Prompts for Practice: National Online Forensics

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:

• Giraffe

• Finger

• Belief

• Happiness is the best cosmetic. --Chinese Proverb

• "It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.” --— Mia Hamm

• Character is power. --Booker T. Washington

SPAR:

• Children should be consulted before parents divorce

• Online education is as good as in-person education

• The two-party system should be abolished

• Artificial intelligence is dangerous

Extemp:

• Will Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary gain enough Senate support for confirmation?

• Should the EU impose stricter sanctions on Serbia over its ties to Russia?

• How could the anticipated legislative gridlock in Congress impact efforts to address the U.S. federal deficit?

IPDA:

• Genetic engineering, if unregulated, poses a significant threat to the future of humanity.

• Barbie dolls are harmful

• Robin Hood is a thief, not a hero.

• Eating meat is not ethical

• Professional wrestling has cultural value beyond its perceived superficiality.