McNeil Round Up
2021 — NSDA Campus, TX/US
Topics and Docket
Congressional Debate
We will be use the legislation from the Fall 2021 TFA Congress Docket.
Prelims - 2, 8. 14, 17. 26
Finals - 1, 4, 10, 12, 28
Lincoln Douglas Debate
We will use the November/December NSDA Topic.
Resolved: A just government ought to recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike.
Policy Debate
We will use the 2021-2022 NSDA Topic.
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.
Public Forum Debate
We will use the November/December NSDA Topic.
Resolved: Increased United States federal regulation of cryptocurrency transactions and/or assets will produce more benefits than harms.
World Schools Debate
Rnd 1 & Rnd 2 - Prepared: This House would hold social media companies to the same libel standards as traditional forms of media (i.e. newspapers, etc.) for the content they publish
Rnd 3 - Impromptu: Announced with Pairings
Rnd 4 - Prepared: This House would ban combat drones.
Quarters - Impromptu: Announced with Pairings
Semis - This House regrets the increased focus of higher education on STEM at the expense of the liberal arts.
Finals - In a post COVID-19 world, this House believes that developing countries should prioritize the growth of their domestic industries over foreign trade.