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  • This house prefers a world where governments surrendered all decision-making to the Headband of Knowledge

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    "The Headband of Knowledge is a machine that estimates the social benefit or harm of any proposed policy for each individual in society. It operates without bias toward a person's identity (e.g. class, race, gender, or social status) and is limited to domestic use, i.e. only one machine may be used per country. The Headband aggregates data and calculates the total pain/happiness generated per citizen per policy option. Each Headband can only be operated by the country’s head of state."

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-15

  • This house prefers a world where individualism was the dominant social norm over collectivism

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    For this debate, individualism refers to a framework emphasizing personal autonomy, self-reliance, and individual goal attainment, while collectivism refers to a framework prioritizing group cohesion, shared responsibilities, and community interests above those of the individual.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-06-15

  • This house supports Anna choosing to let Elsa remain in exile

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    In Frozen, Elsa, the newly crowned Queen of Arendelle, accidentally reveals her magical ice powers and flees into the mountains, choosing to live in isolation. Anna, her younger sister, must now decide whether to chase after Elsa or stay and lead the kingdom. Although Anna is loyal to her sister, they have grown emotionally distant after years of separation, and their bond is strained and uncertain. This motion assumes the decision is made before Anna chooses to pursue Elsa.

    SACEE League Championships 2025 - Junior Division · Octofinals · 2025-06-14

  • This house, as a paladin in the Forgotten Realms, would serve Lathander over Tyr

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    <span data-sheets-root="1" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt;">The Forgotten Realms is a fantasy universe with magical powers, various races (elves, dwarves, humans, etc.), different civilizations, and combat classes (wizard, rogue, druid, fighter, etc.) Paladins are holy warriors who serve a god, of which there are many, each with a different value system and philosophy</span><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt;">Lathander is the god of the dawn, spring, and hope. He seeks out those who have lost their way and offers them redemption. His paladins are primarily based in temples and outposts from which they seek out those who have fallen into evil hoping to rehabilitate and redeem them.</span><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt;">Tyr is the god of justice, law, and honor. He embodies the principles of duty and retribution. His paladins primarily serve in warbands and adventuring parties who courageously seek evildoers and punish them with divine justice.</span><br><br></span>

    Zagreb Pre-EUDC 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-06-13

  • This house believes that truth is primarily constructed through language rather than experienced through action

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    According to Jacques Derrida, there is nothing outside the text. Meaning is inseperable from language. Words obtain definitions through Différance, the system of contrasts between symbols. Meaning is never absolute but always contextual. For Derrida, truth is not discovered but constructed through linguistic conventions, and when words are placed in new contexts, meanings can be deconstructed and reshaped. In contrast, for Yukio Mishima, truth is found outside the text. It resides in direct, embodied experience—in the immediacy of action rather than the abstraction of language. Acts like practicing martial arts or flying a plane express truth more fully than words ever could. Language, for Mishima, creates a conceptual distance between reality and perception, making it a veil that obscures rather than reveals the essence of things.

    Zagreb Pre-EUDC 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-13

  • This house, as a parent, would be adulthood-focused as opposed to childhood-focused

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    For the purposes of this debate, and "adulthood-focused parent" aims to set their child up for successful adulthood. This may look like encouraging their child to work hard in academics and teaching structure and discipline, among other things. In comparison, a "childhood-focused parent" aims to "let children be children" by focusing on play time and personal enjoyment.

    Harvard World Schools Debating Championship Australia-New Zealand Round 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-06-12

  • This house would prioritize the synthetic creation of novel xenobiological organisms over attempts to de-extinct species

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    Xenobiology refers to the design and synthesis of entirely novel biological systems and organisms that do not naturally exist in the biosphere. These include organisms with non-standard genetic codes, xeno nucleic acids (XNAs), or artificial cellular structures. Such organisms would be used in bioremediation, biosafety, or industrial applications. De-extinction is the process of reviving extinct species through genetic engineering, cloning, or selective breeding, typically with the goal of restoring ecosystems or correcting past human-caused extinctions.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Open Octofinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that humanity should abandon organized religion in favor of individualizing religion

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    For the purposes of this debate, individualizing religion emphasizes on the ability of individuals to believe in their own understanding of God/s through their personal experiences.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Open Quarterfinals · 2025-06-07