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  • This House, as a highly educated professional in an authoritarian state, would refuse work in any organization that is controlled or heavily influenced by the government.

    Tokyo IV 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-07-05

  • This house believes that the Philippine opposition should reject ""moral high-ground"" politics in favor of electoral pragmatism

    Infoslide

    Moral high-ground politics prioritizes ethical consistency, principled stands, and ideological purity over winning elections. In the Philippines, it is associated with opposition leaders who reject alliances with traditional elites, focus on anti-corruption narratives, and uphold democracy and human rights as core messages. Electoral pragmatism prioritizes winning power over ideological consistency by using strategic compromises, broad alliances, and mass appeal tactics. In the Philippines, this could mean working with ex-Duterte allies, adopting popular policies, or shifting messaging to connect with ordinary voters rather than relying on historical narratives.

    Diliman Debate Open 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-07-05

  • We, as Cáo Già, will press the red button.

    Infoslide

    Translate the following text: Cáo Già is an animal rights activist. On one adventure, Cáo Già discovers a red button which, when pressed, will give all animals the ability to feel and think on a level comparable to humans. This action will be irreversible.

    Zoo Pre-NSDC Gathering Cup 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-07-05

  • We, as the animal rights movement, regret the dominance of anthropocentrism in discussions about animal rights.

    Infoslide

    Anthropocentrism is the doctrine that humans are the center of all things and are the most important entities in the universe. This doctrine is often used to evaluate or interpret the world based on human values and experiences. In discussions about animal rights, anthropocentrism is often manifested through human evaluations of animal rights based on human-like values (e.g., intelligence, sentience, etc.) and human moral scales. Examples include, but are not limited to: the belief that there is a heaven for dogs and cats, the emphasis on the memory and emotional capabilities of elephants, the highlighting of the ability to feel pain in lower animals like fish, and comparing the act of swatting a mosquito to killing. In contrast to anthropocentrism, other doctrines exist such as ecocentrism, which posits that humans are merely an equal part of the web of life. It requires humans to consider the impact of their actions on the entire ecosystem and to change their behavior from unlimited resource exploitation to respecting and protecting biodiversity and natural balance. According to this view, ecocentrism criticizes the prioritization of certain species because of their similarities to humans and opposes the notion that "environmental protection is for the future of our children." Instead, it argues that every component of nature has its own intrinsic value and should be respected and protected in the present, not just for the long-term benefit of humanity.

    Zoo Pre-NSDC Gathering Cup 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-05

  • We prioritize evaluating "family loyalty" from the perspective of a Giraffe rather than from the perspective of a Piglet.

    Infoslide

    In society, many actions and beliefs are often judged in a binary manner—either right or wrong. However, reality shows that there are more complex perspectives to consider. The "Giraffe Perspective" posits that some actions are considered moral duties—meaning they are both correct and obligatory, seen by society as something that everyone must do. These actions are not praised or rewarded because, simply put, they are what must be done. For example: not committing murder. Conversely, the "Piglet Perspective" evaluates an action as supererogatory. These are actions that are right and morally permissible but not obligatory. If performed, these actions often receive praise or rewards because they go beyond what is expected of an individual. For example: always being kind and helping others.

    Zoo Pre-NSDC Gathering Cup 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-07-05

  • We, as the Middle-Aged Elephant, will take the Ngọc Ngà medicine.

    Infoslide

    Translate the following text: The "Ngọc Ngà" medicine is a type of pharmaceutical that, when ingested by a patient, will immediately cure them and restore them to their pre-illness state (with no guarantee against recurrence). However, in exchange, the user will lose all memories of the most important person in their life. Middle-aged Elephant is a person in their middle age who has just been diagnosed with a severe illness that has a very low success rate for treatment. Suddenly, the Jade Rabbit appears and offers him the option to take the Ngọc Ngà medicine. However, this decision must be made immediately. The medicine can only be used once, and if he declines, the Jade Rabbit will disappear, and the opportunity will never come again.

