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  • This house prefers a world where individuals are strongly predisposed to unself

    Infoslide

    (Motion 2) To unself means to deliberately set aside one's ego or personal desires in order to focus on others or on something greater than oneself. It conveys the act of shifting away from self-centeredness toward empathy, selflessness, or spiritual transcendence. This is said to be facilitated by appreciating nature and art, focusing on spirituality, etc.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-09-07

  • As a reputable children's book author, this House would choose to queer code main characters in the story

    Infoslide

    Queer coding is the act of using subtext to code a character in media as queer. The process of queer coding entails applying characteristics associated with queerness to a character, without ever confirming it.

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Quarterfinals · 2024-09-07

  • THO the practice of stunt casting on Broadway

    Infoslide

    “Stunt casting” refers to the practice of casting actors who are prominently known for their work in television or film - regardless of any lack of experience onstage - in plays or musicals as a way to increase interest and ticket sales for the production in question (eg casting Sabrina Carpenter as Cady in Mean Girls: The Musical, North West's casting as Young Simba in The Lion King, and David Hasselhoff being cast as the titular character(s) in Jekyll & Hyde).

    Ayr Schools 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-08-31

  • This house believes that it is immoral for Sam to replicate and publish the work of the Beatles as their own.

    Infoslide

    Sam is a substitute teacher who plays music in their spare time. While they would like to break into the music industry, none of their original songs have had any major success. One day, Sam wakes up and find that they have entered a world exactly the same as theirs, except that "The Beatles" never played music. Sam is still able to remember how to play the songs.

    ANU Equinox 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-30

  • This house, as Detective Abernathy, believes that Milly Kaykay was the killer instead of Chair Clen.

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    It was supposed to be Dige Li's night — the contemporary artist turned social activist had prepared for months for this act of defiance, a performance that would send shockwaves through the art world. Kensington Gallery Stage was packed, with an audience well over a thousand. They watched, captivated by the immigrant artist’s latest piece, titled "Consumption", where Dige ate a bat from the flea markets of Wuhan. ** ** As he bit into the bat, the audience erupted into murmurs—some in awe, some disgusted. At first, it was a high pitched shriek at the front of the audience. Then, horror rippled through the crowd when Dige collapsed, convulsing. He was dead before he hit the floor. ** ** Detective Abernathy stood over Dige Li's dressing room, tension thickening the air as he mulled over the details. ** ** Chair Clen was the obvious suspect. She was a stereotypical asian student in the 3rd year of her PhD. The rivalry between her and Dige was legendary in the art world. Chair had suffered a string of career setbacks, all of which coincided suspiciously with Dige’s rise to prominence. ** ** She was a highly respected regular at Kensington Gallery, even given access to areas restricted to others, like the dressing rooms. But it wasn’t just professional jealousy that pointed to Chair. There was something darker. Chair had lost her husband and mother to COVID-19. The grief had left her shattered. Her art became increasingly fractured. ** ** When Chair was brought in for questioning, her response was cold. ** ** “I didn’t kill him,” she said flatly, her eyes hollow. “But maybe he deserved it. Stupid symbolism meets a stupid fate, go figure.” ** ** She showed little emotion, her detachment disturbing, but she denied involvement. Her alibi was shaky at best. ** ** Then there was Milly Kaykay. ** ** On the surface, Milly seems like an impossible suspect. At only 26, her life was blessed by the fables of millionaire college dropouts, now running a mass manufacturing business with foreign labour from developing countries. She arrived at Kensington less than 3 weeks ago, and wasn’t ever the ‘artsy’ type. However, she developed a passionate anger at the obstacles to the expansion of her empire, fueled by a resurgent competition from Chinese state owned enterprises. She’d never hidden her resentment toward foreign industries, and immigration. Her social media posts were filled with thinly veiled political rants, and it was clear she hated the global market. ** ** Rumors swirled about Milly's shadowy past—whispers of a ruthless crime, though no one could ever pin it down. Lately, however, her life had taken a downward spiral; her husband had left her for a younger woman, leaving her even more shrouded in secrets. ** ** “I didn’t kill him,” she spat, “but that doesn’t mean I’m sad he’s gone. You don’t toy with things like that. People are dying, and he’s out here... playing games.” The plot thickened with the discovery of a third clue—an anonymous tip. Detective Abernathy got word that Milly and Chair had met in the weeks before the show. Rumor had it, they shared a drink together at a nearby bar.

