East Texas District Qualifier

for the 2025 National Tournament

Topics

Policy Debate – 2024-2025 Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 2025 March/April Topic

Resolved: The development of Artificial General Intelligence is immoral.

Public Forum Debate – 2025 March Topic

Resolved: In the United States, the benefits of the use of generative artificial intelligence in education outweigh the harms.

Big Questions Debate – 2024-2025 Topic

Resolved: Creativity is a more powerful force than intelligence.

Extemp Topic Areas

US Extemp (Not in Order)

Business, Economics, & Industry

Energy, Environment, & Natural Disasters

Foreign Policy & National Security

Healthcare, Immigration, & Social Issues

Politics & Democracy

The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, & Legal Controversies

International Extemp (Not in Order)

Americas & Carribean

Africa & Southwest Asia

Energy, Environment, & Global Health

Europe

East Asia, Central Asia, & Oceania

Global Conflicts & International Organizations