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  • This house supports a hedonistic approach to life

    Infoslide

    A hedonistic approach to life means that people should prioritize experiences, choices, and actions that maximize simple and short term sensual pleasure.

    Prague Open 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-11-01

  • This house prefers a narrative that love is passive over a narrative that love is active.

    Infoslide

    A passive conception of love is the belief that love is something that happens to you rather than something you actively do, emphasizing becoming lovable over practicing love. An active conception of love is the belief that love must be pursued, treating it as something that requires effort to find.

    University of Western Ontario Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-11-01

  • “This House prefers a predominantly polytheistic world.”

    Infoslide

    Polytheism refers to a belief system that involves the worship of multiple deities instead of just one.

    Armorial 2025 · Rodada 4 · 2025-11-01

  • This House, as a begginer hero in high crime city, would choose to follow Batman's philosophy over Punisher's philosophy

    Infoslide

    When dealing with heinous crimes, Batman's philosophy is based on a moral code of not killing, believing that criminals, regardless of their crimes, should be judged by the law and given a second chance. The Punisher's beliefs revolve around a distrust of the justice system, believing it is corrupt and inefficient, and that the best moral way to deal with heinous crime is by eliminate those who perpetuate it.

    South Atlantic Debate Championship 2025 · Novice Final · 2025-11-01

  • This house prefers a world with the widespread culture of indebtedness.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, the "culture of indebtedness" is an ethical norm that states “what you owe must be repaid”. The application of the norm can range from interpersonal relationships to the collective identity of the community.

    Hit-U Intervarsity 2025 · Grand Final · 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 prefers a world with the existence of RobSpear.

    Infoslide

    RobSpear is a technology that allows individuals to choose to sacrifice a duration of their lifespan for a substantial amount of wealth relative to their socioeconomic status. This technology can be used at any point in an individual's life given their consent, and the amount of lifespan sacrificed is proportional to the wealth demanded. An individual dies immediately after using RobSpear if they demand too much wealth relative to both their lifespan and socioeconomic status.

    University of Western Ontario Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Junior Finals · 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

  • This House prefers a world where all individuals have a strong belief in In-Yeon

    Infoslide

    In-Yeon (인연) is a Korean concept roughly translating to “fate” or “connection across lifetimes.” It’s the belief that every encounter between people, even fleeting ones, is the result of countless prior connections in past lives, and that these meetings carry deep significance.

    University of Western Ontario Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-11-01

  • This House supports the normalization of human-AI relations

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, human-AI relations describes a relationship between humans and artificially intelligent entities (i.e. robots, androids, LLMs) that identically parallel relations between humans (i.e. friendship, attraction, trust). An example of human-AI relations include a recently viral video of children playing sports with a humanoid robot in China.

    University of Western Ontario Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Junior Semifinals · 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