Prompts for Practice: National Online Forensics Maple 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:

• Casino

• Lips

• Disregard

• A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

• "If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” --— James Madison

• To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature. --Auguste Rodin

SPAR:

• Horse Racing should be banned

• Free speech can exist on social media platforms

• The discovery of fire is more important than electricity

• Computers can replace teachers

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:

• Universal Basic Income should be implemented globally.

• The rise of artificial intelligence poses more risks than benefits to society.

• Countries should prioritize climate change adaptation over mitigation.

• The abolition of nuclear weapons is unrealistic and inadvisable.