B. Open IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1 (IPDA Draw 3:15)

  1. Speaker 1


    Bad Bunny’s Superbowl Half Time show was superior to Kendrick Lamar's. 

    Italy should significantly regulate tourism.

    Advances in digital life have substantially weakened meaningful human relationships.

    Using animals for human entertainment is ethically indefensible.

    The stage is a mirror that only works when someone is watching.

Rd 2 (IPDA Draw 4:25)

  1. Speaker 1


    American Football will become an Olympic Sport.

    The USFG should sanction Dubai.

    Digital toys provide greater developmental benefits than traditional toys.

    Pragmatic voting is a morally valid response in imperfect democracies.

    The spotlight reveals as much as it erases.

Round 3 (IPDA Draw 5:30)

  1. Speaker 1


    When in conflict, individualism is preferred to compromise.

    Humanity is unlikely to be alone in the universe.

    Opting out of parenthood should be socially normalized in contemporary society.

    In the long arc of history, ethical justification outweighs brute power.

    An audience reshapes the performance without touching the stage.

Round 4 IPDA (IPDA Draw 6:30)

  1. Speaker 1


    Silicon Valley is far more influential than Wall Street.

    Young adults today experience higher rates of loneliness than previous generations.

    Routine is more limiting than it is comforting.

    When in conflict, perseverance is preferred to adaptation.

    A curtain call argues for what deserved remembrance.

Group A Finals -- EXT Draw & Group Comm at 12:15

  1. Speaker 1


    The Epstein Files will be inconsequential.

    The NIL student-athlete deals should be released as public knowledge. 

    Grit and perseverance are more valuable than raw talent.

    Colleges should establish clear policies governing AI use in education.

    A performance ends, but its echo negotiates meaning long after.

Group B Finals (except Info)

  1. Speaker 1


    The Epstein Files will be inconsequential.

    The NIL student-athlete deals should be released as public knowledge. 

    Grit and perseverance are more valuable than raw talent.

    Colleges should establish clear policies governing AI use in education.

    A performance ends, but its echo negotiates meaning long after.