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  • This house would start debating today

    Infoslide

    "Daigaku Debut' refers to an attempt to change one's image and behavior when one starts university. You are a freshman in college in Japan and have worked hard to make your 'Daigaku Debut.' You dyed your hair, tried to act brighter than you used to, and joined a football club. Things were going well until the fall when you gradually felt tired. You broke up with your partner, whom you started dating after starting college, before Christmas. Simply put, you failed in 'Daigaku Debut.' Feeling that your college life was not fulfilling, you became interested in the English Debate Circle. Although you have no overseas experience, you feel your English is not so bad and you are relatively quick-witted. You found a tournament called 'Asian Bridge 2025' and asked the OrgCom if you could observe rounds, and they accepted. You observed the round X, and you were strongly impressed. Debaters of the same grade as you interpret difficult (but very interesting!!) motions well and make very logically persuasive arguments in fluent English. However, it is also true that you were overwhelmed and felt anxiety about whether you would catch up with them."

    Asian Bridge 2025 · Rookie Finals · 2025-03-15

  • This House Regrets the stigmatisation of neediness.

    Infoslide

    Neediness is a term used to describe behaviours in relationships (romantic, platonic, familial) that are perceived as clingy or attention-seeking, such as wanting to spend every moment together, pushing for continuous conversation (texting, calling, etc), finding it difficult to make decisions alone, and needing constant reassurance.

    Zagreb Open 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-03-15

  • This House, as an average college-going individual in a western liberal democracy, Hopes to get involved with a manic pixie dream girl/guy

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, a Manic Pixie Dream Girl (MPDG) is a quirky, free-spirited, and easily-attached female character who either lacks personal depth or willingly sets aside her ambitions for the male protagonist. Her primary role in a story is to "fix" the brooding male protagonist and push him toward experiences he wouldn't normally pursue. MPDGs often enter one's life like a hurricane—bringing excitement, spontaneity, and emotional upheaval—but their presence is never guaranteed to last. If they stay, relationships tend to become co-dependent; if they leave, they do so just as suddenly, often leaving behind unresolved emotions and personal upheaval, but also potentially a brand new perspective on life and self-identity. For example, Natasha (Kalki Koechlin) in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara leaves her successful career without prompting and follows Kabir (Abhay Deol) on his bachelor trip to keep an eye on him and ensure he doesn't stray. Another example is Summer (Zooey Deschanel) in 500 Days of Summer, who brings spontaneity and joy into Tom’s (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) life, pushing him out of his comfort zone, but ultimately leaves just as abruptly, forcing him to confront personal growth on his own.

    CBS PD 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-15

  • 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 rise of “cut-off culture"

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, "cut-off culture" refers to the social phenomenon of figuratively cutting people out of one's life. Anyone from acquaintances to significant figures which may include, but are not limited to, close friends and family members are capable of being cut-off from one's life. This act is most commonly, though not exclusively, done at or after the point of conflict/tension within a relationship.

    Junior SDC 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-03-15

  • This house regrets the stigmatisation of parasocial relationships.

    Infoslide

    Parasocial relationships are one sided relationships, where one person extends emotional energy, interest, and time to the other party (or the persona), who is completely unaware of the other's existence. Parasocial relationships are most common with celebrities, organizations (such as sports teams) or public figures

    Cambridge Schools 2025 · Round 1 · 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

  • This house prefers a world where this technology exists.

    Infoslide

    There is a technology that allows mental illnesses and disorders to be physically visible in humans. Different mental illnesses will result in different physical manifestations and the degree of harm it does to the individual will similarly be reflected in the degree of physical deformity/prominence (more harm leads to greater physical manifestations). Once used, this technology cannot be reversed.

    JUSTICE 1.0 · Round 4 · 2025-03-07

  • Assuming the individual is capable of consenting, This House Supports the Right to Die

    Infoslide

    The right to die is the right that says human beings are entitled to end their lives or undergo voluntary euthanasia (in all cases - not just terminal illness)

    RML PD 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-02

  • This house would prioritize artistic quality over commercial success

    Infoslide

    You are Hideaki Anno. During your university days, you co-founded an animation studio in Japan named Gainax. You have had some past success in creating critically acclaimed works, and landed prestigious roles working in other animation studios. However, you have struggled with mainstream commercial success, and Gainax is in a precarious financial position as a result. You are also struggling with depression and creative burnout. Gainax can fund one more large project

    RML PD 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-03-02

  • This house prefers a world where severance is universally implemented

    Infoslide

    Severance is a procedure that separates memory based on location. After taking the procedure, when leaving the work place you hold no memories of what happened there. Likewise, when you are at work, you hold no memory of your life external to the workplace. Severance ensures that your work-self retains basic knowledge (general information about the world, what your name is, how to read write shit etc) but not any personal information (family, hobbies etc).

    St Andrews Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-01

  • This house opposes the increasing prominence of people adopting the no-contact rule.

    Infoslide

    The no-contact rule recommends that following the end of a relationship, one must suspend all contact with the ex-partner. This means; deleting their contact details, unfollowing their social media profiles and minimizing as far as possible, all possible in-person interactions.

    Kampala Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-02-23