2026 NOF Pearl Invitational
National Online Forensics - Oct 17 | Status: Completed | 1:52 PM Pacific
Tournament Time: 1:52 PM Pacific
B. Middle School SPAR Event Prompts
Round 1
Speaker 1
1. The US should ban meat consumption
2. Overreliance on technology is causing a decline in essential human skills.
3. Religion should be taught in schools
Speaker 2
1. The US should ban meat consumption
2. Overreliance on technology is causing a decline in essential human skills.
3. Religion should be taught in schools
Speaker 3
1. The First Amendment protects hate speech
2. The book is always better than the movie adaptation.
3. Adopting a vegan lifestyle is the most sustainable choice.
Speaker 4
1. The First Amendment protects hate speech
2. The book is always better than the movie adaptation.
3. Adopting a vegan lifestyle is the most sustainable choice.
Speaker 5
1. Physical education classes are more important for middle school than math classes
2. The school year should begin in January
3. Deadlines are more motivating than overwhelming.
Speaker 6
1. Physical education classes are more important for middle school than math classes
2. The school year should begin in January
3. Deadlines are more motivating than overwhelming.
Speaker 7
1. All people should have free internet access
2. The cultural impact of Pokémon has been more significant than that of Yu-Gi-Oh.
3. The video gaming world is sexist.
Speaker 8
1. All people should have free internet access
2. The cultural impact of Pokémon has been more significant than that of Yu-Gi-Oh.
3. The video gaming world is sexist.
Speaker 9
1. Learning cursive handwriting is a waste of time.
2. Taxing greenhouse gas emissions is the most effective way to combat climate change.
3. Group projects are beneficial for learning
Speaker 10
1. Learning cursive handwriting is a waste of time.
2. Taxing greenhouse gas emissions is the most effective way to combat climate change.
3. Group projects are beneficial for learning
Round 2
Speaker 1
1. The customer is not always right.
2. The 1980s had the best pop culture of any decade.
3. Global harmony is an unattainable goal for humanity.
Speaker 2
1. The customer is not always right.
2. The 1980s had the best pop culture of any decade.
3. Global harmony is an unattainable goal for humanity.
Speaker 3
1. Cooking is an essential life skill that everyone should master by high school.
2. Everything is fair in love and war
3. Students should have the right to evaluate their instructors.
Speaker 4
1. Cooking is an essential life skill that everyone should master by high school.
2. Everything is fair in love and war
3. Students should have the right to evaluate their instructors.
Speaker 5
1. High school students should be required to complete two years of a foreign language
2. The federal government should fund a national Wifi
3. School is the biggest source of stress for kids.
Speaker 6
1. High school students should be required to complete two years of a foreign language
2. The federal government should fund a national Wifi
3. School is the biggest source of stress for kids.
Speaker 7
1. A policy of universal military training should be adopted by the United States.
2. Middle school dress codes do more harm than good
3. Gas cars should be banned
Speaker 8
1. A policy of universal military training should be adopted by the United States.
2. Middle school dress codes do more harm than good
3. Gas cars should be banned
Speaker 9
1. A dragon would make a terrible pet.
2. Participating in debate club is more useful than student government.
3. Electronic databases should replace all physical libraries
Speaker 10
1. A dragon would make a terrible pet.
2. Participating in debate club is more useful than student government.
3. Electronic databases should replace all physical libraries
Round 3
Speaker 1
1. Movie ratings (G, PG, PG-13, and R) should be done away with
2. All people should become vegetarian
3. Money is the root of all evil
Speaker 2
1. Movie ratings (G, PG, PG-13, and R) should be done away with
2. All people should become vegetarian
3. Money is the root of all evil
Speaker 3
1. Brushing teeth at school after meals should be normalized
2. Listening to an audiobook counts as reading
3. Daily household chores are important for kids
Speaker 4
1. Brushing teeth at school after meals should be normalized
2. Listening to an audiobook counts as reading
3. Daily household chores are important for kids
Speaker 5
