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  • This house prefers a world with the Arkangel.

    Infoslide

    'Arkangel' is a futuristic technology which involves implanting a device into a child's brain, allowing parents to monitor their child's location and vital signs in real-time. Additionally, parents can use a tablet to see through the child's eyes, censor disturbing or sensitive images and events, and track their emotional state. The technology also enables parents to set boundaries and restrictions on what the child sees and experiences, effectively controlling their environment. Parents can choose to remove the device at any time with no repercussions to the child.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (J) · Round 3 · 2025-03-15

  • This House regrets the trivialization of young love

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, the "trivialization of young love" refers to the belief that romantic relationships between teenagers and young adults are less serious and important than those between adults. This includes the assumption that young love is unlikely to result in marriage or long-term commitment, that it lacks the depth of emotional and practical investment (such as time, compromise, and intimacy) found in adult relationships, and that it is inherently fleeting and superficial.

    McGill IV 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-03-14

  • This house believes that educational models should prioritize intrinsic over extrinsic motivation

    Infoslide

    Educational models prioritizing extrinsic motivation are models which reward or punish students with the intent of having them behave accordingly, e.g. grades and school punishments. Educational models which prioritize intrinsic motivation are models which focus on increasing inherent satisfaction in learning an activity separate from any consequence, e.g. enjoying the subject.

    Ramjas British Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-08

  • This house believes that schools should prioritise instilling a sense of global citizenship, instead of national identity in children

    Infoslide

    (Infoslide: Global citizenship refers to an identity and mindset where individuals see themselves as part of a broader global community. It emphasises shared responsibilities and a sense of belonging to the world. National identity refers to a person's sense of belonging to a specific nation.)

    London Juniors 2025 · EFL Final · 2025-03-08

  • This house supports Jonathan Haidt's policy proposals

    Infoslide

    In the book The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt proposes a series of policies to protect young children from social media. The policies include no smartphones before high school, no social media before 16, and phone-free schools. The premise of the policy proposal is that children should have smartphone-free childhoods.

    Malaysia Online Debate Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-08

  • As a member of the youth, This house prefers the half-empty over half-full philosophy in life

    Infoslide

    Individuals who believe in the half-full philosophy focus on the optimistic aspect of life, which allows them to find silver linings in every situation they are in. On the other hand, those who believe in the half-empty philosophy take a more critical approach to their life, preparing themselves for the worst.

    Hiraya Debate Cup · Highschool Finals · 2025-02-22

  • This house would legalise surrogacy in Malaysia

    Infoslide

    Surrogacy is an arrangement whereby a woman agrees to pregnancy and childbirth on behalf of another person or couple who will become the child's legal parents after birth. There is no law on surrogacy in Malaysia, making it a legal grey area.

    KTJ British Parliamentary Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-02-22

  • The parliament prefers to establish a new debate club using a faculty-driven model rather than a student-driven model.

    Infoslide

    In a student-run debate society, students are responsible for conducting practice sessions, organizing tournaments, managing finances, and traveling without chaperones. Interaction with the administration is minimal. In a faculty-run debate society, hired coaches manage administrative and logistical duties, and travel involves adult supervision.

    RDS Ramadan Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-02-20

  • This house regrets the increased power of the Barnevernet in Norway

    Infoslide

    Barnevernet, Norway’s Child Welfare Services, was formed in the 1950s with the goal of protecting children from abuse and neglect, driven by the belief that the state should intervene when a child's safety and well-being are at risk. Over time, the agency’s powers broadened as concerns grew about hidden or unreported child abuse andi international pressure for more proactive child protection policies increased. By the 1970s and 1980s, Norway expanded Barnevernet’s authority to address not just cases of abuse but also neglect, with the idea that early intervention could prevent long-term harm. Barnevernet’s powers include the ability to intervene in family matters if a child’s well-being is believed to be at risk. If the agency determines that the child is in immediate danger or at risk of harm, it can remove the child from the home, either temporarily or permanently. Once Barnevernet decides to remove a child or take other actions, the family can appeal to a court, and the court will review the case. However, the legal process is often described as opaque and complex, and many parents feel that they are not given enough time or information to fully defend themselves.

    5th Ikhtilaf Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-02-08

  • This house would administer the vaccine nationwide to young children

    Infoslide

    Scientists have found a way to ‘vaccinate’ children against currently illegal class A drugs (e.g. heroin, cocaine, LSD, mushrooms etc) that are used solely for recreation. At one year old, antibodies would be injected into the body and proliferate to become part of the immune system. When these drugs would be taken, the immune system would neutralise its effects.

    UCL Pro-Am 2025 · Gold Final · 2025-02-02