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  • This House would require all the individuals in leadership（i.e. directors, managers, bosses, deans） to pass starting-from-zero tests on a frequent basis as a qualification for them to maintain their current power and position.

    Infoslide

    "A start-from-zero test is a simulation where management level jobs (e.g., general managers, etc.) participate in jobs as ordinary employees. They will be thrown into a parallel universe where they retain their knowledge but stripped of priviledge (e.g., social connections, generational wealth). For the purpose of debate, we assume that several years in this test equate to only a few seconds in the real world, and the test result summary will be available to the all relevant parties (e.g., members within the management team, voters)."

    2024 SUN YAT-SEN DEBATE CHALLENGE · Open Semifinal · 2024-12-14

  • This house prefers a world where people could choose to block and unblock others.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, "blocking" refers to a technological feature that prevents you from seeing or hearing a specific person, effectively removing their presence from your perception. Conversely, "unblocking" restores the ability to see and hear that person, re-establishing their presence in your experience.

    2024 SUN YAT-SEN DEBATE CHALLENGE · Novice Grand Final · 2024-12-14

  • This house would offer your babies up for adoption

    Infoslide

    You are the center of an up-and-coming J-pop idol group that has seen one of the fastest career rises in modern history. You have garnered a fanbase of millions through a career of deceit, pretending that you genuinely love your fans. Despite your appearance, you have lived most of your life feeling lonely, having grown up as an orphan and having never been loved or felt loved. Amid your rise to fame, you gave birth to a set of twins, the first people you have felt genuine love for. Your agency recommends that you anonymously offer the babies up for adoption, fear

    Asia Pacific WSDC 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-12-14

  • This house opposes the existence of student councils in universities.

    Infoslide

    A student council is a group of elected or volunteer students. They typically work with school administrators within the framework of a constitution to provide a means for student expression and assistance in school affairs and activities.

    2024 SUN YAT-SEN DEBATE CHALLENGE · Round 1 · 2024-12-14

  • This house supports the widespread adoption of mirrored parenting.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, "mirrored parenting" is a parenting strategy where parents consistently present, promote, and enforce an agreed, joint position on parenting ideology (eg, their ethical values, how they discipline their children, etc.).

    Cambridge Mini 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-12-14

  • This house regrets the US Court decisions expanding funding to religious education, reallocating resources away from secular education

    Infoslide

    In the US, government funding for specific religions has traditionally been prohibited based on the constitutional principle of separation of church and state, as well as concerns about fairness to atheists and adherents of other religions. However, recent Supreme Court rulings have shifted this perspective, viewing state restrictions on public funds for religious purposes as unconstitutional. Notably, the Court ruled in 2020 that a Montana law prohibiting scholarships to religious schools violated the Free Exercise Clause, and in 2022, it deemed Maine's refusal to provide public funding to religious schools unconstitutional.

    Momiji Cup 2024 · ラウンド4 · 2024-12-14

  • This house supports the normalization of friends-with-benefits relationships among young adults

    Infoslide

    A "friends-with-benefits" relationship is a dynamic in which two individuals engage in casual sexual or intimate activities without the expectation of a romantic commitment or an exclusive partnership. The relationship typically combines elements of friendship, such as mutual trust and companionship, with physical intimacy, while avoiding traditional romantic norms like dating, emotional dependence, or long-term commitment.

    Diliman Intervarsity 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-12-07

  • In disaster prone states, This house believes that governments issuing catastrophe (CAT) bonds does more harm than good

    Infoslide

    Catastrophe (CAT) Bonds are often issued by states with the aim of raising funds for disaster relief during times of natural calamities (Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Cyclones, etc). Typically, Investors purchase these bonds, providing the government with an upfront lump sum of money. While the bond is active and before any calamity (referred to as a triggering event) occurs, investors receive regular interest payments (which are typically higher than those from traditional bonds) for the duration of the bond. If a triggering event occurs, the bond is "triggered," and the principal set aside is redirected to the government for funding diaster relief.In this scenario, investors lose all or a portion of their principal, depending on the bond’s specific structure and the severity of the event. If no triggering event happens, these interest payments continue through the life of the bond, and investors get back their initial principal in addition to the interest earned over the bond’s term.

    Eristic British Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-12-02

  • This house believes that Singapore should implement race-blind policies as opposed to its currently race-conscious policies

    Infoslide

    Race-conscious policies directly target race during policymaking. Examples of race-conscious policies in Singapore include ethnic quotas for HDBs, the reserved presidency, and race-based self help groups such as Mendaki/SINDA/CDAC. Race-blind policies, in contrast, do not target race.

    Singapore Polytechnic Debate Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-12-01