1. Parents should be allowed to read their children’s private diaries
2. The pen is mightier than the sword.
3. Zoos are unethical
Speaker 6
1. Parents should be allowed to read their children’s private diaries
2. The pen is mightier than the sword.
3. Zoos are unethical
Speaker 7
1. Men are stronger than women
2. College education is important
3. YouTube is good for kids
Speaker 8
1. Men are stronger than women
2. College education is important
3. YouTube is good for kids
Speaker 9
1. Cursive should be taught in schools.
2. Celebrity gossip has a detrimental impact on societal values.
3. Zoom/Meeting cameras should always be on during meetings
Speaker 10
1. Cursive should be taught in schools.
2. Celebrity gossip has a detrimental impact on societal values.
3. Zoom/Meeting cameras should always be on during meetings
Elim 1
Speaker 1
1. People should always follow their passion
2. Schools should start later in the morning.
3. It is unconstitutional for the United States government to use money for the support of private schools.
Speaker 2
1. People should always follow their passion
2. Schools should start later in the morning.
3. It is unconstitutional for the United States government to use money for the support of private schools.
Speaker 3
1. Education is the key to future success
2. Researchers should pursue methods to achieve human immortality.
3. Art is more important than science
Speaker 4
1. Education is the key to future success
2. Researchers should pursue methods to achieve human immortality.
3. Art is more important than science
Speaker 5
1. Mind reading would be a curse
2. A healthy diet is more important than regular exercise
3. Virtual learning is suitable for young children.
Speaker 6
1. Mind reading would be a curse
2. A healthy diet is more important than regular exercise
3. Virtual learning is suitable for young children.
Speaker 7
1. All smartphone pictures sent/received by minors should be automatically sent to parents
2. Photography is a more difficult art form than painting.
3. Kids should have daily chores
Speaker 8
1. All smartphone pictures sent/received by minors should be automatically sent to parents
2. Photography is a more difficult art form than painting.
3. Kids should have daily chores
Speaker 9
1. Social media is actually making us less social.
2. Failing students deserve a second opportunity to pass their exams.
3. Violence is a necessary means to settle some disputes
Speaker 10
1. Social media is actually making us less social.
2. Failing students deserve a second opportunity to pass their exams.
3. Violence is a necessary means to settle some disputes
Elim 2
Speaker 1
1. Curriculums should include practical skills such as cooking and budgeting.
2. Bragging can be good
3. Free psychological support should be available to staff and students.
Speaker 2
1. Curriculums should include practical skills such as cooking and budgeting.
2. Bragging can be good
3. Free psychological support should be available to staff and students.
Speaker 3
1. People should use public transportation rather than driving their own cars
2. Artificial intelligence will create more jobs than it destroys.
3. Time travel will eventually become a reality for humanity
Speaker 4
1. People should use public transportation rather than driving their own cars
2. Artificial intelligence will create more jobs than it destroys.
3. Time travel will eventually become a reality for humanity
Speaker 5
1. Bringing household pets to the classroom should be permitted.
2. Memes are a modern language.
3. Makeup is art
Speaker 6
1. Bringing household pets to the classroom should be permitted.
2. Memes are a modern language.
3. Makeup is art
Speaker 7
1. Discrimination/Favoritsm can be beneficial
2. Allowing wildfires to burn naturally can rejuvenate ecosystems, but the risks to human settlements must be weighed.
3. Summer is better than winter
Speaker 8
1. Discrimination/Favoritsm can be beneficial
2. Allowing wildfires to burn naturally can rejuvenate ecosystems, but the risks to human settlements must be weighed.
3. Summer is better than winter
Speaker 9
1. The intent of an action matters more than its result
2. It’s better to be good at academics than to be good at sports
3. Students should get grades or feedback only.
Speaker 10
1. The intent of an action matters more than its result
2. It’s better to be good at academics than to be good at sports
3. Students should get grades or feedback only.