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  • This house believes that the U.S. should completely ban animal testing

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    Traditional U.S. law required animal testing, such as on rats, dogs, and monkeys, before new drugs could be used in human clinical trials. In 2020, President Biden signed a new law that permits the use of alternative testing methods. Pharmaceutical companies can now choose to avoid animal testing when developing new drugs and still receive certification by using advanced techniques, which have been rapidly developed recently, such as computer modeling and organ chips.

    Asian Bridge 2025 · ラウンド3 · 2025-03-15

  • This house supports OpenAI's transition to a for-profit model

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    OpenAI, founded as a non-profit company in 2015, transitioned to a "capped- profit" model in 2019. This means that while the organization operates for profit, the returns to investors are limited. In a "for-profit" model, investors can enjoy unlimited returns from the organization's profits.

    Zimbabwe International World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-03-15

  • This house would spread Parasyte and negotiate with human beings to stop environmental destruction

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    You are an outstanding biological scientist with a strong commitment to environmental activism. One day, you succeeded in generating and mass- producing "parasyte," a creature that parasitizes humans. Once they take over a human host, they deprive the host of autonomy and begin killing others to reduce the human population on Earth. For the purpose of this debate, it is feasible for you to spread parasyte all over the world without any danger, and your engagement in this would never be known to others.

    Asian Bridge 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-15

  • This house prefers a world LA

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    Love Alarm refers to an app that sounds an alarm when someone who likes you approaches you. When a person who has a crush on you approaches in a 10-meter radius, an alarm will sound to inform you of their existence. A world LA has a norm where most people subscribe to Love Alarm and are triggered by this app to start a romance.

    Asian Bridge 2025 · Rookie Finals · 2025-03-15

  • This house prefers a world with the Arkangel.

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    'Arkangel' is a futuristic technology which involves implanting a device into a child's brain, allowing parents to monitor their child's location and vital signs in real-time. Additionally, parents can use a tablet to see through the child's eyes, censor disturbing or sensitive images and events, and track their emotional state. The technology also enables parents to set boundaries and restrictions on what the child sees and experiences, effectively controlling their environment. Parents can choose to remove the device at any time with no repercussions to the child.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (S) · Round 3 · 2025-03-15

  • This House regrets the shift in consumption from offline, single-player video games (e.g., God of War, Grand Theft Auto V, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) to online, multiplayer video games (e.g., Rust, Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto Online)

    McGill IV 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-14

  • In places with strong consumer protections, This house supports personalized pricing in the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) industry

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    D2C (Direct-to-Consumer) transactions are direct transactions between buyers and sellers without middlemen like Amazon and Walmart. Personalized pricing in the D2C industry involves adjusting product prices based on customer data (e.g. browsing behavior, location, etc.) to optimize conversions and maximize revenue. Examples include airlines using personalized pricing to charge different ticket fares, businesses offering discounts depending on purchase history, and subscription-based D2C setups selling monthly beauty boxes or wellness plans using tailored tiered pricing.

    Ramjas British Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-08

  • This house prefers a world where severance is universally implemented

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    Severance is a procedure that separates memory based on location. After taking the procedure, when leaving the work place you hold no memories of what happened there. Likewise, when you are at work, you hold no memory of your life external to the workplace. Severance ensures that your work-self retains basic knowledge (general information about the world, what your name is, how to read write shit etc) but not any personal information (family, hobbies etc).

    St Andrews Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-01

  • Assuming the feasibility of transportation of humans to the new world, This house would only transport those who have been adhering to eco-friendly practices/guidelines to the new world.

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    The year is 5067. The world's population has increased by 60% compared to 2020 data. Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable due to climate degradation and overpopulation. A world government has discovered a habitable planet in a distant galaxy.

    Kampala Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-02-23