Prompts for Practice: National Online Forensics Championships

We at NOF attempt to create original prompts for our competitions and after the competition is finished, we want students to have the opportunity to practice using these prompts outside of competition.

Here is a selection of Impromptu, SPAR, NOF PArli and Extemporaneous prompts from our latest tournament. We hope these will help you prepare for your next competition!

Impromptu

Lion

Carrot

Stove

Dishonesty

Coldness

Love

However long the night, the dawn will break. --African Proverb

Talk does not cook rice. --Chinese Proverb

Kind words will unlock an iron door.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. --Benjamin Franklin

A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit. --John Maxwell

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. --Bruce Lee

SPAR

Petting zoos are a form of animal abuse.

Batman is better than Superman

Twitter does more harm than good

Soccer is better than football

All museums should be free

Knowing how to ride a bike is more useful than knowing how to swim

A lion is a more dangerous pet than an elephant

The First Amendment protects hate speech

Police are necessary for safe communities

NOF Parli

This house believes greed is good

The United States should adopt a carbon tax

Legislative term limits do more harm than good.

Vegetarian diets do more harm than good

This house, as Israel, would accept a two-state solution, with East Jerusalem as the capital of an independent Palestine.

The United States should eliminate the Debt Ceiling

Extemp

How can the US minimize harm to migrants attempting to cross the US’s Southern border?

Can the new CEO of Twitter reverse the image of the company created under Elon Musk?

How can Republican presidential candidates appeal to Trump’s voter base?

Is fractional employment the new “normal”?

What should be taught to high schoolers in a federal financial literacy curriculum?

Should the US seek to implement a flat tax for individuals?

What will the resumption of diplomatic missions between Saudi Arabia and Syria mean for the broader Middle Eastern community?

Are South Asian countries doing enough to protect their migrant workers abroad?

What has been the effect of cannabis legalization in Thailand?