D. Novice IPDA Event Prompts
Round 1: 9:00am
Speaker 1
- In the context of recording laws, one-party consent is preferable to two-party consent.
- Body neutrality is preferable to body positivity.
- Traffic fine amounts should be proportionate to violators’ income.
- Protestors ought not to hide their identities.
- The United States Department of Justice should fully enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Round 2: 10:30am
Speaker 1
- California should require all public schools to provide air conditioning in classrooms.
- Lab-grown meat is a worthwhile investment.
- Private jets should be banned.
- CAFE standards do more harm than good.
- Rent control does more harm than good.
Round 3: 12:15pm
Speaker 1
- Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs do more harm than good.
- On balance, “Emilia Pérez” is a bad movie.
- Lawsuits are more effective than protests as a means of political resistance.
- Juror pay should be substantially increased.
- eBikes do more harm than good.
Round 4: 1:45pm
Speaker 1
- Eliminating the penny will do more good than harm.
- Legalizing sports betting was a mistake.
- California Proposition 65 warnings do more harm than good.
- The Gaza ceasefire is sustainable.
- FEMA should be eliminated.
Bronze: 3:30pm
Speaker 1
- The United States federal government should impose tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors.
- De-extinction efforts do more harm than good.
- Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
- DOGE will do more harm than good to America’s interests.
- Public schools should be required to teach firearm safety to K-12 students.
Gold: 5:00pm
Speaker 1
- The “simulation hypothesis” is true.
- The Republican Party will regret Donald Trump’s second presidency.
- The United States federal government should substantially increase its financial support for the new Syrian government.
- School Choice policies do more harm than good.
- The United States federal government should significantly increase the Child Tax Credit.