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  • This house, as Finn, would NOT opt into Prismo’s backup plan

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    Prismo the Wishmaster is a wish-granting Cosmic Entity manifested from an old man's dream. In the events of multiple episodes, he develops a close relationship with Jake— but is only acquainted with Finn due to their minimal interactions. In ""Wake Up,"" Prismo is killed by the Litch. In season 6 episode 19 of Adventure Time “Is That You?” Prismo initiates a backup plan that he prepared in the event that he's killed. The backup plan involves an elaborate time loop that ends with an alternate reality version of Jake sleeping for the rest of eternity to keep Prismo alive. To do this, Finn has to prevent an alternate version of himself from waking Jake up— but doing this would lead to the alternate version of Finn turning into a sword.

    Enchiridion British Parliamentary 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-08-10

  • This house would implement a similar polling system in all competitive, major multiplayer games

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    In the multiplayer video game Old School Runescape, all content releases, balance updates, and non-critical integrity patches are polled (voted on) weekly. Players with membership and some activity level are able to vote in these polls, and any changes must pass with 70% approval before being implemented into the game.

    EDS Fall High School Tournament 2024 · Junior Semifinals · 2024-08-10

  • This house, as the journalist, would publish the study

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    You are a journalist that's been anonymously given the findings of a 60 year old unpublished study led by a renowned and influential psychologist at the time. The study involved separating multiple sets of twins and triplets at birth and having them adopted by families with differing socioeconomic backgrounds and parenting styles. The study concluded the "Nature VS. Nurture" argument on the side of nature, with irrefutable results. Upon further investigation, you find out none of the participants, as well as their adoptive families, were aware about the true nature of the study or that there was even a study at all.

    Enchiridion British Parliamentary 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-08-10

  • This house, as a progressive social movement, W predominantly use media which expresses sincerity and emotional vulnerability to advocate for social change rather than media which utilizes irony and parody to critique harmful societal institutions.

    Svirsky Cup 2024 · Partial Quarterfinals · 2024-08-10

  • This house supports the rise of the creator economy

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    The creator economy is a digital economy that allows creators to earn revenue from their content. Examples of creator economy platforms include Twitch, Substack, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Patreon.

    Svirsky Cup 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-08-10

  • This house opposes the trend of modern triple-A video games maintaining politically neutral stances

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    In the video game industry, triple-A refers games made by major video game publishers with significantly higher budgets (ex. Call of Duty and Activision, Electronic Arts and Battlefield) compared to indie, or independent, games.

    CUSID Semi-Random Pro-Am 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-08-10

  • This house prefers RTS games to MOBA games

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    Real-time strategy (RTS) games are video games in which players control numerous units and structures on a map. In a typical RTS, players gather resources (like lumber, food, and gold) and spend those resources on base- building, technological development, and the creation of characters (e.g soldiers, tanks, farmers, lumberjacks). Often, these games revolve around the development of civilizations (real or fictional) over time and has those civilizations fight each other in a singleplayer or multiplayer setting. ** ** In Multiplayer online arena (MOBA) games, each player controls a character on a map. Each character has a unique personality, a unique set of skills and abilities, and customizable strategic and cosmetic attributes. Games are played between two teams of multiple players, who each control their individual character to fight enemy characters and destroy enemy objectives. MOBA games are highly competitive and players can queue up for games either individually (where they are matched with other team members) or with a premade team.

    National High School Debate League of China British Parliamentary Open 2024 · Novice Semifinals · 2024-08-06

  • This house, as a teenager in a developed country, would practice radical self-discipline

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    Radical self-discipline is the philosophy that one should abandon the comforts of the modern world to become disciplined. This involves a strict exercise regime, waking up early every day, cold showers, absence from social media, a diet devoid of comfort food, a renunciation of self-care culture.

    National High School Debate League of China British Parliamentary Open 2024 · U18 Finals · 2024-08-06

  • This house prefers RTS games to MOBA games

    Infoslide

    Real-time strategy (RTS) games are video games in which players control numerous units and structures on a map. In a typical RTS, players gather resources (like lumber, food, and gold) and spend those resources on base- building, technological development, and the creation of characters (e.g soldiers, tanks, farmers, lumberjacks). Often, these games revolve around the development of civilizations (real or fictional) over time and has those civilizations fight each other in a singleplayer or multiplayer setting. ** ** In Multiplayer online arena (MOBA) games, each player controls a character on a map. Each character has a unique personality, a unique set of skills and abilities, and customizable strategic and cosmetic attributes. Games are played between two teams of multiple players, who each control their individual character to fight enemy characters and destroy enemy objectives. MOBA games are highly competitive and players can queue up for games either individually (where they are matched with other team members) or with a premade team.

    National High School Debate League of China British Parliamentary Open 2024 · Open Partial Quarterfinals · 2024-08-06

  • This house regrets the rise of financial communities on social media (e.g. financial influencers, r/WallStreetBets)

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    A financial influencer is someone who shares financial advice, products, or services online. r/WallStreetBets is a subreddit where participants discuss stock and option trading.

    Loyola Debate Open 3 · Round 4 · 2024-08-02

  • This House regrets the glorification of the 'sport ethic' in sports.

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    The Sport Ethic is a concept from sociologists Robert Hughes and Jay Coakley to explain the attitudes and actions of elite athletes. The Sport Ethic has four norms: dedication to the game above everything else; striving for distinction (aka winning); accepting the risks and playing through pain; and accepting no obstacles in the pursuit of success. Inherent in this is the idea of playing the game 'the right way' and 'for the right reasons.'

    Denning Debating Championship 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-08-02

  • This house would choose to become a ghost-writer

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    You are a young and talented short-story and poetry writer who publishes online, earning little and working multiple part-time jobs to get by and afford rent; you are approached by a fairly prominent artist and offered a deal to sign with their label, guaranteeing a stable and significantly above- average salary as a ghostwriter; you will never publish online or under your own name again as a part of the contract

    Denning Debating Championship 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-08-02

  • This house regrets the consolidation of the music industry

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    Record labels control music production, artist promotion, and streaming. They influence the type of music created and often favour solo artists over groups. Consolidation in the music industry refers to the merging of record labels and conglomerates. For example the "Big Three" (Universal, Sony, Warner) dominate the market, accounting for nearly 70% of the global music industry.

    Glasgow European Universities Debating Championships 2024 · Round 7 · 2024-07-31