A. Professional Spontaneous Debate Event Prompts
Round 1 - 9:00AM
Speaker 1
Set 1:
- The internet should be regulated as a public utility.
- Super strength is a preferable power to flight.
- The use of technology in the classroom will cause more harm than good.
Speaker 2
Set 1:
- The internet should be regulated as a public utility.
- Super strength is a preferable power to flight.
- The use of technology in the classroom will cause more harm than good.
Speaker 3
Set 2:
- Schools should prioritize investing in the arts over investing in athletics.
- Nuclear is a preferable energy source to solar.
- Robin Hood was a hero, not a thief.
Speaker 4
Set 2:
- Schools should prioritize investing in the arts over investing in athletics.
- Nuclear is a preferable energy source to solar.
- Robin Hood was a hero, not a thief.
Speaker 5
Set 3:
- Dogs make better pets than cats.
- Fiction is preferable to nonfiction.
- Virtual reality is a better form of entertainment than traditional movies and TV shows.
Speaker 6
Set 3:
- Dogs make better pets than cats.
- Fiction is preferable to nonfiction.
- Virtual reality is a better form of entertainment than traditional movies and TV shows.
Speaker 7
Set 4:
- X does more harm than Facebook.
- Summer is better than winter.
- The use of plastic should be banned in all forms.
Speaker 8
Set 4:
- X does more harm than Facebook.
- Summer is better than winter.
- The use of plastic should be banned in all forms.
Speaker 9
Set 5:
- Money can’t buy happiness.
- Baseball is no longer America’s pastime.
- Eating meat is morally wrong.
Speaker 10
Set 5:
- Money can’t buy happiness.
- Baseball is no longer America’s pastime.
- Eating meat is morally wrong.
Round 2 - 10:30AM
Speaker 1
Set 1:
- Candy should be given as rewards in the classroom.
- The Supreme Court is too powerful.
- Werewolves are scarier than vampires.
Speaker 2
Set 1:
- Candy should be given as rewards in the classroom.
- The Supreme Court is too powerful.
- Werewolves are scarier than vampires.
Speaker 3
Set 2:
- Students should wear uniforms to school.
- Athletes speaking out on their beliefs have done more harm than good.
- The use of genetically modified organisms in agriculture is necessary for food security.
Speaker 4
Set 2:
- Students should wear uniforms to school.
- Athletes speaking out on their beliefs have done more harm than good.
- The use of genetically modified organisms in agriculture is necessary for food security.
Speaker 5
Set 3:
- National Security ought to be prioritized over the right to privacy.
- Time-traveling forwards is preferable to time-traveling backward.
- Round pizzas are better than rectangular ones.
Speaker 6
Set 3:
- National Security ought to be prioritized over the right to privacy.
- Time-traveling forwards is preferable to time-traveling backward.
- Round pizzas are better than rectangular ones.
Speaker 7
Set 4:
- Public transit is preferable to personal vehicle ownership.
- The use of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system will cause more harm than good.
- Everyone should learn to play a musical instrument.
Speaker 8
Set 4:
- Public transit is preferable to personal vehicle ownership.
- The use of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system will cause more harm than good.
- Everyone should learn to play a musical instrument.
Speaker 9
Set 5:
- Capitalism is a preferable economic system to socialism.
- Darth Vader was ultimately a hero, not a villain.
- Schools should allow students to bring pets to class.
Speaker 10
Set 5:
- Capitalism is a preferable economic system to socialism.
- Darth Vader was ultimately a hero, not a villain.
- Schools should allow students to bring pets to class.
Final Round - 12:30PM
Speaker 1
Set 1:
- The internet has done more harm than good.
- Virtual learning is not suitable for young children.
- Trade schools are preferable to higher education.
Speaker 2
Set 1:
- The internet has done more harm than good.
- Virtual learning is not suitable for young children.
- Trade schools are preferable to higher education.
Speaker 3
Set 2:
- Environmental rights of the future should supersede economic interests of current generations.
- Billionaires should pay for their own stadiums.
- The use of robots in the workplace will cause more harm than good.
Speaker 4
Set 2:
- Environmental rights of the future should supersede economic interests of current generations.
- Billionaires should pay for their own stadiums.
- The use of robots in the workplace will cause more harm than good.
Speaker 5
Set 3:
- Aliens are real.
- Children should not be allowed to watch television.
- Space exploration is a more worthwhile endeavor than ocean exploration.
Speaker 6
Set 3:
- Aliens are real.
- Children should not be allowed to watch television.
- Space exploration is a more worthwhile endeavor than ocean exploration.