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:

• Baby

• Head

• Lion

• Irritation

• A fall into a ditch makes you wiser. --Chinese Proverb

• A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion’s claw.

• The ancestor of every action is a thought.

• If you think you have it tough, read history books. --Bill Maher

SPAR:

• Parents should limit the number of hours children spend on the Internet

• Social media has a positive effect on teenagers

• Travel is important for education

• Overreliance on technology is causing a decline in essential human skills.

Extemp:

• How will the administration's proposed mass deportations and designation of Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations affect U.S.-Mexico relations and domestic security?

• How is the ongoing conflict in Ukraine influencing the European Union's enlargement strategy, particularly concerning the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries?

• What factors contributed to the significant political shifts observed in Southern Africa's 2024 elections, where long-standing liberation parties lost power, and what does this indicate about the region's evolving political landscape?