Events and Event Specific Information

The following events will be offered at The Lamar Texan Classic 2021:

·       Asynchronous IEs: Dramatic Interp; Humorous Interp; Informative Speaking; Original Oratory; Poetry; Prose; Program of Oral Interp

·       Synchronous (live) IEs: Domestic Extemp, Foreign Extemp, Novice Extemp

·       Debate: Congressional Debate; Cross-Examination Debate; Lincoln-Douglas Debate (Novice and Championship); Public Forum Debate (Novice and Championship); Worlds School Debate

The resolutions for debate events can be found on the NSDA website at www.speechanddebate.org. The following topics will be debated:

·       Cross-Examination Debate will use the current 2021-2022 NSDA CX topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.

·       Lincoln-Douglas Debate (both divisions) will use the 2022 January/February LD NSDA Topic

Resolved: The appropriation of outer space by private entities is unjust.

·       Public Forum Debate (both divisions) will use the 2022 January PF NSDA Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should legalize all illicit drugs.

·       Worlds School Debate will debate the following motions form the approved motions from TFA:

o   Round 1: Impromptu motion (announced one hour before round start)

o   Round 2: This House would provide long-term rent forgiveness for recently unemployed persons.

o   Round 3: This House believes that the European Union should accelerate the process of granting full membership rights to the Balkan states (Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia).

o   Semis: Impromptu motion (announced one hour before round start)

o   Finals: This House would ban consumer-focused advertising for prescription drugs.

The congressional docket can be found at https://www.txfa.org/documents/2021-22/SpringDocket.pdf

·       Congressional Debate will use the following legislation from the TFA Spring 2022 Legislative docket:

o   Prelims: 16-20

o   Finals: 25-30

·       Congressional Debate will utilize Direct Questioning.