D. Open IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1 - 10:00am

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Value: A college degree does more good than harm

    2. Policy: Homework should be banned

    3. Policy: High school should be voluntary

    4. Value: Online classes are better than face-to-face

    5. Metaphor: Cancel the prom

Round 2 - 11:30 am

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Policy: The United States should get rid of credit cards

    2. Value: Leasing is a better option than buying a new car

    3. Policy: Tipping should be abolished

    4. Value: Student loans are a bad investment

    5. Metaphor: Money can't buy happiness

  2. Speaker 4


     

     

Round 3 - 1:00pm

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Policy: Kamala Harris should be the Democratic nominee in 2024

    2. Policy: Donald Trump should be the Republican nominee in 2024

    3. Value: Divided government is the best government

    4. Policy: Voting should be mandatory in federal elections

    5. Metaphor: It is time for a new US constitution

Round 4 - 2:30pm

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Value: The internet is making our society better.

    2. Value: Tiktok is the best social media platform.

    3. Policy: Online gaming should be recognized as an olympic sport.

    4. Policy: Cell phone radiation is dangerous and should be limited.

    5. Metaphor: Like and Subscribe 

Elim 1 - 4:30pm

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Value: Celebrity culture does more harm than good

    2. Value: Online shopping does more harm than good

    3. Policy: The United States Federal Government should make the expanded child tax credit permanent 

    4. Policy: The United States should adopt Biden's Build Back Better Agenda

    5. Metaphor: Never split the party

Elim 2 - 6:00pm

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Value: Requiring high school algebra does more harm than good

    2. Value: Working from home does more harm than good

    3. Policy: The United States should adopt stricter gun control laws

    4. Policy: The United States should abolish the office of President

    5. Metaphor: All’s fair in love and war.