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Type: Mental Health ×

In countries with a deficit in guidance counselors, this house believes that states should increase funding for AI guidance chatbots
Parliamate British Parliamentary 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-11-01
This house supports the rise of AI romantic partners
Infoslide

AI romantic partners are human-like digital romantic partners powered by AI. They are used for user-tailored conversations and aim to replicate real life relationship experience.

Prague Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-11-01
This house regrets the narrative that all suffering has a point.
SMU Novice Debating Championships 2025 · High School Grand Final · 2025-11-01
THR the rise of mental illness being depicted in popular culture
Costeas-Geitonas School Debate Cup 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-11-01
This house prefers a world where no one has a desire for external validation
Prague Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-11-01
This house, as adopting parents, would not tell their kids they're adopted when it is reasonably possible to conceal that information
South Atlantic Debate Championship 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-11-01
This house prefers a world where one's own failures are a frequent subject of conversation
Infoslide

I, that have been laughable to the maids of the hotels; And I, who have shamed myself financially, borrowing and not paying back; I, that when the time of the punch has come, have dodged Out of the possibility of the punch; And I, that have suffered the anguish of the small little ridiculous things, Have verified not to have a fellow in it all in this world. All the people that I know and that speak to me Never have had a ridiculous act, never have suffered a slight, Never have been elsewise than a prince, all of them princes, in life. \- Fernando Pessoa, Poema em Linha Reta

South Atlantic Debate Championship 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-11-01
This house would reveal the lie
Infoslide

You are Ivan Jansyn, a socially anxious high school student who struggles to connect with your peers. Recently, Konrád Brambora, a class mate you barely knew, died by suicide. Due to a misunderstanding, Konrád's family has gotten the idea that you were Konrád's best friend. In an attempt to console the grieving family, you go along with this lie. You become close with the family. To honour Konrád Brambora, you become the face of initiatives, and support community projects in Konrád’s memory.

Prague Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-11-01
Under veil of ignorance, This house would choose to be born with a high emotional sensitivity rather than with low emotional sensitivity.
Infoslide

For the purposes of this debate, "emotional sensitivity" refers to the degree to which an individual perceives, internalizes, and reacts to emotional stimuli — both their own and others'.

Hit-U Intervarsity 2025 · ESL Final · 2025-11-01
This house regrets the rise in content warnings
Infoslide

Over the past few years, the use of content warnings has broadened (e.g., being used for war / conflict, discrimination such as racism or sexism) and deepened (e.g., providing warnings for passing mentions)

Yale Intervarsity 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-31
This house supports the rise of a youth culture oriented around leisure and exploration rather than productivity
Davao Novice Cup 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-18
This house prefers a world where individuals perceive themselves as powerful rather than powerless
Autumn Tournament 2025 · ラウンド3 · 2025-10-18
This house would decriminalize the act of assisting someone to commit suicide
Infoslide

In many countries, assisting or abetting someone to commit suicide is a criminal offense.

Cebu Debate Open · Semifinals · 2025-10-17
This House Prefers a world where people do not fear death.
Oxford Schools 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-10-12
This house opposes the stigmatization of futility.
IV UFMG Open · Rodada 3 · 2025-10-10
This house laments the individualization of mourning.
Infoslide

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
This House believes that the "use of AI for therapeutic purposes" has done more harm than good.
Infoslide

For the purposes of this debate, the "use of artificial intelligence (AI) for therapeutic purposes" refers to the use of computational systems, algorithms, and machine learning to perform tasks that traditionally require human intelligence. Increasingly, AI has been used in areas such as diagnostics, treatment planning, and even the delivery of therapies - for example, through chatbots, virtual therapists, and applications that offer cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or crisis support.

Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-10-08
This house regrets the premium placed on The Sport Ethic
Infoslide

The Sport Ethic is a concept developed by sociologists to describe phenomena of behaviors around sports. The four rules of the sport ethic emphasizes on putting the game first, always aiming for wins, taking risks and playing through discomfort, and embracing that there are no barriers in the way to success - all of which revolves around total commitment to the game.

Kamalig Pre-NDC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-10-04
This house supports the rise in use of LLMs for psychological needs (e.g. venting, therapy, friendship, e.t.c)
MLIS ETHOS Season 1 · Novice Finals · 2025-10-02
TH welcomes the decline of romantic relationships in modern-day society
Kontra-Korap Cup · Round 3 · 2025-10-01