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.