B. Middle School Spar Event Prompts

Round 1 / Pattern F Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Museums should be free to the public
    Beauty is subjective
    The US should ban meat consumption

  2. Speaker 2


    Museums should be free to the public
    Beauty is subjective
    The US should ban meat consumption

  3. Speaker 3


    Keeping animals in zoos does more harm than good
    Thanos' ideology of halving the population for resource conservation is fundamentally flawed.
    The NSA's surveillance practices infringe on personal freedoms and privacy.

  4. Speaker 4


    Keeping animals in zoos does more harm than good
    Thanos' ideology of halving the population for resource conservation is fundamentally flawed.
    The NSA's surveillance practices infringe on personal freedoms and privacy.

  5. Speaker 5


    Allowing wildfires to burn naturally can rejuvenate ecosystems, but the risks to human settlements must be weighed.
    Esports deserves the same recognition as traditional physical sports.
    Gas cars should be banned

  6. Speaker 6


    Allowing wildfires to burn naturally can rejuvenate ecosystems, but the risks to human settlements must be weighed.
    Esports deserves the same recognition as traditional physical sports.
    Gas cars should be banned

Round 2 / Pattern F Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    Wordle is educational
    Discrimination/Favoritsm can be beneficial
    Subtitles are distracting

  2. Speaker 2


    Wordle is educational
    Discrimination/Favoritsm can be beneficial
    Subtitles are distracting

  3. Speaker 3


    History class should cover current events
    Access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a basic human right.
    High-speed internet access should be available everywhere, even in rural locations

  4. Speaker 4


    History class should cover current events
    Access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a basic human right.
    High-speed internet access should be available everywhere, even in rural locations

  5. Speaker 5


    Fiction teaches us more than non-fiction
    Beauty pageants do more good than harm
    Movie ratings (G, PG, PG-13, and R) should be done away with

  6. Speaker 6


    Fiction teaches us more than non-fiction
    Beauty pageants do more good than harm
    Movie ratings (G, PG, PG-13, and R) should be done away with

Round 3 / Pattern G Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    All smartphone pictures sent/received by minors should be automatically sent to parents
    The pervasive influence of social media is more detrimental than beneficial for mental health.
    Petting zoos are a form of animal abuse.

  2. Speaker 2


    All smartphone pictures sent/received by minors should be automatically sent to parents
    The pervasive influence of social media is more detrimental than beneficial for mental health.
    Petting zoos are a form of animal abuse.

  3. Speaker 3


    Teens should be able to have plastic surgery without parental consent.
    Seafood is better than red meat
    Performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in sports

  4. Speaker 4


    Teens should be able to have plastic surgery without parental consent.
    Seafood is better than red meat
    Performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in sports

  5. Speaker 5


    Professional wrestling has cultural value beyond its perceived superficiality.
    Global warming is unstoppable
    Adopted children are entitled to know about their biological parents

  6. Speaker 6


    Professional wrestling has cultural value beyond its perceived superficiality.
    Global warming is unstoppable
    Adopted children are entitled to know about their biological parents

Finals

  1. Speaker 1


    Facebook should have a "dislike" button
    Living a short happy life is better than living a long dull one
    All students should be required to volunteer in the community

  2. Speaker 2


    Facebook should have a "dislike" button
    Living a short happy life is better than living a long dull one
    All students should be required to volunteer in the community

  3. Speaker 3


    Makeup is art
    The fast food industry does more harm than good
    The salaries of professional athletes are justifiably high.

  4. Speaker 4


    Makeup is art
    The fast food industry does more harm than good
    The salaries of professional athletes are justifiably high.

  5. Speaker 5


    Twitter does more harm than good
    Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong
    Children should have the same rights as adults

  6. Speaker 6


    Twitter does more harm than good
    Hunting animals for sport is morally wrong
    Children should have the same rights as adults