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  • This house would require laws that curtail individual freedom (e.g., abortion, vaccination requirements during a pandemic, a ban on unhealthy products, etc.) to be discussed and decided by deliberative mini-publics

    Infoslide

    Deliberative mini-publics are institutions in which a diverse body of citizens is selected randomly and anonymously to decide on issues (if the majority of participants agree with the proposal after the discussion, the policy will be implemented.)

    Asian Bridge 2025 · ラウンド1 · 2025-03-15

  • This house believes that it is more moral for the couple to choose to abort the child as opposed to giving the child away to the state

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    Shaukiki and Makshas are a struggling lower-middle class couple in India. They were both orphans who have grown up in the Indian State Orphanage/Foster Care system. They are not married. They have accidentally conceived a child, and have come to know about this in the 24th week of pregnancy. They do not believe they have the resources to raise this child. They are now in a moral quandary, faced with two options.

    CBS PD 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-15

  • This house believes that criminal justice policy should be solely decided by technocrats.

    Infoslide

    Technocrats in criminal justice policy are experts, often with backgrounds in law, economics, or social sciences, who use data-driven analysis and technical expertise to design, implement, and evaluate policies.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (S) · Round 4 · 2025-03-15

  • In areas with low levels of social mobility, This house would allow the establishment of company towns.

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    A company town is a community where a single company owns most or all housing, businesses, and infrastructure, effectively controlling the economy and daily life of its residents. These towns were historically built around factories, mines, or mills to house workers close to their jobs.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (S) · Round 2 · 2025-03-15

  • This House Believes That developed economies should heavily prioritise the elimination of their budget deficits

    LSE Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-08

  • This house regrets the stigmatisation of parasocial relationships.

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    Parasocial relationships are one sided relationships, where one person extends emotional energy, interest, and time to the other party (or the persona), who is completely unaware of the other's existence. Parasocial relationships are most common with celebrities, organizations (such as sports teams) or public figures

    Cambridge Schools 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-08

  • This House Would implement Pax Penguina in high-crime areas

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    Under Pax Penguina, a crime boss issues licenses to prospective criminals or criminal franchises to carry out specific crimes. The police are bribed or coerced to accept that if they arrest a criminal with a license, they will release that criminal without prosecution. The crime boss should issue licenses at a lower rate than the pre-existing crime rate.

    LSE Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-03-08

  • This house would impose a "Job Displacement Tax" on corporations for replacing human workers with AI tools

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    (Infoslide: A Job Displacement Tax (JDT) is a tax imposed on corporations that replace human employees with AI-driven tools, automation, or robotics)

    London Juniors 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-08

  • This house believes that educational models should prioritize intrinsic over extrinsic motivation

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    Educational models prioritizing extrinsic motivation are models which reward or punish students with the intent of having them behave accordingly, e.g. grades and school punishments. Educational models which prioritize intrinsic motivation are models which focus on increasing inherent satisfaction in learning an activity separate from any consequence, e.g. enjoying the subject.

    Ramjas British Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-08