A. Novice Extemporaneous Event Prompts
Round 1 (8:45am)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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Is the United States entering into a new space race?
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Should Ticketmaster be considered a monopoly and taken action against by the US Government?
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Will Tesla remain the leader in the electric vehicle industry?
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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Should Meta give up on the Metaverse?
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Should we expect to see more or less remote work in the future?
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Does the US tech sector have any rivals?
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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Is Twitter headed toward bankruptcy?
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How will artificial intelligence challenge our legal understanding of intellectual property?
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Should the United States regulate predatory video game practices?
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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Should the United States invest in US based microchip manufacturing?
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What is behind the big tech companies’ job cuts?
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Do pharmaceuticals have a future being sold online?
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Should real estate based tech firms be subject to more regulation?
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Is Facebook’s policy of not fact-checking politicians responsible?
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Should the United States invest more into nuclear energy?
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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What, if anything, should be done to get ahead of Deepfake technology?
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Given the FTX collapse, is cryptocurrency an inherently dangerous investment?
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Should tech execs play a larger role in politics?
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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Are the mergers of Disney with Fox and HBO with Discovery monopolistic?
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Given the shake-ups in the tech job sector, is STEM still a safe college major?
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Will crypto ever make a comeback?
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Round 2 (11:30am)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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Should Japan abandon its policy of not developing nuclear weapons?
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What does Lula’s victory mean for Brazilians?
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Should climate activists expect change after COP27?
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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Does Russia's invasion of Ukraine have implications for China-Taiwan relations?
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Is democracy in Egypt lost?
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Does Lula’s return to presidency have broader implications for left leaning politicians?
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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How likely is Myanmar to return to democracy?
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Will Isreali Prime Minister Netanyahu finally form a new government?
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What can be done to protect countries like Poland from the crossfire of the Russia-Ukraine war?
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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To what degree can Russia count on support from China in its war in Ukraine?
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Can steps be taken to reduce human rights abuses caused by the World Cup?
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Should Japan change its approach to combating inflation?
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Which country has had the best response to inflation?
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Should Peruvian President Pedro Castillo resign?
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Are fears of North Korean nuclear capabilities legitimate?
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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What can be done to support protesters in Iran
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Does Bolsonaro’s defeat mark a turning point for Brazilian politics?
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What does immunity for Mohammed bin Salman mean?
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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Is it time for China to loosen COVID restrictions?
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Is Russia losing the war in Ukraine?
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Do international sports organizations have a responsibility to avoid holding events in countries with poor human rights conditions?
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Finals (3:00pm)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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Does John Fetterman represent the future of the Democratic Party?
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Is Ohio still a swing state?
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What is the most concerning outcome of Moore v Harper?
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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Should Ron Desantis run for President of the United States in 2024?
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Is the repeal of Roe v Wade responsible for the failed Red Wave?
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Should progressives celebrate Joe Biden’s presidency thus far?
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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Does Trump have a chance of winning the 2024 Presidency?
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Is Russia still an issue in US elections?
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Does Pelosi’s stepping down as House Democrat leader represent a shift in US politics?
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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Should Joe Biden run for another term as President of the United States?
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How can Democrats continue to cultivate the youth vote?
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Are Republicans dying on the “no student debt relief” hill?
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Is Katie Porter the future of the Democratic Party?
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What can Republicans do to gain the favor of the younger generations?
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What is the biggest threat to democracy in the United States?
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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Who will win the Georgia run-offs for the Senate?
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Is it time the United States Federal Government takes another look at gerrymandering?
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Are third party voters throwing away their vote?
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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Is Florida still a swing state?
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Who should Trump select as his running mate?
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Should Democrats celebrate the results of the 2022 midterms?
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