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This house believes that the US Democratic Party should aggressively “fight dirty” going forward.
- Democracy
- Media
- Social Justice
- Law
Infoslide

In politics, “fighting dirty” refers to the use of tactics by political parties that are technically legal, but are deemed as against the spirit of democracy. Examples of "fighting dirty" include excessively redrawing electoral districts in their favour, launching smear campaigns against their opposing politicians, pitting their opposing politicians into scandals, etc.

Singapore International Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-11-16
THR the integration of religious institutions into pro-democracy movements (e.g. using religious rhetoric and symbols in campaigning, appointing religious figures to lead the movement)
Singapore International Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Senior Semifinals · 2025-11-16
This house would introduce a 'youthocratic' voting system in functional democracies.
Infoslide

A "youthocratic" voting system grants more weight to votes cast by the youth (e.g. the weightage assigned to a vote is inversely proportional to age of the individuals). For the purposes of the debate, the minimum legal age to vote is 21.

Singapore International Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-11-16
As a highly-skilled, average income, female fresh graduate, This house would choose not to work in a heavily male-dominated sector, even if it offered high earning potential
Singapore International Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-11-16
This house supports the establishment of government run grocery stores in urban food deserts
Infoslide

For the purposes of this debate, a food desert is defined as an area in which the majority of the population is: 1) more than 20 minutes from a grocery store by the dominant mode of transport in that area 2) low income

ANU Spring 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-11-15
This house supports the use of welfare systems to promote socially utile choices in people's personal lives (e.g. decisions about relationships, fertility and living arrangements)
ANU Spring 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-11-15
This house supports the sex exceptionalist view of sexual harm
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A sex exceptionalist view of sexual harm holds that sexual harms are more severe than, and qualitatively distinct from, other forms of bodily or emotional harm.

ANU Spring 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-11-15
This house believes that the tribe should decide the person to be sacrificed by a lottery system rather than a majority vote.
Infoslide

There is a prehistoric tribe of about 100 people who sacrifice one member every year for the purposes of a religious ritual. There is no way to disobey this ritual because otherwise God would become angry with the tribe and destroy it completely. God will not retaliate regardless of who dies.

LUMS Asians x OPFDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-11-10
This house prefers the integrated model to the specialty model
Infoslide

There are two ways that governments can consider disadvantage in policy- making. The "integrated model" incorporates disadvantage as an inherent consideration in policy-making (e.g. all new policies made in the education department must consider implications for rural students). The "specialty model" involves having a distinct division that specifically engages with policy for disadvantaged groups (e.g. the education department has a division that directly and separately addresses helping rural areas).

LUMS Asians x OPFDC 2025 · U-19 Semifinals · 2025-11-10
This house believes that feminist movements should engage directly in electoral politics (e.g. endorsing and campaigning on behalf of specific political candidates, forming feminist political parties and wings of political parties, donating to political campaigns, etc.).
LUMS Asians x OPFDC 2025 · U-19 Finals · 2025-11-10
This house regrets the trend of the debating community reverting to offline events.
Infoslide

As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the debating community shifted its activities online, with the vast majority of trainings, coaching, and tournaments (including majors such as WUDC, ABP, or EUDC) being held on various online platforms such as Zoom or Discord. With the end of the pandemic, much of debating has begun to revert to offline events (e.g. the past three iterations of WUDC were held in-person), although online debating has not completely died out.

LUMS Asians x OPFDC 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-11-10
This House, as the Jewish American student, Would join the encampment.
Infoslide

The UCLA Gaza Solidarity Encampment was a pro-Palestine protest established on campus lasting from April 25th to May 2nd, 2024 as part of a nationwide student movement calling for divestment of university funds from Israel due to their actions in Gaza. It drew significant attention after violent clashes between protesters, counterprotesters, and police led to injuries and numerous arrests. You are a Jewish-American UCLA student with progressive politics coming from a middle-class background in Los Angeles. You are on campus during the time of the encampment.

USC Mini 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-11-08
This House Opposes the Rise of Sorority as a Strategy to Promote Feminist Ideals.
Infoslide

In feminism, sorority is a concept that recognizes the importance of empathy, solidarity, and connection among women to confront patriarchal oppression and build networks of mutual support. In many contemporary practices, sorority is presented by imposing standards of conduct, loyalty, and forms of interaction on women, seeking specific behaviors and modes of belonging within the movement.

Santa Fe Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-11-07
This house believes that the act of recasting minority actors as existing characters in popular franchises has done more harm than good
Infoslide

Recently, there has been a trend of recasting characters of popular franchises. For example, in the series Bridgerton, Regé-Jean Page (a British- Zimbabwean) was casted as the Duke of Hastings, Simon Basset. Similar occurrences have also happened, such as Zendaya (who is half African-American and half European) being casted as Mary Jane in the Spider-man franchise, Jonathan Majors (an African-American) as Kang the Conqueror, Halle Bailey (an African-American) as Ariel the Mermaid. On April 14th, a new Harry Potter series was announced, with Paapa Essiedu (a British-African) entering the franchise as Severus Snape.

UBC Summer HST 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-11-04
This house regrets the rise of thrifting
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Thrifting refers to the practice of buying second-hand clothing and other items, often from charity shops, vintage stores, or online resale platforms. It has grown significantly in popularity in recent years, particularly among younger consumers

Australasian Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-11-02
This house believes that history education should prioritize the experiences of everyday people over the actions of great leaders.
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Great leaders are famous people from the past, like kings, generals, or presidents, who had a big influence on their country or the world, for example Napoleon or Martin Luther King Jr.

Australasian Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-11-02
This house, as a major international humanitarian charity, would prioritize funding systemic political advocacy over direct aid delivery
Parliamate British Parliamentary 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-11-01
This house regrets the rise of the “Imperial Manila” narrative
Infoslide

In the Philippines, the phrase “Imperial Manila” is often used by people from regions outside the capital, especially from the South such as Mindanao, to describe how the national government and elites in Manila centralize resources and development in the capital. This narrative was largely used by populist Rodrigo Duterte to secure his presidency in 2016.

Parliamate British Parliamentary 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-11-01
This House Prefers a system of universal public universities (free tuition, state-funded) to the current mixed private–public model.
Parliamate British Parliamentary 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-11-01
This House opposes the classification of revolutionary paramilitary groups as terrorist organizations by governments
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For the purposes of this debate, revolutionary paramilitary groups are insurgent organizations that use force to achieve their political motives, which often include claims to social justice and self-determination. Examples of revolutionary paramilitary groups include the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) that aimed to establish a socialist state, as well as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that aspired to end British rule in Northern Ireland.

University of Western Ontario Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-11-01