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Round 1

1. Humanity would not survive an alien invasion.
2. The Order of the Arrow ought to be replaced.
3. The US should nationalize broadband.
4. The USFG should eliminate funding for PBS and NPR.
5. "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time" - Maya Angelou

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Round 2:

1. They don’t make movies like they used to.

2. American military intervention does more harm than good.

3. The United States should ban single-use plastics.

4. The US should adopt metric measurements.

5. Chipotle is cooked.

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Round 3 (LAST PRELIM THEN LUNCH!)

1. Social welfare programs work.

2. Star Wars Episode VII ought not have been created.

3. The USFG should legalize prostitution.

4. California should increase funding for research and development of psilocybin therapy.

5. ____ is the best dining option at UCSD.

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Semi-finals (Throwback to HS)

1. [VALUE] In a democracy, a people ought to have the right to secede from their government.
2. [POLICY] The United States should establish a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement with the European Union.
3. [POLICY] The USFG should adopt a federal jobs guarantee.
4. [FACT] Belief in the supernatural is incompatible with belief in science.
5. [METAPHOR] “Once a Wildcat… always a Wildcat” — Troy Bolton (HSM)

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FINALS!! WOO CONGRATS!!

1. [FACT] Debate is a game /OR/ Debate is an art (AFF chooses).
2. [POLICY] UCSD should try a new debate format.
3. [VALUE] Forensics judges ought to be tabula rasa.
4. [POLICY] PSCFA should introduce spanish language events.
5. [FACT?] The Negative would not forfeit the round.