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  • This house believes that BookTok does more harm than good

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    BookTok is a subcommunity on social media where influencers and users share short videos about books, including reviews, recommendations, and emotional reactions. It has significantly influenced reading trends, particularly among young people, and has helped boost sales for many titles and authors (e.g. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, etc.)

    Shanghai International Debate Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-04-17

  • This house regrets the rise of eager criticism in art

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    From David Ehrlich: “I might have hated Wicked. I say ““might” not because I’m unsure of my general feelings toward the film but rather because I’m unsure of what it means for me to hate a piece of art at a time when hair-trigger hostility is so deeply suffused into the air we breathe”.

    Queen's High School Tournament 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-13

  • This house believes that progressive news media should push the narrative of state capture in the United States.

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    State capture is a type of systemic political corruption in which private interests significantly influence a state's decision-making processes to their own advantage.

    Colgate Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-12

  • This house would reveal the truth about the genocide to the world

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    You are a child prodigy that was selected to participate in a war simulation where you are tasked to take command of a fleet with other selected children and conquer a planet with other beings on it. Upon completion, you discovered that it was not a simulation and that you and the rest of the participants have actually committed genocide.

    Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-12

  • This house would censor information in media on child stars (e.g. put a placeholder name in credits, reduce marketing with their image, prevent them from giving media interviews, etc.)

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    Child stars refer to children under the age of 16 who achieve fame and public recognition for their roles in movies, television, music, or other forms of entertainment (e.g. Owen Cooper from adolescence). This may also include children of celebrities who, despite not being performers themselves, receive similar levels of media exposure and public scrutiny.

    BITS Pilani Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-11

  • This house, as the principal of Hogwartz, W stop using the Sorting Hat to sort new students and instead let the students choose between Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff themselves

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    At Hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry, all students join one of four Houses. The houses have their own sleeping quarters, sport teams, mentors, etc. The classes and events such as parties consistent of all houses. The houses are Gryffindor - for brave students Slytherin - for ambitious and cunning students Ravenclaw - for smart and curious students Hufflepuff - for kind and friendly students. Traditionally, students are sorted by the Sorting Hat, a magical hat that assesses the character of the student and decides which House fits them best. For the purpose of the debate, the preference of the student is not taken into account by the hat.

    Nordic Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-04-07