Speaker 1

Round 1 Flight A

1. Public transportation should be free in all major cities.
2. The United States Federal Government should ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks.
3. Forensics is dying.
4. The use of AI has significantly harmed competitive speech and debate.
5. When in conflict, meaningful work is preferable to stability.

Speaker 2

Round 1 Flight B

1. Congress should expand religious exemptions to federal anti-discrimination laws.
2. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should offer a formal timeline for Ukraine's membership.
3. Capitalism is never without classism.
4. The transfer portal has improved overall athlete outcomes in collegiate sports.
5. Marriage has lost its benefits.

Speaker 1

Round 2 Flight A

1. This House would prioritize rural infrastructure investment over urban expansion.
2. The Indian government should pass legislation guaranteeing minimum purchase prices for all farm produce.
3. Pop culture is a mirror reflecting societal decay.
4. The more influence, the more moral responsibility.
5. Our truest self is who we are when no one is watching.

Speaker 2

Round 2 Flight B

1. The United States Federal Government should forgive a significant portion of student loan debt.
2. The United States Federal Government should provide federal funding for universal childcare.
3. The United States is becoming more politically polarized due to cultural conflicts.
4. On balance, Zoos are ethically justified.
5. The gig economy benefits American workers more than it harms them.

Speaker 1

Round 3 Flight A

1. The United States Federal Government should lower the voting age to 16.
2. The United States Federal Government should abolish cash bail.
3. When in conflict, player safety ought to be valued above entertainment.
4. Audience engagement metrics are a poor indicator of artistic merit.
5. When in conflict, institutional loyalty ought to be valued above athlete mobility.

Speaker 2

Round 3 Flight B

1. The National Collegiate Athletic Association should officially recognize esports as athletic events.
2. Congress should establish federal standards governing Name, Image, and Likeness compensation for collegiate athletes.
3. Cultural preservation is preferable to globalization.
4. This House believes that social media has done more to divide than to democratize society.
5. When in conflict, parental authority ought to be valued above state intervention.

Speaker 1

Round 4 Flight A

1. Mandatory vaccination laws should be enforced for all children.
2. The United States Federal Government should mandate legal tender currency be accepted by all vendors.
3. When in conflict, artistic freedom ought to be valued above social responsibility.
4. Sports fandom is a form of tribal identity.
5. The current trajectory of pop culture reflects declining creative originality.

Speaker 2

Round 4 Flight B

1. State governments should prohibit public funding for professional sports stadiums.
2. The United States Federal Government should implement mandatory age limits for federal legislators.
3. When in conflict, tradition ought to be valued above social progress.
4. The principle of non-intervention has done more harm than good.
5. The best type of debate arguments are Kritiks.

Speaker 1

Round 5 Flight A

1. The United States Federal Government should implement a four-day workweek.
2. The United States should significantly restrict private air travel.
3. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has outlived its usefulness.
4. When in conflict, religious freedom ought to be valued above anti-discrimination norms.
5. Dynastic dominance in professional sports does more harm than good.

Speaker 2

Round 5 Flight B

1. Congress should impose penalties on universities that fail to protect free speech on campus.
2. The United States Federal Government should regulate sports betting partnerships between professional leagues and media companies.
3. The benefits of nuclear energy outweigh its risks.
4. Institutions are the front lines of ideological conflict.
5. Plastic recycling worsens environmental outcome

Speaker 1

BRONZE  Flight A

1. The National Collegiate Athletic Association should permit direct salary payments to student-athletes.
2. The United States Federal Government should enact a law to make America metric.
3. When in conflict, cultural authenticity ought to be valued above commercial success.
4. In the United States, meritocracy is a myth.
5. Streaming platforms have decreased the overall quality of entertainment content.

Speaker 2

BRONZE  Flight B

1. The United States Federal Government should establish a federal emotional support animal certification system.
2. The National Collegiate Athletic Association should eliminate conference-based revenue disparities through centralized revenue sharing.
3. Public figures deserve the same amount of privacy that everyday people get.
4. In Ukraine, peace should be valued over sovereign borders.
5. Sports betting integration has a net negative impact on the integrity of professional sports.

Speaker 1

SILVER/GOLD Flight A

1. The United States Federal Government should cap prescription drug prices.
2. The United States Federal Government should pass legislation guaranteeing universal pre-kindergarten access nationwide.
3. When in conflict, competitive balance ought to be valued above market profitability.
4. When in conflict, equality of opportunity ought to be valued above equality of outcome.
5. Fast fashion improves access to clothing in low-income regions.

Speaker 2

SILVER/GOLD Flight B

1. The United States Federal Government should eliminate daylight savings time.
2. Congress should mandate long-term healthcare coverage for retired professional athletes.
3. Free speech protections in the United States are in decline.
4. Fighting systemic injustice justifies breaking the law.
5. Manosphere podcasts inherently exploit male vulnerability for financial gain.