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  • This House Supports the state-backed development of copaganda in South Africa.

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    For the purposes of this debate, Copaganda refers to public messaging targeting the general South African population that is designed to encourage the recruitment and retention of police officers.

    North-West Pre-SAUDC · Round 4 · 2025-07-06

  • This House Opposes the gamification of romantic love in Pop Culture

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    Gamification of love is the popularisation of reality TV shows that depict romantic love as competitions or experiments.

    North-West Pre-SAUDC · Round 2 · 2025-07-06

  • That we support the decline of Traditional News outlets in favour of New Media

    Infoslide

    New Media outlets are characterised by their relatively small size and focus on online distribution (e.g. podcasting, social media commentating and blog- style posting). Examples include Breitbart, Rebel News, Turning Point USA, Vox, Hasan Piker, The Daily Aus, etc. Traditional Media refers to established mastheads, which are generally larger in size and tend to distribute in a variety of mediums (e.g. in print, online and on social media). Examples include The New York Times, The Australian Financial Review, Fox News, Al Jazeera, the BBC, Chosun Ilbo, etc.

    South China Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2025 · English as a Foreign Language Finals · 2025-07-06

  • This house believes that environmental movements should heavily prioritise geopoliticised narratives to advocate for greener technologies and policies

    Infoslide

    "Geopoliticisation", in the context of energy and climate issues, refers to narratives that justify policy decisions through a geopolitical lens (e.g., advocating for decreasing the reliance on fossil fuels to increase energy independence, promoting domestically manufacturing electric vehicles in the US to compete with China etc).

    Auckland IV 2024 · Round 3 · 2025-07-05

  • This house prefers a world where contemporary-era media companies developed to be cooperative structures as opposed to traditional corporate structures

    Infoslide

    The contemporary media era began in the 1980s, when media started to rapidly transform from analog to digital technologies. During this era, media became more internationalised, profitable and consolidated into corporate structures. A cooperative (often called a "co-op") is an organization owned and operated by its members, who typically share a common interest or goal. In a cooperative, each member has a say in decision-making, often following a "one member, one vote" principle

    Auckland IV 2024 · Round 5 · 2025-07-05

  • This House would choose the cloak of invisibility over the elder wand

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    The cloak of invisibility renders anyone underneath it totally invisible. The elder wand is the most powerful wand in the wizarding world and can only be claimed by a person who defeats its previous owner in a duel. There is only one elder wand, and only one invisibility cloak. It is impossible to fashion an invisibility cloak, or cast any other spell of invisibility, using the elder wand. It is impossible for one person to possess both items. No resurrection stone or similar item exists. [GIMMICK] The OIV in this debate is a medieval peasant (chosen from a wheel spin).

    UNSW IV · Novice Finals · 2025-07-05

  • This house supports Berserk's approach to depicting trauma in mainstream media

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    Berserk is a Japanese manga set in a dark fantasy world inspired by medieval Europe. All the main characters are survivors of childhood trauma. The manga often uses war metaphors to depict fighting and overcoming trauma, which includes combat as a reflection of spiritual struggle, slaying demons that represent repressed memories, and martial prowess as a proxy for personal growth.

    Tokyo IV 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-07-05

  • This house supports Berserk's approach to depicting trauma in mainstream media

    Infoslide

    Berserk is a Japanese manga set in a dark fantasy world inspired by medieval Europe. All the main characters are survivors of childhood trauma. The manga often uses war metaphors to depict fighting and overcoming trauma, which includes combat as a reflection of spiritual struggle, slaying demons that represent repressed memories, and martial prowess as a proxy for personal growth.

    Tokyo IV 2025 · ESL Semifinals · 2025-07-05

  • This House, as Spider-Man, would do X

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    Battleworld is a gladiator style planet where other superheroes and supervillains are imprisoned by Doctor Doom and forced to fight against multiversal creatures for entertainment. Spider-Man has been able to source a reconnaissance ship that can fly back to Earth. Unfortunately, once it arrives, he realises that there are only two seats on it. He must act now because of frequent patrols. This means he is faced with 4 choices ONLY. OG: Take Jack Jack, the baby son of the Incredibles who has a series of unpredictable but powerful abilities OO: Take Green Goblin, famous Spider-Man villain. This is Norman Osborn at the height of Green Goblin powers. He has super strength and super endurance, along with his intellect. CG: Take Krypto, Superman’s dog with superpowers. He has the same powers as Superman but is a hyperactive dog. CO: Take Morbius, a doctor who turned himself into a living vampire while trying to cure a fatal blood disease. He has super healing and other vampiric powers.

    UNSW IV · Round 3 · 2025-07-05

  • This house would release this information to the public

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    You are a trusted priest in the Vatican currently hearing confession from the Pope. The Pope has just confessed to you that he has lost his faith for some time now and no longer believes in God.

    Diliman Debate Open 2025 · Schools Finals · 2025-07-05

  • This house would establish an AGI-governed global authority with absolute power to set and enforce digital policies (e.g., content moderation, data protection, cybersecurity).

    Infoslide

    Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) refers to AI systems with human-level cognitive abilities, capable of reasoning, learning, and making decisions autonomously across various domains without specific programming. Unlike narrow AI, AGI can adapt to unforeseen situations and improve its own functions without human intervention. While AGI remains hypothetical, experts debate its potential to surpass human intelligence and act independently.

    Diliman Debate Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-05

  • This house opposes the use of dark humor during times of social crises

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    Dark humor is a type of humor that injects satire in otherwise serious, frightening, or painful topics.

    3rd Butuan Intervarsity · Round 4 · 2025-07-04

  • This house prefers mainstream K-dramas that incorporate ideals of the 4B movement over those that portray imperfect marriages as redeemable

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    Recently, South Korean dramas (K-dramas) have increasingly explored the idea of imperfect marriages as redeemable (e.g., Queen of Tears, My Demon, When the Phone Rings, When Life Gives You Tangerines). The 4B movement is a radical feminist initiative in South Korea that rejects marriage, childbirth, heterosexual relationships, and sex with men.

    3rd Butuan Intervarsity · Round 2 · 2025-07-04

  • That feminist movements should respond to the manosphere with constructive engagement rather than criticism or neglect.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, the "manosphere" is defined as a loosely connected ecosystem of online communities, influencers, and ideologies focused on male identity and grievances, often characterised by anti-feminist, misogynistic, or reactionary content, including but not limited to incels, pick-up artists (PUAs), and men’s rights activists (MRAs).

    UQ Pre Australs 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-29