    Zoo Pre-NSDC Gathering Cup 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-07-05

  • This house supports Yukio Mishima's view of life

    Infoslide

    Yukio Mishima (1925–1970) was one of Japan’s most influential postwar writers. In his later works, he criticized Western influences such as capitalism and liberal individualism, and emphasized the pursuit of meaning through collective identity, the acceptance of impermanence, and heroic or transcendent action over material success.

    Tokyo IV 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-05

  • This House, as Charlie, would opt into the experiment

    Infoslide

    You are Charlie, a 37-year-old man with an IQ of 68, working a menial factory job. Your 'friends' often bully and mock you behind your back because of your low intelligence. You are offered to take part in an experiment that will dramatically increase your intelligence to an IQ of 300+.

    UNSW IV · Round 6 · 2025-07-05

  • This House believes that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God

    Infoslide

    GIMMICK: You must use a prop in your speech. If you do not use a prop, your team cannot come first.

    UNSW IV · Round 1 · 2025-07-05

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

    Infoslide

    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 believes that Sam Altman is going to heaven

    Infoslide

    GIMMICK: ChatGPT is one of the panelists. A panel member will enter their tracking into ChatGPT. ChatGPT will arrive at a decision that cannot be changed.

    UNSW IV · Grand Final · 2025-07-05

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

    Infoslide

    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 believes that the person to be sacrificed should be chosen by lottery instead of by majority vote

    Infoslide

    You are part of the first manned mission to settle Mars. After an accident, all contact with Earth is lost and supplies have become so depleted that the only way for anyone to survive is to sacrifice one member of the 10 person group.

    England BP 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-05

  • This house would frame the notorious criminal instead of the well-meaning man

    Infoslide

    You are a prosecutor by profession. One day, you discover that a kind, well- meaning man accidentally caused the death of an innocent woman. As you investigate the case, you uncover something troubling: the available forensic and circumstantial evidence could easily be used to frame someone else- a notorious criminal widely believed to have murdered multiple people, but who has always escaped justice due to legal technicalities.

    England BP 2025 · State Finals · 2025-07-05

  • This house prefers a world where individuals held a strong belief in memento mori

    Infoslide

    Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning "remember you must die." It serves as visceral reminder of the inevitability of death and the transient nature of life.

    3rd Butuan Intervarsity · High School Finals · 2025-07-04

  • This House would violate the Bushido Code.

    Infoslide

    Infoslide: The samurai were warriors of the Japanese Empire, known for following a strict code of honor, Bushido, which demands from the samurai love for their nation, even at the cost of their own life in combat. Among other principles, Bushido values loyalty, courage, and honor. To this end, war should be just and straightforward, with strategies such as ambushes, betrayals, or traps outside open and honest confrontation being morally inadmissible. A dishonored samurai could suffer severe punishments, such as isolation, expulsion from service, and loss of citizenship. Infoslide 2: You are a samurai of the Japanese Empire and have been trained since childhood to fight following Bushido. However, your native island is about to be invaded by Mongol troops, known for their brutality, numerical superiority, and more advanced weaponry. This is not the first battle in which you face a militarily superior enemy; still, you know this will be a difficult battle, and your nation is gripped by apprehension and despair.

    XI Torneio Temático de Debates · Rodada 2 · 2025-07-04

  • This House, as a medieval ruler, prefers to be feared like Vlad Tepes than to be loved like Henry VI.

    Infoslide

    Vlad Tepes, known as Vlad the Impaler, was a ruler of Wallachia, now part of Romania, during a period of political instability. His reign, remembered for his brutal methods of repression, was marked by constant conflicts with nobles who tried to undermine his authority and by successive invasions from the Ottoman Empire, against which he fought to maintain the region's independence. Part of Romanian historiography depicts him as a severe yet effective ruler in restoring order, reducing corruption, strengthening central power, and protecting the borders, even at the cost of horror.

    XI Torneio Temático de Debates · Pré-Final Novice · 2025-07-04

  • This House prefers religious beliefs of Collective Salvation, rather than religious beliefs of Individual Salvation.

    Infoslide

    "Collective Salvation" is the religious belief that the actions of members of a religious group collectively influence the salvation of the group to which they belong, while "Individual Salvation" is the religious belief that salvation is determined solely by one's own actions.

    Diliman Wom*n and Gender Minorities 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-06-30