Prompts for Practice: National Online Forensics Cherry Invitational

At NOF, we pride ourselves on crafting unique prompts for our tournaments. Once a competition concludes, we believe in giving students the chance to continue honing their skills with these prompts outside the competitive arena.

Below, you'll find a collection of prompts from categories like Impromptu, SPAR, NOF Parli, and Extemporaneous from our most recent tournament. We trust these will serve as valuable practice material for your upcoming competitions!

Impromptu:

• Smoke

• Fragility

• If you want peace, prepare for war.

• The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. --Kenneth Blanchard

SPAR:

• Abolishing daylight saving time will have positive effects on individual health and productivity.

• Standardized tests do more good than harm.

• Kindness is more important than intelligence.

• Chain stores are detrimental to the best interests of the American public.

Extemp:

• Has Fanni Willis proven herself to be disqualifying?

• Will Trump win an appeal on his NY fraud case?

• Will Navalny’s death be the downfall of Putin?

IPDA:

• Celebrity gossip has a detrimental impact on societal values.

• Housing First is the best approach to the homelessness crisis.

• In relationships, one should develop their own hobbies.