    Queen's Summer Open 2024 · Finals · 2024-08-24

  • This house believes that jazz bars should welcome jazz-inspired pop music.

    Infoslide

    Jazz bars occasionally feature set performances and often welcome jam sessions open to jazz musicians to perform. Jazz is a heavily improvisational genre of music and jam sessions almost exclusively play well-known jazz standards. Jazz-inspired pop music is quite taboo to play; artists include Laufey, Beabadoobee, The Cat Empire, etc.

    Queen's Summer Open 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-24

  • This house, as an up-and-coming young game designer, W rather work in an indie studio rather than a triple A studio

    Infoslide

    Indie game studios are video game studios that are newer and more independent in comparison to larger video game developers, also known as ‘triple A studios’. Examples of triple A studios include Sony, Nintendo, or Ubisoft. Indie game studios have produced commercially successful games, such as Minecraft, Limbo and Undertale.

    Sunway Debate Open 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-24

  • This house would actively disincentivize the production of art that glorify acts that are considered morally reprehensible (e.g. Lolita, Breaking Bad)

    Accra Open X · Round 6 · 2024-08-22

  • This house prefers the enemies-to-lovers trope over friends-to-lovers in fiction.

    Infoslide

    Enemies-to-lovers is a trope where a character, typically the protagonist, eventually develops a romantic relationship with their antagonist over the course of a plot (e.g. Jon and Ygritte in Game of Thrones, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice). Friends-to-lovers features characters that have a pre-existing platonic relationship that eventually becomes romantic (e.g. Harry and Ginny in Harry Potter).

    CUSID High School Nationals 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-08-17

  • This house supports western liberal democracies using "social disgust" as grounds for restricting public speech or display.

    Infoslide

    “Social Disgust” describes the concept of collective display of disgust, towards artistic expression and opinions from society. The situations most likely to provoke disgust are those that break taboos surrounding death, religion and sexual norms.

    North-West Open 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-08-11

  • This house believes that John Trengove should have sold the script in 2017

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, John Trengove both wrote and directed the 2017 movie, Inxeba (The Wound) The film portrays the Xhosa initiation ritual, Ulwaluko, which is a deeply private and sacred tradition. As well as, the film depicted a same-sex relationship within the context of the initiation ceremony. The film had limited box office success, some critical acclaim and severe backlash. Steven von Trier, an accomplished director, had in 2017 offered John Trengove a significantly more substantial amount of money to use the script. Steven von Trier would produce the film and filter the controversial scenes. John Trengove, will still be credited as the writer.

    North-West Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-08-11

  • This house believes that it is in the group's interest to adopt the radical stance in their music.

    Infoslide

    A hip hop and R&B group, composed of African American musicians, achieves some local success. Some of its members maintain a certain political commitment to gaining more civil rights. A record label offers them a contract to record an album and release it nationally. The group is debating whether to adopt a radical stance on the album, prioritizing political discourse in their songs instead of less controversial themes.

    Mundial Escolar de Debate 2024 · Ronda 0 · 2024-08-10

  • This house, as a progressive social movement, W predominantly use media which expresses sincerity and emotional vulnerability to advocate for social change rather than media which utilizes irony and parody to critique harmful societal institutions.

    Svirsky Cup 2024 · Partial Quarterfinals · 2024-08-10

  • This house opposes the trend of modern triple-A video games maintaining politically neutral stances

    Infoslide

    In the video game industry, triple-A refers games made by major video game publishers with significantly higher budgets (ex. Call of Duty and Activision, Electronic Arts and Battlefield) compared to indie, or independent, games.

    CUSID Semi-Random Pro-Am 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-08-10

  • This house would choose to become a ghost-writer

    Infoslide

    You are a young and talented short-story and poetry writer who publishes online, earning little and working multiple part-time jobs to get by and afford rent; you are approached by a fairly prominent artist and offered a deal to sign with their label, guaranteeing a stable and significantly above- average salary as a ghostwriter; you will never publish online or under your own name again as a part of the contract

    Denning Debating Championship 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-08-02

  • This house regrets the consolidation of the music industry

    Infoslide

    Record labels control music production, artist promotion, and streaming. They influence the type of music created and often favour solo artists over groups. Consolidation in the music industry refers to the merging of record labels and conglomerates. For example the "Big Three" (Universal, Sony, Warner) dominate the market, accounting for nearly 70% of the global music industry.

    Glasgow European Universities Debating Championships 2024 · Round 7 · 2024-07-31