a monopoly
State Universtity lectures should be publicly available on the InternetSpeaker 5
Learning a foreign language should be mandatory
Virtue signaling creates a net-positive effect
In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.Speaker 6
Learning a foreign language should be mandatory
Virtue signaling creates a net-positive effect
In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized.Speaker 7
Cancel culture discourages accountability
The minimum wage should be tied to inflation
Technological progress creates more problems than it solvesSpeaker 8
Cancel culture discourages accountability
The minimum wage should be tied to inflation
Technological progress creates more problems than it solves