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  • This house would refuse to cover the corruption scandals of the presidential candidate

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    You’re a left-leaning journalist in a conservative democracy, just days before an election. You receive exclusive information that the leading opposition candidate - who promises social reform and civil rights - has a history of corruption and cover -ups. This candidate is running against an incumbent party that has steadily eroded civil liberties and moved toward authoritarianism

    13th Justice V.M. Tarkunde National Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-01-31

  • This house would prefer to play as a traitor than a faithful

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    You are a middle class grandma who has been selected to take part in a popular reality show called 'The Traitors'. The 20 odd participants play as either a 'traitor' or a 'faithful' where only a few (usually three) play as traitors. Every night the traitors convene to decide which faithful to murder (they leave the show), and every evening all the participants gather around a table to discuss and vote on which participant to banish from the show, the participant will then reveal whether they are a faithful or traitor before they leave. Throughout the game faithful and traitors play as a team to build up a pot of money. At the end of the show when it is down to around five participants, the participants decide whether they want to banish any more participants, where faithful or traitor status are not revealed. If all faithful are left they split the money between them equally, however if a traitor is left they take home all the money.

    Birmingham Pro-Am 2025 · Silver Finals · 2025-01-25

  • This house believes that the NBA should replace the Borda Count Voting system with the Statistical Points Framework.

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    For the purposes of this debate, a Statistical Points framework is a statistic-based metric on awarding players of the Most Valuable Player award, Defensive Player of the Year award, the Mythical-Five etc. in basketball leagues. Most often, the framework follows this scoring system for awarding MVPs: 1 point for each point scored in the game, 1.5 points, for each rebound, assist, steal, and block, 10 points for each game won in which he plays, 10 points if his team enters the semifinals, 10 points, if his team enters the finals, 10 points if his team wins the championship. While this is the scoring system in awarding the Defensive Player of the Year: 1 point, for each defensive rebound. 2 points, for each steal and block. 5 points, for each game won in which he plays. However, the scoring system varies per basketball league and can be tweaked based on the plans of league commissioners and players’ associations, but the key concept of the framework is to base all awards on the statistics of players each game. Currently, the biggest basketball league in the world, the NBA, is using a Borda Count Voting system where the awards are decided by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, ranking players from 1st to 5th, and each place corresponds to points.

    Kamalig Novice Asian Parliamentary 2 · Round 3 · 2025-01-25

  • This house, as the WNBA, will heavily influence the decrease of premium branding of Caitlin Clark (e.g. encourage sponsors to model other players, ban the zone defense to highlight taller players, decrease national television appearance of Clark, hire more Clark-critical columnists etc.)

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    The world's top women's basketball league, the WNBA, has been struggling for the last 20 years and has had to rely on the much bigger male NBA for sponsorship and finance. As a result, the WNBA's top player continues to earn significantly less than the NBA's youngest rookie. The league has justified wage disparities by pointing to the WNBA's minuscule audience in comparison to the NBA, which is still unable to produce a profit on its own. Then Caitlyn Clark entered the league. With unrivaled skills and more hype than many male NBA players, Caitlin Clark is a rookie in the WNBA that specializes in the 3-point area. Because of her extraordinary impact on the league, her own team's merchandise and ticket sales skyrocketed, and the WNBA's general viewership followed suit. Despite this improvement, Clark has received unheard-of criticism from media outlets, sports experts, fans, and former and current WNBA legends. Although she is largely responsible for the league's expansion, Clark is also the owner of the majority of this year's sponsorship deals. Even while WNBA viewership increased overall, it significantly decreased after Clark's team was eliminated from the playoffs.

    Kamalig Novice Asian Parliamentary 2 · Round 3 · 2025-01-25

  • This House Supports the growing narrative of “We Are the News" to be dominant

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    The “We Are the News” narrative refers to individual-driven journalism. It encompasses the role of everyday individuals as reporters, often bypassing traditional media outlets, and relies heavily on social media platforms for dissemination and discussion.

    South Asia World School Debating Championship 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-01-25

  • This House supports the trend towards authenticity on social media

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    Authenticity on social media refers to the practice of presenting oneself in a way that is perceived as genuine, unfiltered, and true to one’s identity or experiences. This trend contrasts with the curated and idealized personas often associated with traditional social media use. Examples include sharing unedited photos, discussing personal struggles, or avoiding overly polished content.

    Oxford Schools China Rounds 2024-2025 National Finals · Round 5 · 2025-01-24

  • This House Would impose a BBC-style impartiality requirement on all news platforms.

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    The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is legally required to cover the news impartially. This means: 1. It cannot take sides on controversial issues. 2. The amount of coverage each viewpoint gets should roughly reflect the level of support that viewpoint has in society. 3. It is not required to be neutral on certain fundamental issues like the rule of law and the legitimacy of the democratic process.

    Hart House Winter Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-01-18

  • This house would ban Kpop survival shows.

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    K-pop survival shows are reality competition programs where a large group of trainees competes for a chance to debut in a K-pop group. Contestants undergo intense training and are judged on their singing, dancing, performance, and team chemistry, with eliminations often determined by viewer voting or the Kpop company. Successful shows have led to the formation of popular groups like TWICE and Stray Kids. The majority of trainees do not debut.

    Taipei European Novice Tournament 2025 · Pro-Am Semifinals · 2025-01-18

  • This house would ban Kpop survival shows.

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    K-pop survival shows are reality competition programs where a large group of trainees competes for a chance to debut in a K-pop group. Contestants undergo intense training and are judged on their singing, dancing, performance, and team chemistry, with eliminations often determined by viewer voting or the Kpop company. Successful shows have led to the formation of popular groups like TWICE and Stray Kids. The majority of trainees do not debut.

    Taipei European Novice Tournament 2025 · All Novice Grand Final · 2025-01-18