E. Open IPDA (Sun) Event Prompts
LD/IPDA Round 1 - IPDA Strike in Room at 9:15am
Speaker 1
- Gun control laws should be significantly tightened in the United States.
- The United States should eliminate the Electoral College.
- International sanctions do more harm than good.
- A two-party political system is ineffective in modern democracies.
- NATO is no longer necessary in the modern world.
LD/IPDA Round 2 - IPDA Strike in Room at 10:45am
Speaker 1
- Governments should prioritize renewable energy over fossil fuels.
- Meat consumption should be heavily taxed to reduce environmental harm.
- Social media has done more harm than good.
- Representation in media is more important than artistic freedom.
- Cancel culture is a form of mob justice.
LD/IPDA Round 3 - IPDA Strike in Room at 12:30pm
Speaker 1
- Police departments should be defunded and restructured.
- Whistleblowers are more heroes than traitors.
- The federal government should guarantee paid parental leave.
- Universal basic income is the solution to poverty.
- The gig economy is exploitative of workers.
LD/IPDA Round 4 - IPDA Strike in Room at 2pm
Speaker 1
- Big tech companies should be broken up to promote competition.
- Surveillance for safety is an ethical trade-off.
- Plastic packaging should be banned.
- Individual actions are more effective than government policies in addressing climate change.
- Professional athletes are overpaid.
LD/IPDA Elim 1 - IPDA Strike in Room at 3:45pm
Speaker 1
- The voting age should be raised to 21.
- Overpopulation is the primary cause of environmental degradation.
- Pop culture has a greater impact on youth than education.
- Developing nations should reject loans from the International Monetary Fund.
- The global community should adopt a single universal currency.
LD/IPDA Elim 2 - IPDA Strike in Room at 5:15pm
Speaker 1
- Colleges should stop requiring standardized test scores for admission.
- Trade schools provide better outcomes than traditional universities.
- Ocean conservation is more important than land conservation.
- Competitive sports should be eliminated from schools.
- Zoos do more harm than good.