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  • This house believes that sex-work-based online platforms* bring more harm than good

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    For the purposes of this debate, sex-work based online platforms involve independent content creators sharing intimate & explicit content as well as building relationships with customers. Examples of platforms include OnlyFans, JustForFans, etc...

    St Andrews pre-EUDC 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-08-13

  • The board, as a growing pharmaceutical company, will choose a focused strategy rather than a diversified one.

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    Pharmaceutical companies are generally divided into two major types: diversified and focused. Diversified companies like AstraZeneca have a broad portfolio of products across various therapeutic areas such as vaccines, cancer, cardiovascular, and respiratory. On the other hand, focused companies like Novo Nordisk concentrate deeply on one or two therapeutic areas, for instance, diabetes and obesity. This classification influences each company's research strategy, product development, and business direction.

    Gadjah Mada Intervarsity 2025 - Divisi Bahasa Indonesia · Round 2 · 2025-08-13

  • This House Prefers a world where SKIP technology exists and is widely accessible

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    For the purposes of this debate, the SKIP technology is a remote that allows a user to fast-forward through real-life events. When a user activates the technology, they are placed on ‘autopilot’ for the duration of the skipped time. While on autopilot, the individual's body continues to perform necessary, routine, and habitual actions, such as walking, driving a familiar route, or completing basic tasks. However, the person has no consciousness, emotional experience, or memory of the skipped period. They are physically present and functional, but they cannot engage in complex decision-making, creative thought, or meaningful interaction. This technology allows the user to make a deliberate choice to bypass specific situations and jump directly to a desired point in time.

    PKU Pro-Am 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-09

  • The translation of the text is: "This parliament (as Alan Turing) will not share the codes obtained from Enigma with the British military."

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    During World War II, the Enigma code, used for military communications by the Axis powers, posed a significant challenge for British scientists. After much effort, in 1940, Alan Turing and his team developed a prototype machine capable of breaking the Enigma code for the first time. Through this prototype, they decoded the first message, which revealed that the German forces were preparing to attack a passenger cruise ship carrying 500 passengers that night. This situation presented Turing with a deep moral dilemma. Turing could have informed the British military to save the lives of the 500 passengers. However, by doing so, the German forces would have realized that the British had broken their Enigma code. Consequently, they would have changed their communication methods, making future messages impossible to decode. On the other hand, if Turing sacrificed the lives of the 500 passengers, the secrecy of the information obtained from Enigma would be maintained. This information could definitely help the Allied forces achieve victory in the war in the future, possibly saving more lives on a larger scale and altering the course of the war.

    BUFTDC National IC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-05

  • This parliament (Dr. Tonoy) will reject the gift of eternal life.

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    Dr. Tanay is a 35-year-old scientist who has forsaken family and friends to focus solely on his work. Throughout his life, he has undertaken groundbreaking projects. However, he has also faced failures in some of the projects he started working on and eventually abandoned them. In such a situation, he receives a divine offer of eternal life. This means he will never age beyond 35 years, he will never die—not from illness, accidents, or old age. Any damage will be completely healed, and he will live indefinitely.

    BUFTDC National IC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-08-05

  • This house supports the environmental movement’s shift from dark green to light green sustainability

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    Dark Green or Ecocentric Sustainability refers to the notion that it is the earth which is more important than ideas about human progress and economic growth, while Light Green or Technocentric Sustainability focus is on humankind and the improvement in human standards of living and quality of life.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-02

  • This house regrets the use of Pay-to-Win Mechanics in Multiplayer Video Games

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    Pay-to-win (P2W) is a mechanic that allows players to buy advantages like stronger gear, faster progress, or exclusive power-ups. This can also include gacha systems, where spending more increases the chance of getting powerful or rare items.

    Grassroots Debate Open Pre-NDC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-02

  • This house supports Virelia's government assigning superpowers to individuals based on societal needs

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    In the near-future world of Virelia, advances in synthetic genetics and precision biochemistry have made it possible to safely and reliably grant individuals specific superhuman abilities at birth. These powers, such as enhanced strength, higher sensory abilities, or environmental adaptation, are designed to suit particular functions in society (e.g. telepathic coordination for emergency room staff). Currently, a very small number of people are randomly born with powers without government interference. However, thanks to newly developed state technologies, Virelia’s government now is faced with a choice to implement a system of state-assigned superpowers, where powers are given to individuals based on public utility metrics such as societal need, domestic security, and better economic outcomes. Under this new system, Virelia's government has control over the general characteristics of superpowers, as well as the quantity of superpowers allocated to individuals.

    Hart House Women and Gender Minorities Debating Tournament 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-02

  • This House prefers public interest models to venture-backed models in the development of educational technology for primary and secondary education

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    In public interest models of Educational Technology development, non-profit foundations, universities, multilateral organizations, or governments develop educational technology (e.g., DIKSHA in India, Indonesia's Teacher Independence Platform, UNICEF's Learning Passport, etc.). In venture-backed models, educational technology is developed by EdTech start-ups who raise money from private investors in exchange for equity (i.e. shares) with the goal of ensuring rapid growth and financial return.

    World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-08-01

  • This house believes that leftist movements should advocate for rejecting Convenience Culture

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    Convenience Culture is the societal shift of valuing efficiency and utility over other metrics of value. Rejecting Convenience Culture means refusing to use delivery apps, limiting screen-time, choosing to help people move instead of hiring movers etc. It is a trend towards adding friction in the lives of people for the purposes of building community (e.g. helping your neighbors with their groceries, going out to eat instead of ordering in)

    IUT IC 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-01

  • This house believes that FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, and Google) should not be allowed to have a controlling stake in venture capital firms

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    Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by specialized firms or funds to early-stage, high-potential, and often high-risk startups with significant growth potential. A controlling stake refers to an ownership position in a company typically through acquisition of majority shares that grants the holder significant authority to influence or dictate major corporate decisions.

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-07-26