D. Novice IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1: 9:00am

Speaker 1
  1. In the context of recording laws, one-party consent is preferable to two-party consent.
  2. Body neutrality is preferable to body positivity.
  3. Traffic fine amounts should be proportionate to violators’ income.
  4. Protestors ought not to hide their identities.
  5. The United States Department of Justice should fully enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Round 2: 10:30am

Speaker 1
  1. California should require all public schools to provide air conditioning in classrooms.
  2. Lab-grown meat is a worthwhile investment.
  3. Private jets should be banned.
  4. CAFE standards do more harm than good.
  5. Rent control does more harm than good.

Round 3: 12:15pm

Speaker 1
  1. Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs do more harm than good.
  2. On balance, “Emilia Pérez” is a bad movie.
  3. Lawsuits are more effective than protests as a means of political resistance.
  4. Juror pay should be substantially increased.
  5. eBikes do more harm than good.

Round 4: 1:45pm

Speaker 1
  1. Eliminating the penny will do more good than harm.
  2. Legalizing sports betting was a mistake.
  3. California Proposition 65 warnings do more harm than good.
  4. The Gaza ceasefire is sustainable.
  5. FEMA should be eliminated.

Bronze: 3:30pm

Speaker 1
  1. The United States federal government should impose tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors.
  2. De-extinction efforts do more harm than good.
  3. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
  4. DOGE will do more harm than good to America’s interests.
  5. Public schools should be required to teach firearm safety to K-12 students.

Gold: 5:00pm

Speaker 1
  1. The “simulation hypothesis” is true.
  2. The Republican Party will regret Donald Trump’s second presidency.
  3. The United States federal government should substantially increase its financial support for the new Syrian government.
  4. School Choice policies do more harm than good.
  5. The United States federal government should significantly increase the Child Tax Credit.