D. CC IPDA Event Prompts

IPDA Round 1 Speak (Prep @ 1:00)

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Luigi Mangione is a true American hero.
    2. Political developments within the past decade have heavily influenced interpersonal relationships.
    3. The United States federal government should forgive a substantial portion of existing student loan debt.
    4. Teen girls drive the market.
    5. Ungrading is doing a disservice to students.

IPDA Round 2 Speak (Prep @ 2:10)

  1. Speaker 1


    1. It is time to domesticate raccoons.
    2. You are morally obligated to call out your bigoted relatives at family gatherings.
    3. Robots should not have human faces.
    4. Disney should cool it with the live-action remakes.
    5. Procrastination is a legitimate work strategy.

IPDA Round 3 Speak (Prep @ 3:30)

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Defunding the police would cause more harm than good.
    2. Free trade is more important than protecting domestic industries.
    3. The State of Illinois should mandate universal veterinary care.
    4. Economic sanctions do more to entrench authoritarian regimes than to weaken them.
    5. The state of Illinois should ban the use of commercial trucks within its borders.

IPDA Round 4 Speak (Prep @ 4:40)

  1. Speaker 1


    1. “Brat” was robbed for Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy’s.
    2. This house should cancel Nicki Minaj.
    3. The “Free Britney” movement messed up.
    4. Sabrina Carpenter will be the next Taylor Swift. 
    5. Megan Thee Stallion has reshaped how women in rap talk about power.

IPDA Semifinals Speak (Prep @ 6:00)

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Humanity will cause its own ecological extinction.
    2. The United States federal government should further limit exotic pet ownership
    3. This house should touch grass.
    4. The turkey would make a better national bird than the bald eagle.
    5. This house should jump the shark.

IPDA Finals Speak (Prep @ 7:10)

  1. Speaker 1


     

    1. In this case, the king is right.
    2. If everyone used flip phones instead of smart phones we would all be happier.
    3. This house should turn up the heat.
    4. In this case, Piglet understands the world better than Tigger.
    5. We are in a golden age of garbage television.