A. Open SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Vengeance is preferable to Justice.

    2. Humans are primarily motivated by self-interest.

    3. It is better to be right than to be liked. 

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Vengeance is preferable to Justice.

    2. Humans are primarily motivated by self-interest.

    3. It is better to be right than to be liked. 

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Individualism is preferable to collectivism.

    2. Humans are innately good or evil.

    3. Ignorance is bliss.

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Individualism is preferable to collectivism.

    2. Humans are innately good or evil.

    3. Ignorance is bliss.

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Capitalism is a preferable economic system to Socialism.

    2. Humans should eat to live, not live to eat.

    3. Art ought to be valued for social impact over its beauty.

  6. Speaker 6


    1. Capitalism is a preferable economic system to Socialism.

    2. Humans should eat to live, not live to eat.

    3. Art ought to be valued for social impact over its beauty.

  7. Speaker 7


    1. Given the option, being talented is better than being hardworking.

    2. Lying is never justified.

    3. It is better to have loved and lost than to never be loved at all.

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Hacking is the greatest threat to the United States. 

    2. The Supreme Court is too powerful.

    3. Nuclear energy is too dangerous to be viable 

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Hacking is the greatest threat to the United States. 

    2. The Supreme Court is too powerful.

    3. Nuclear energy is too dangerous to be viable 

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Executive Orders have hurt the US system of checks and balances.

    2. The education system over-prioritizes degrees from S.T.E.M. fields.

    3. Corporations are the largest threat to climate change.

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Executive Orders have hurt the US system of checks and balances.

    2. The education system over-prioritizes degrees from S.T.E.M. fields.

    3. Corporations are the largest threat to climate change.

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Social media is the greatest threat to the mental health of Americans.

    2. National Security ought to be prioritized over the right to privacy.

    3. Trade schools are preferable to higher education.

  6. Speaker 6


    1. Social media is the greatest threat to the mental health of Americans.

    2. National Security ought to be prioritized over the right to privacy.

    3. Trade schools are preferable to higher education.

  7. Speaker 7


    1. Economic development is preferable to environmental protection.

    2. The decline of United States hegemony is beneficial.

    3. Space exploration is a more worthwhile endeavor than ocean exploration.

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Elected offices should have a maximum age limit

    2. The National Park System should be significantly expanded.

    3. 2 years of community college education should be free.

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Elected offices should have a maximum age limit

    2. The National Park System should be significantly expanded.

    3. 2 years of community college education should be free.

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Fast fashion should be Banned.

    2. Humans should colonize Mars.

    3. Teacher Tenure should be eliminated.

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Fast fashion should be Banned.

    2. Humans should colonize Mars.

    3. Teacher Tenure should be eliminated.

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Agriculture classes should be part of K-12 education

    2. The internet should be regulated as a public utility.

    3. Energy resources should be nationalized.

  6. Speaker 6


    1. Agriculture classes should be part of K-12 education

    2. The internet should be regulated as a public utility.

    3. Energy resources should be nationalized.

  7. Speaker 7


    1. Culinary class should be mandatory to graduate from high school.

    2. Professional Sports Owners should have to pay for their team’s stadiums 

    3. Voting should be mandatory.

Finals

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.

    2. Memes are art. 

    3. It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.

    2. Memes are art. 

    3. It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.

    2. Memes are art. 

    3. It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.

    2. Memes are art. 

    3. It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.

    2. Memes are art. 

    3. It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.

  6. Speaker 6


    1. Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.

    2. Memes are art. 

    3. It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.

  7. Speaker 7


    1. Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.

    2. Memes are art. 

    3. It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.