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  • This house believes that AGI models should follow virtue ethics over deontology.

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    Deontology is a moral system that states there are certain rules which are absolute and should never be breached (f.e. murder, stealing, etc.). Virtue ethics is a moral system that states that to be moral, a person should have virtuous characteristics. These characteristics are a moderation of two vices. For example, between the extremes of cowardice and hubris, individuals should find the virtue of being brave.

    Dutch Debating League 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-10-11

  • This house would allow citizens to sue politicians for policies that cause unnecessary and reasonably foreseeable harm

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    "A government policy that causes "unnecessary and reasonably foreseeable" harm can be defined as follows: "Unnecessary harm" means harms that are not essential to achieving the policy’s core objective, and which could have been avoided through reasonable alternative designs or implementations. For example, if building a highway requires demolishing a home, that demolition is a necessary harm. However, if the chosen route displaces more homes than reasonably required, the excess displacement constitutes unnecessary harm. "Reasonably foreseeable" harm means harms that, at the time the policy is enacted, could be predicted with a material likelihood of occurring based on the information then available. This excludes remote, speculative, or trivial risks."

    Oxford Schools Debating Championship Australia New Zealand Round 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-11

  • THO seperate gender categories within competitions for sports with no obvious gendered physiological difference

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    Within the status quo, sports like ultramarathon swimming, sharpshooting, and curling have no obvious gendered difference, yet frequently have seperate categories within major competitions (like the olympics) based on gender.

    Laurier (Waterloo) Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Junior Semifinals · 2025-10-11

  • This house predicts Zohran Mamdani’s election in 2025.

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    After resigning from office in 2021 amid sexual harassment scandals, Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of the state of New York, returned to the political scene in 2025. The son of a veteran politician, his career has been marked by early involvement in public service, and he was re-elected governor twice. Zohran Mamdani, for his part, is a socialist, a Muslim, a fierce critic of Israel, and an advocate of bold social-justice policies — among them, a rent freeze in New York City. Mamdani’s victory over Cuomo in the Democratic primaries for New York City mayor was greeted by the progressive media as “a major surprise.” Cuomo acknowledged the result but announced that he will run for the office as an independent candidate.

    IV UFMG Open · Rodada 2 · 2025-10-10

  • This house, as an elderly woman in a vulnerable situation in Japan, would commit minor offenses in order to be arrested.

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    In Japan, women’s prisons have a high standard of infrastructure and offer free medical care, regular meals, and programs for communal living. Work is mandatory, but it is adjusted to the limitations and needs of elderly inmates.

    IV UFMG Open · Rodada 1 · 2025-10-10

  • This house, as the Chinese government, would intervene in Nepal.

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    After U.S. big tech companies refused to comply with Nepali regulations, the government of Nepal suspended 26 digital platforms—including X (formerly Twitter) and Meta’s social networks. The move sparked widespread popular unrest, which brought down the government of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). The demonstrations were marked by anti-corruption banners, civilians carrying military-grade weaponry, messages in English, and calls for Balendra Shah, a self-proclaimed outsider, to lead.

    IV UFMG Open · Semifinais · 2025-10-10

  • This house laments the individualization of mourning.

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    Collective mourning is a traditional practice, characterized by ritual practices that organize grief in a shared way and in stages that are socially and temporally defined. This tradition has weakened in contemporary societies, where mourning tends to be experienced individually, with less community and family participation and greater emphasis on private and therapeutic experiences.

    IV UFMG Open · Rodada 5 · 2025-10-10

  • Assuming viability, this house would make belief in the supernatural impossible, immediately and irreversibly, for the rest of human history.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, the supernatural does not exist.

    IV UFMG Open · Grande Final · 2025-10-10

  • This house supports moral relativism in private interactions.

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    For the purposes of this debate, “moral relativism” refers to the practice of adapting or relaxing one’s personal ethical principles depending on the context or the people involved, such as making disparaging remarks about those who are absent, omitting truths to avoid discomfort, or justifying small acts of dishonesty in the name of social harmony.

    IV UFMG Open · Final de Iniciados · 2025-10-10

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the Republican Party to heavily prioritise the hawkish approach as opposed to the dovish approach in their foreign policy agenda in the run-up to the 2026 midterms

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    Within the Republican Party, foreign policy debates are shaped between hawkish and dovish approaches.The hawkish approach advocates for military intervention, robust defense spending, and global leadership through alliances and force projection. On the other hand, the dovish approach emphasizes military restraint, skepticism of foreign interventions, opposition to nation- building, and a preference for transactional diplomacy.

    MPSC Nationals 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-09

  • THO the increasing reliance of groups fighting for social causes on litigation finance firms.

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    <span style="color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Historic&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);">A litigation financing firm is a third-party financier providing funding to a claimant in order to contest their disputes before a judicial forum. In exchange for funding, such firms lay claim to a share of the proceeds of the case.</span>

    MPSC Nationals 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-10-09

  • THO the increasing reliance of groups fighting for social causes on litigation finance firms.

    Infoslide

    A litigation financing firm is a third-party financier providing funding to a claimant in order to contest their disputes before a judicial forum. In exchange for funding, such firms lay claim to a share of the proceeds of the case.

    MPSC Nationals 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-10-09

  • This house believes that football clubs should actively disassociate from their 'Ultras'

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    In club football, 'Ultras' refer to a long-standing group of institutional fans renowned for their fanatical support. They are membership-based organizations that aim to create an atmosphere which intimidates opposing teams/fans through the use of verbal support, flares, banners etc. In some cases, Ultras have been associated with violent altercations with rival fans during games. While Ultras are not directly associated with the football club, they organize meetings with the staff/coaches and have reserved seats in stadiums. Many Ultras also engage in political activism across the spectrum. Examples include Indonesian club Persebaya's Ultras (the Bonek) campaigning against FIFA corruption, Turkish club Beşiktaş’ “Çarşı”protesting against president Erdogan's repression and Inter Milan's Curva Nord supporting right- wing Italian politics.

    MPSC Nationals 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-09

  • This house believes that, following Gen Z–led revolutions akin to a South Asian Spring, protesting youth should not appoint heads of government, rather than consensus pro-revolution political parties.

    MPSC Nationals 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-10-09