Debate Topics, Extemp Question Areas, and Impromptu Topic Areas

For the 2021 Knight Invitational, we will be using the following topics for the following events:

Public Forum Debate (Varsity and Novice): September/October 2021 Topic - Resolved: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should substantially increase its defense commitments to the Baltic states.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate (Varsity and Novice): September/October 2021 Topic - Resolved: The member nations of the World Trade Organization ought to reduce intellectual property protections for medicines..

Policy Debate: 2021-2022 Topic - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.

Congressional Debate: From the Fall 2021 TFA Docket - We will be using the Region 4 Congress Scaffold.  Prelims: Items #16-20, Finals: Items 21-25.  If necessary, Semifinals will use items 11-15.

World Schools Debate: The following prepared motions will be used from the TFA August-November WSD Motions list.  Rd. 1: This House would expand the size of the United States House of Representatives.  Rd. 3: This House would not support US military intervention in the Taiwan Strait.  2^nd Elim Rd. This House supports jury nullification.  Round 2, the 1^st round of elims, and if needed the 3^rd round of elims will be impromptu motion rounds.

Extemp Speaking:

DX Prelims - U.S. Federal Government, DX Semis/Rd. 2 - U.S. Economy, DX Finals – U.S. Politics.

IX Prelims – The Americas, IX Semis/Rd. 2 – Europe and Russia, IX Finals – Africa and The Middle East.

NX Prelims – U.S. News, NX Semis/Rd. 2 – International News, DX Finals – Economics.

Impromptu Speaking:

Rd. 1 - Serious Quotations

Rd. 2/Semifinals - Humorous Quotations

Finals - Pictures