E. Open IPDA (Sun) Event Prompts

LD/IPDA Round 1 - IPDA Strike in Room at 9:15am

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Gun control laws should be significantly tightened in the United States.
    2. The United States should eliminate the Electoral College.
    3. International sanctions do more harm than good.
    4. A two-party political system is ineffective in modern democracies.
    5. NATO is no longer necessary in the modern world.

LD/IPDA Round 2 - IPDA Strike in Room at 10:45am

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Governments should prioritize renewable energy over fossil fuels.
    2. Meat consumption should be heavily taxed to reduce environmental harm.
    3. Social media has done more harm than good.
    4. Representation in media is more important than artistic freedom.
    5. Cancel culture is a form of mob justice.

LD/IPDA Round 3 - IPDA Strike in Room at 12:30pm

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Police departments should be defunded and restructured.
    2. Whistleblowers are more heroes than traitors.
    3. The federal government should guarantee paid parental leave.
    4. Universal basic income is the solution to poverty.
    5. The gig economy is exploitative of workers.

LD/IPDA Round 4 - IPDA Strike in Room at 2pm

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Big tech companies should be broken up to promote competition.
    2. Surveillance for safety is an ethical trade-off.
    3. Plastic packaging should be banned.
    4. Individual actions are more effective than government policies in addressing climate change.
    5. Professional athletes are overpaid.

LD/IPDA Elim 1 - IPDA Strike in Room at 3:45pm

  1. Speaker 1


    1. The voting age should be raised to 21.
    2. Overpopulation is the primary cause of environmental degradation.
    3. Pop culture has a greater impact on youth than education.
    4. Developing nations should reject loans from the International Monetary Fund.
    5. The global community should adopt a single universal currency.

LD/IPDA Elim 2 - IPDA Strike in Room at 5:15pm

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Colleges should stop requiring standardized test scores for admission.
    2. Trade schools provide better outcomes than traditional universities.
    3. Ocean conservation is more important than land conservation.
    4. Competitive sports should be eliminated from schools.
    5. Zoos do more harm than good.