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  • This house, as the next generation of Maranao entrepreneurs, would transition from traditional clan-based high-trust networks to a Western-style formal business model

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    Traditionally, Maranao families' strategy in their usual line of businesses (money exchange, gold and jewel trades, etc) rely on close-knit, clanship systems and high-trust networks to ensure line of credit and revenue. In contrast to Western business style that relies on legal and formal frameworks in order to stay competitive.

    Kasiyana Open 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-08-16

  • This House opposes the body as a temple narrative

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    <div>"The ""body as a temple"" is a religious and philosophical idea found in faiths like Buddhism, Christianity, and Hinduism. It sees the body as a sacred vessel given by God(s) to house the soul, and therefore, deserving of deep respect in both actions (e.g., refraining from eating certain foods, avoiding overconsumption) and thought (e.g., framing thoughts about one's own body positively)."</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

    BRAC Genders 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-08-15

  • This House, as an American youth with left-wing beliefs, would choose to adopt a politically apathetic worldview

    Infoslide

    A politically apathetic world view involves a sense of disengagement or indifference towards politics, such as an unwillingness to be involved in political activities (e.g. voting, being a member of a political party, going to protests) or invest time in understanding politics (e.g. reading and discussing the news).

    BRAC Genders 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-15

  • This House prefers Disney optimism to Ghibli optimism in children's media

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    For the purpose of this debate, there are two tropes in children's media. ""Disney optimism"" presents a world with clear good and evil, wherein good always triumphs. ""Ghibli optimism"" presents a world with no true evil and morality is subjective, where peaceful compromise is ultimately possible and neither side necessarily triumphs.

    BRAC Genders 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-08-15

  • This house, as Veronica, Would accept the offer

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    Veronica is a typical "nerd" in a big American high school. Veronica and her two best friends spend their time working hard at school, pursuing geeky extracurriculars (chess, Math Olympiad, debate...), and getting constantly bullied by the school's popular kids. One day, after saving the Prom Queen from being runover by a bus, she offers Veronica to join the popular group, as long as long as she cut off her friends and quit her geeky extracurriculars.

    St Andrews pre-EUDC 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-08-13

  • As Indonesian liberals, this council will actively advocate for the movement.

    Infoslide

    In the lead-up to Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations, many citizens are raising pirate flags from the anime One Piece as a symbol of protest against the government. This act reflects the public's disappointment with policies perceived as not favoring the people. It has attracted attention from various parties, including the government, which has provided diverse responses to the phenomenon.

    Gadjah Mada Intervarsity 2025 - Divisi Bahasa Indonesia · Grand Final · 2025-08-13

  • The chamber believes that glorifying the concept of work-life integration brings more positive impacts than negative ones.

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    Work-life integration is a concept that rejects the rigid separation between professional and personal life, aiming to blend the two flexibly and simultaneously. It serves as a middle ground between work-life balance, which builds clear dividing walls, and hustle culture, which demands sacrificing one's life for work.

    Gadjah Mada Intervarsity 2025 - Divisi Bahasa Indonesia · Round 1 · 2025-08-13

  • This House, as a heterosexual, highly educated woman in China, would prefer a "weekend marriage" to a traditional marriage in which the couple lives together.

    Infoslide

    "Weekend marriages" are marriages in which couples live apart at separate residences for a majority of their relationship. They maintain other aspects of a traditional marriage, including but not limited to sharing childcare responsibilities and financial obligations to each other. For the purpose of the debate, assume both individuals are willing participants in the "marriage".

    Guangdong Debate Challenge 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-08-09

  • This House opposes the demonization of marginalized individuals who climb the social ladder.

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    "Climbing the social ladder" refers to strategically improving one's social standing, typically by modifying one's behavior to gain acceptance and recognition within a higher social class or group.

    Guangdong Debate Challenge 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-08-09

  • This House Would choose the sexual album over the introspective album

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    You are an American singer and actress in your early twenties. You gained widespread recognition as a teenager through your role on a popular Disney Channel series. Since then, you’ve released several albums that delve into themes of love, self-discovery, and personal growth, achieving moderate success. As you prepare for your next album, your label has presented you with two options: Album A (the sexual album), which focuses on explicit displays of sexuality, and Album B (the introspective album), which continues the introspective themes you’ve explored in your previous works.

    PKU Pro-Am 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-09

  • This house prefers a world where open relationships are the norm

    Infoslide

    Open relationships are romantic relationships in which both partners are free to pursue sexual and or romantic relationships with other people given certain constraints, set within the relationship.

    PKU Pro-Am 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-09

  • This house believes that it is in the best interest of traditionally conservative religious institutions to adopt moral flexibility over moral absolutism

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    Moral Flexibility is the belief that moral principles can adapt to changing circumstances, contexts, and societal norms. It allows reinterpretation or adjustment of religious teachings Moral Absolutism is the belief that certain moral principles are universally and permanently true, regardless of context, cultural change, or consequences. Under moral absolutism, religious teachings and doctrines are interpreted as fixed and unchangeable, and actions are judged as inherently right or wrong according to these timeless rules.

    Visayas Intervarsity 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-09