2022 PSDA Season 2 Qualifier 5
Professional Speech and Debate Association - May 7 | Status: Completed | 11:08 AM Pacific
Tournament Time: 11:08 AM Pacific
A. Professional Spontaneous Debate Event Prompts
Round 1 - 9:00 AM PST
Speaker 1
When it comes to innovation, individualism is preferable to collectivism.
Anime is an important part of our culture.
Hacking is the greatest threat to the United States
Speaker 2
When it comes to innovation, individualism is preferable to collectivism.
Anime is an important part of our culture.
Hacking is the greatest threat to the United States
Speaker 3
Barry Bonds should have made the Hall of Fame.
The Supreme Court is too powerful.
Internet privacy is a lost cause.
Speaker 4
Barry Bonds should have made the Hall of Fame.
The Supreme Court is too powerful.
Internet privacy is a lost cause.
Speaker 5
Money can’t buy happiness.
The chip shortage will make video games increasingly inaccessible.
Remote classes are the future of education.
Speaker 6
Money can’t buy happiness.
The chip shortage will make video games increasingly inaccessible.
Remote classes are the future of education.
Round 2 - 10:00 AM PST
Speaker 1
Nuclear is a preferable energy source to solar.
Super strength is a preferable power to flight.
The National Park System should be significantly expanded.
Speaker 2
Nuclear is a preferable energy source to solar.
Super strength is a preferable power to flight.
The National Park System should be significantly expanded.
Speaker 3
There is no such thing as “private” anymore.
Facial recognition technology does more harm than good.
NFTs are the future of video games.
Speaker 4
There is no such thing as “private” anymore.
Facial recognition technology does more harm than good.
NFTs are the future of video games.
Speaker 5
Social media is the greatest threat to the mental health of Americans.
Public Transit is preferable to personal vehicle ownership.
Near Earth Objects are the greatest threat to humanity.
Speaker 6
Social media is the greatest threat to the mental health of Americans.
Public Transit is preferable to personal vehicle ownership.
Near Earth Objects are the greatest threat to humanity.
Round 3 - 11:00 AM PST
Speaker 1
Sports are not as exciting after the COVID-19 Pandemic started.
California water rights should only be purchasable by entities based in the United States.
Science fiction is a preferable genre to Fantasy.
Speaker 2
Sports are not as exciting after the COVID-19 Pandemic started.
California water rights should only be purchasable by entities based in the United States.
Science fiction is a preferable genre to Fantasy.
Speaker 3
Vengeance is preferable to Justice.
Schools should prioritize investing in the arts over investing in athletics.
Survivor is the best reality TV Show on television.
Speaker 4
Vengeance is preferable to Justice.
Schools should prioritize investing in the arts over investing in athletics.
Survivor is the best reality TV Show on television.
Speaker 5
Fires are the greatest threat to economics in California
The United States should surrender the war on drugs.
Tenure causes more problems in education than it solves.
Speaker 6
Fires are the greatest threat to economics in California
The United States should surrender the war on drugs.
Tenure causes more problems in education than it solves.
Round 4 - 12:00 PM PST
Speaker 1
Homework does more harm than good.
In 5 years Facebook will not be a relevant platform.
HBO will win the streamer wars.
Speaker 2
Homework does more harm than good.
In 5 years Facebook will not be a relevant platform.
HBO will win the streamer wars.
Speaker 3
Jake Paul is good for boxing
East Coast rap is better than West Coast rap.
Crypto currency is a preferable alternative to fiat currency.
Speaker 4
Jake Paul is good for boxing
East Coast rap is better than West Coast rap.
Crypto currency is a preferable alternative to fiat currency.
Speaker 5
Final exams are preferable to final papers.
If the U.S. was forced to choose, Mexico is a preferable ally to Canada.
Humans would be a bigger threat to dinosaurs than dinosaurs would be to humans.
Speaker 6
Final exams are preferable to final papers.
If the U.S. was forced to choose, Mexico is a preferable ally to Canada.
Humans would be a bigger threat to dinosaurs than dinosaurs would be to humans.