A. Open SPAR Event Prompts
Round 1
Speaker 1
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Vengeance is preferable to Justice.
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Humans are primarily motivated by self-interest.
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It is better to be right than to be liked.
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Speaker 2
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Vengeance is preferable to Justice.
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Humans are primarily motivated by self-interest.
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It is better to be right than to be liked.
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Speaker 3
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Individualism is preferable to collectivism.
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Humans are innately good or evil.
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Ignorance is bliss.
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Speaker 4
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Individualism is preferable to collectivism.
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Humans are innately good or evil.
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Ignorance is bliss.
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Speaker 5
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Capitalism is a preferable economic system to Socialism.
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Humans should eat to live, not live to eat.
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Art ought to be valued for social impact over its beauty.
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Speaker 6
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Capitalism is a preferable economic system to Socialism.
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Humans should eat to live, not live to eat.
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Art ought to be valued for social impact over its beauty.
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Speaker 7
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Given the option, being talented is better than being hardworking.
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Lying is never justified.
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It is better to have loved and lost than to never be loved at all.
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Round 2
Speaker 1
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Hacking is the greatest threat to the United States.
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The Supreme Court is too powerful.
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Nuclear energy is too dangerous to be viable
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Speaker 2
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Hacking is the greatest threat to the United States.
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The Supreme Court is too powerful.
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Nuclear energy is too dangerous to be viable
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Speaker 3
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Executive Orders have hurt the US system of checks and balances.
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The education system over-prioritizes degrees from S.T.E.M. fields.
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Corporations are the largest threat to climate change.
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Speaker 4
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Executive Orders have hurt the US system of checks and balances.
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The education system over-prioritizes degrees from S.T.E.M. fields.
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Corporations are the largest threat to climate change.
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Speaker 5
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Social media is the greatest threat to the mental health of Americans.
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National Security ought to be prioritized over the right to privacy.
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Trade schools are preferable to higher education.
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Speaker 6
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Social media is the greatest threat to the mental health of Americans.
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National Security ought to be prioritized over the right to privacy.
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Trade schools are preferable to higher education.
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Speaker 7
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Economic development is preferable to environmental protection.
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The decline of United States hegemony is beneficial.
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Space exploration is a more worthwhile endeavor than ocean exploration.
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Round 3
Speaker 1
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Elected offices should have a maximum age limit
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The National Park System should be significantly expanded.
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2 years of community college education should be free.
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Speaker 2
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Elected offices should have a maximum age limit
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The National Park System should be significantly expanded.
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2 years of community college education should be free.
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Speaker 3
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Fast fashion should be Banned.
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Humans should colonize Mars.
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Teacher Tenure should be eliminated.
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Speaker 4
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Fast fashion should be Banned.
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Humans should colonize Mars.
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Teacher Tenure should be eliminated.
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Speaker 5
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Agriculture classes should be part of K-12 education
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The internet should be regulated as a public utility.
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Energy resources should be nationalized.
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Speaker 6
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Agriculture classes should be part of K-12 education
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The internet should be regulated as a public utility.
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Energy resources should be nationalized.
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Speaker 7
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Culinary class should be mandatory to graduate from high school.
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Professional Sports Owners should have to pay for their team’s stadiums
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Voting should be mandatory.
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Finals
Speaker 1
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Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.
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Memes are art.
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It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.
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Speaker 2
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Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.
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Memes are art.
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It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.
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Speaker 3
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Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.
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Memes are art.
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It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.
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Speaker 4
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Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.
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Memes are art.
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It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.
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Speaker 5
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Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.
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Memes are art.
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It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.
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Speaker 6
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Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.
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Memes are art.
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It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.
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Speaker 7
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Students Be Allowed to Grade Their Teachers.
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Memes are art.
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It Acceptable to Re-Gift Presents.
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