C. Novice IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1 - 11:30 a.m.

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    Round 1

    1.    College debt is worth the lifelong reward.

    2.    The best Thanksgiving food item is mashed potatoes.

    3.    Hot-headed ignorance is better than cold-hearted intellectualism.

    4.    Public Colleges should offer free day care.

     

    5.    In the United States, unauthorized immigrants provide more benefit than harm.

Round 2 - 1:00 p.m.

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    Round 2

     

    1.    Politically nothing will happen in the United States until the political parties think outside their box.

    2.    Chicago Pizza is better than New York Pizza.

    3.    USFG should support a 4 day work week.

    4.    To protect the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, a conservative Justice should step down.

     

    5.    Diplomacy is more important than military might.

Round 3 - 2:15 p.m.

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    Round 3

    1.    College Instructors mental health is being overlooked.

    2.    We must view pre-K education as the most important component of our education system.

    3.    The Academy Awards should adopt a "popular film" category.

    4.    Private space exploration should be subsidized.

     

    5.    Trigger warnings in forensics do more harm than good.

Round 4 - 3:30 p.m.

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    Round 4

    1.    Nurse-to-patient staff ratio requirements will improve healthcare.

    2.    There should be a Foreign Language requirement to graduate from college

    3.    College aid caps cause more harm than good.

    4.    All-Star Games are a waste of time.

     

    5.    This generation will fundamentally change democracy. 

Semis - 5:00 p.m.

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    Semi-Finals

    1.    Fiscally developed nations ought to provide a free college education to their citizens.

    2.    It’s better to be lucky than to be good.

    3.    Canada does freedom better than the United States.

    4. Grade inflation in college is out of control.

     

    5.    The United States should launch a program to substantially reduce space debris.

Finals - 6:30 p.m.

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    Finals

    1.    Freddy is more evil than Jason.

    2.    Buildings named after white supremacists ought to be renamed.

    3.    ChatGPT is a net positive for education.

    4.    Home economics should be a high school graduation requirement.

    The insurrection was just the canary in the coal mine.