A. Open SPAR Event Prompts

Round 1

Speaker 1

1.  Profiling suspects based on demographics is fundamentally prejudiced.

2.  Standardized testing should be eliminated

3.  A graduated tax system is preferable to a uniform tax rate.

Speaker 2

1.  Profiling suspects based on demographics is fundamentally prejudiced.

2.  Standardized testing should be eliminated

3.  A graduated tax system is preferable to a uniform tax rate.

Speaker 3

1.  Humans have little effect on climate change

2.  Abolishing daylight saving time will have positive effects.

3.  Mobile devices should be banned at schools

Speaker 4

1.  Humans have little effect on climate change

2.  Abolishing daylight saving time will have positive effects.

3.  Mobile devices should be banned at schools

Speaker 5

1.  Property tax should be abolished

2.  Money cannot buy happiness, but it can buy peace of mind.

3.  Improvisation should be required in school

Speaker 6

1.  Property tax should be abolished

2.  Money cannot buy happiness, but it can buy peace of mind.

3.  Improvisation should be required in school

Speaker 7

1.  Russia has interfered with US presidential elections

2.  Political Correctness is a threat to free speech

3.  Humans should be allowed to sell their organs

Speaker 8

1.  Russia has interfered with US presidential elections

2.  Political Correctness is a threat to free speech

3.  Humans should be allowed to sell their organs

Speaker 9

1.  Drug addicts need help not punishment

2.  Space exploration is good for international relations

3.  Taking a gap year before college should be strongly encouraged.

Speaker 10

1.  Drug addicts need help not punishment

2.  Space exploration is good for international relations

3.  Taking a gap year before college should be strongly encouraged.

Round 2

Speaker 1

1.  Colleges in the United States should restrict constitutional hate speech.

2.  The US Should intervene when foreign countries commit human rights abuses

3.  Stories with violent content should be banned from elementary schools

Speaker 2

1.  Colleges in the United States should restrict constitutional hate speech.

2.  The US Should intervene when foreign countries commit human rights abuses

3.  Stories with violent content should be banned from elementary schools

Speaker 3

1.  Keeping animals in zoos does more harm than good

2.  Single-sex schools are better for education

3.  Virtue signaling creates a net-positive effect

Speaker 4

1.  Keeping animals in zoos does more harm than good

2.  Single-sex schools are better for education

3.  Virtue signaling creates a net-positive effect

Speaker 5

1.  Learning a foreign language should be mandatory

2.  The government should send citizens a tax bill each year

3.  Text messages should be answered on the same day

Speaker 6

1.  Learning a foreign language should be mandatory

2.  The government should send citizens a tax bill each year

3.  Text messages should be answered on the same day

Speaker 7

1.  Globalization promotes universal healthcare

2.  Physical lockers are unnecessary in modern, digital schools.

3.  All drugs should be legalized

Speaker 8

1.  Globalization promotes universal healthcare

2.  Physical lockers are unnecessary in modern, digital schools.

3.  All drugs should be legalized

Speaker 9

1.  Nuclear energy is better than solar energy

2.  Democracy should be spread to all countries.

3.  Animals should be used for medical experiments

Speaker 10

1.  Nuclear energy is better than solar energy

2.  Democracy should be spread to all countries.

3.  Animals should be used for medical experiments

Round 3

Speaker 1

1.  Skipping class is worse than skipping meals.

2.  Censorship is necessary

3.  AI companions will improve human relationships

Speaker 2

1.  Skipping class is worse than skipping meals.

2.  Censorship is necessary

3.  AI companions will improve human relationships

Speaker 3

1.  Golf is a sport

2.  Cancel culture is good for society

3.  Students should have the option to not do homework

Speaker 4

1.  Golf is a sport

2.  Cancel culture is good for society

3.  Students should have the option to not do homework

Speaker 5

1.  Indigenous populations should regain authority over their historical territories.

2.  The minimum wage for each country should be the same

3.  Technology promotes better health

Speaker 6

1.  Indigenous populations should regain authority over their historical territories.

2.  The minimum wage for each country should be the same

3.  Technology promotes better health

Speaker 7

1.  Legislation regarding female anatomy should not be drafted by men.

2.  Researchers should pursue methods to achieve human immortality.

3.  The West ought to prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.

Speaker 8

1.  Legislation regarding female anatomy should not be drafted by men.

2.  Researchers should pursue methods to achieve human immortality.

3.  The West ought to prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy.

Speaker 9

1.  The Internet should be regulated

2.  Girls face more peer pressure than boys.

3.  Public transportation should be free

Speaker 10

1.  The Internet should be regulated

2.  Girls face more peer pressure than boys.

3.  Public transportation should be free

Finals

Speaker 1

1.  It is better that nations are isolated from the affairs of other nations.

2.  Group projects are beneficial for learning

3.  Parents should not use physical discipline

Speaker 2

1.  It is better that nations are isolated from the affairs of other nations.

2.  Group projects are beneficial for learning

3.  Parents should not use physical discipline

Speaker 3

1.  Doctor-assisted suicide should be allowed

2.  The Olympics should be held in the same permanent location every four years.

3.  Human cloning should be banned

Speaker 4

1.  Doctor-assisted suicide should be allowed

2.  The Olympics should be held in the same permanent location every four years.

3.  Human cloning should be banned

Speaker 5

1.  Banning books should not be allowed

2.  Cryptocurrencies should be illegal

3.  Zoos are unethical

Speaker 6

1.  Banning books should not be allowed

2.  Cryptocurrencies should be illegal

3.  Zoos are unethical

Speaker 7

1.  Standardized testing should be abolished in all schools

2.  All education should be privatized

3.  Animal dissection should be a part of biology class

Speaker 8

1.  Standardized testing should be abolished in all schools

2.  All education should be privatized

3.  Animal dissection should be a part of biology class

Speaker 9

1.  Gas tax should be eliminated during times of inflation

2.  Memes are a modern language.

3.  Daily leisure time should be a substitute for a yearly vacation

Speaker 10

1.  Gas tax should be eliminated during times of inflation

2.  Memes are a modern language.

3.  Daily leisure time should be a substitute for a yearly vacation