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  • In multiethnic states, This house prefers the use of devolved governments as opposed to centralised governments

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    Devolution is the transfer of power from a central government to subnational (e.g., state, regional, or local) authorities. The devolved territories have the power to make legislation relevant to the area thus granting them a higher level of autonomy; this includes areas such as healthcare, law enforcement, education, etc.

    Gadjah Mada Eloquentia Pre-NSDC 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-07-14

  • This House believes that the feminist movement in the developing world should prioritise the masculinisation of private spaces over the feminisation of public spaces in its advocacy

    Infoslide

    The masculinisation of private spaces refers to efforts to involve men in private life tasks (housework, care system, etc.). The feminisation of public spaces refers to efforts to involve women in public life (taking positions of power, joining the work force, etc.).

    Gadjah Mada Eloquentia Pre-NSDC 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-14

  • This House believes that the feminist movement in the developing world should prioritise the masculinisation of private spaces over the feminisation of public spaces in its advocacy

    Infoslide

    The masculinisation of private spaces refers to efforts to involve men in private life tasks (housework, care system, etc.). The feminisation of public spaces refers to efforts to involve women in public life (taking positions of power, joining the work force, etc.).

    Gadjah Mada Eloquentia Pre-NSDC 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-07-14

  • This house opposes the trend towards increasing pathologization of mental health in Western liberal democracies

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    Pathologization is to view or to characterize as medically or psychologically abnormal. In the past two decades, the rates at which mental disorders are being labelled as well as diagnosed have been rapidly increasing. New conditions such as Pre-menstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Hoarding Disorder, and Prolonged Grief Disorder are being added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM. The percentage of American children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) tripled to 11.4% over the past 10 years, and 50% of adults aged 18-24 report symptoms of anxiety and depression compared to 30% of adults overall.

    Gadjah Mada Eloquentia Pre-NUDC 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-07-13

  • This house prefers a world where individuals believe circumstances are a result of their own actions rather than the result of chance

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    In Pokemon: The Movie, Mewtwo states: 'I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant - it is what you do that determines who you are.'

    Hart House Summer Open 2025 · Junior Finals · 2025-07-12

  • In cities with prominent concentrations of homeless populations (e.g. the Tenderloin in San Fransisco, the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver or O’Connell Street and surrounding areas in Dublin), This house would pursue policies to disperse homeless populations across the city (e.g. spreading-out homeless shelters, providing financial incentives for resettlement, ordering law enforcement to remove inhabitants)

    Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-07-12

  • This house supports the widespread adoption of community based marketplaces replacing most shopping platforms (e.g. Amazon, Walmart, etc.)

    Infoslide

    Community based marketplaces are online platforms where individuals in a proximate geographic area can buy and sell goods and services from each other (e.g. facebook marketplace, carrot, craigslist).

    Hart House Summer Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-07-12

  • This house, as the lawyer, prefers the world where your job was one of the automated jobs

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    The year is 2040, you have worked for several years as a reasonably successful immigration lawyer at a small law firm. Due to the release of ChatGP-Me! your job has suddenly become automated along with most other jobs. As a result, your employer is no longer willing to continue employing human immigration lawyers. A government program exists where your salary from before the automation will be matched with an unemployment benefit.

    Hart House Summer Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-07-12

  • This house believes that feminist groups on American college campuses should campaign for the banning of Greek life

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    Greek life refers to social organizations on U.S. college campuses, called fraternities (for men) and sororities (for women). Those wishing to enter one will, in the beginning of their college life, undergo an initiation period, and then participate in regular chapter meetings, often live in a house with other members, and are expected to make the organization their primary social circle. Fraternity or sorority allegiance and loyalty is tight-knit and expected to last a lifetime.

    Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-07-12

  • The council believes that feminist movements in developing countries should prioritize the masculinization of private spaces over the feminization of public spaces in their advocacy efforts.

    Infoslide

    Masculinization of private space refers to efforts to involve men in private life tasks (household chores, caregiving systems, etc.). Feminization of public space refers to efforts to involve women in public life (holding positions of power, joining the workforce, etc.).

    Gadjah Mada Eloquentia Pra-LDBI 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-11

  • The council is of the view that the feminist movement in developing countries should prioritize the masculinization of private spaces over the feminization of public spaces in its advocacy.

    Infoslide

    Masculinization of private space refers to the effort to involve men in private life tasks (household chores, caregiving systems, etc.). Feminization of public space refers to the effort to involve women in public life (holding positions of power, joining the workforce, etc.).

    Gadjah Mada Eloquentia Pra-LDBI 2025 · Pemula Finals · 2025-07-11