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  • This House Believes that Makima is justified in using Chainsaw Man’s power to erase humanity’s greatest sources of suffering.

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    In Chainsaw Man, Denji becomes the host of the Chainsaw Devil, Pochita. As Chainsaw Man, he not only gains enhanced combat abilities and regeneration but also possesses a unique ability: when he kills and devours a devil, the concept that devil represents is erased from existence and memory. For instance, if Chainsaw Man consumes the “War Devil,” the concept of war would vanish from human history entirely. This power makes him feared by both humans and devils, as it allows him to permanently reshape reality. Makima, the Control Devil, seeks to use Chainsaw Man’s ability to erase concepts of suffering and fear — such as war, hunger, and oppression— thereby creating a world free of violence, inequality, and pain. However, achieving this vision requires ruthless methods: manipulating, sacrificing, and killing others to achieve a utilitarian “greater good".

    VDC Contentions 2025 (English) · Round 2 · 2025-08-28

  • This house regrets the feminist movement's emphasis on women in positions of leadership (e.g., CEO, President, VP) as opposed to highlighting more common forms of employment held by women (secretary, cashier, primary school teacher)

    VDC Contentions 2025 (English) · Round 1 · 2025-08-28

  • This House prefers an electoral registration system that prioritizes mass inclusion over one that prioritizes document-based identity verification

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    The Election Commission of India is conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, during which it has chosen to exclude Aadhaar and Voter ID (EPIC) as valid ID proofs. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleges that the ECI is acting under political influence to conduct an NRC-like exercise, potentially deleting genuine voters and bypassing state coordination.

    K Pre-ABP Debate 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-23

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of Social Justice Movements to aggressively adopt Hiraeth

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    Hiraeth" is a philosophy which suggests that lived experiences or first hand accounts of individuals are definitive sources of legitimacy, prioritizing direct testimony over abstract theory or distant expertise.

    K Pre-ABP Debate 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-23

  • This house supports global tech awards and grants prioritizing frugal innovation over cutting-edge innovation

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    Frugal innovation is an approach to innovation that focuses on creating affordable, resource-efficient, accessible, and scalable products, services, or technologies. On the other hand, cutting-edge innovation refers to the most novel, advanced, and innovative tools, systems, or methods in a particular field.

    7th Bicol Debate Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-23

  • We believe that Rose has a moral obligation to reveal her identity instead of continuing to hide it.

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    In the universe of Steven Universe, the Gem Empire is a hierarchical regime led by four Diamonds, where lower-ranked Gems are created solely for serving and colonizing planets, including Earth. Before Rose appeared, there were groups of discontented Gems organizing resistance, but they were small-scale and lacked leadership. Pink Diamond, one of the four leaders, after realizing the injustices within the system and the beauty of Earth, faked her death and lived under the identity of Rose Quartz – the leader of the rebel movement known as the Crystal Gems. Rose became a strategic and spiritual leadership symbol, but kept her true identity hidden. Pearl – a core member of the Crystal Gems – is the only one who knows the truth due to a vow of loyalty. The "disappearance" of Pink led the remaining three Diamonds to believe she was assassinated, which intensified their oppression on the colonized planets.

    Danang Dragons & Serpents Championship 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-23

  • In states with a past history of ethnic tensions, This house supports the 'Two Schools under One Roof' system

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    Two schools under one roof is a term for schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina based on the ethnic segregation of children. Children from different ethnic groups, attend classes in the same building, but physically separated from each other and taught separate curricula.

    Diliman Pre-Asian British Parliamentary 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-08-23

  • This house regrets the trend of the debating community reverting to offline events

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    As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the debating community shifted its activities online, with the vast majority of trainings, coaching, and tournaments (including majors such as WUDC, ABP, or EUDC) being held on various online platforms such as Zoom or Discord. With the end of the pandemic, much of debating has begun to revert to offline events (e.g. the past three iterations of WUDC were held in-person), although online debating has not completely died out.

    Diliman Pre-Asian British Parliamentary 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-23

  • In areas where the supply of primary and secondary school classroom teachers significantly exceeds demand (e.g., parts of Türkiye, Namibia, Hong Kong), this house believes that only those who are socially progressive relative to prevailing local norms should become classroom teachers

    Drexel Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-08-23

  • This house supports the release of the 'Burn Book".

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    In the movie Mean Girls, a group of popular but 'mean' girls (the 'Plastics') wrote 'The Burn Book'. The Burn Book is a scrapbook with photos of people at their school with lines of gossip and insults underneath the photos (e.g. 'dyke", 'too gay to function", 'made out with the coach"). Regina George made the book public to the entire school by photocopying pages and throwing them in the school corridors. She blamed it on Cady. this caused a lot of fighting between students and suspicion of teachers being involved in illegal activities. The school board responded by forcing the students to talk in an open discussion about the things that were written down in the book such as sexuality (including slut- and virginshaming) fatshaming and anti-bullying.

    Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 10 · 2025-08-22

  • This parliament believes that the feminist movements in Asia should prioritize adaptation to local cultural contexts over universal feminist values.

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    Universal Feminist Values refer to fundamental principles that are universally applicable to all countries and cultures. These principles include equal rights for women and men, equal opportunities in education and the workplace, nondiscrimination, and the full right for women to make decisions about their own bodies and lives. For instance, the United Nations' CEDAW convention universally recognizes women's rights worldwide. On the other hand, Cultural Adaptation of Feminism refers to presenting feminist ideas and movements in alignment with the culture, customs, and social structures of a particular society. This approach makes the messages more acceptable to local people. For example, in South Korea, feminists have fought for women's rights in the workplace while maintaining Confucian family values, or in South Asia, girls' education has been promoted as a means to "strengthen the family."

    NGHSDS 2ND National Debate Festival 2025 · School Semi Finals · 2025-08-22

  • This parliament believes that feminist movements in Asia should prioritize adaptation to local cultural contexts over universal feminist values.

    Infoslide

    Universal Feminist Values refer to core principles that apply equally across all countries and cultures. These include equal rights for women and men, equal opportunities in education and the workplace, non-discrimination, and the full right of women to make decisions about their bodies and lives. For instance, the UN's CEDAW convention universally recognizes women's rights worldwide. On the other hand, Cultural Adaptation of Feminism refers to presenting feminist ideas and movements in a way that aligns with the culture, customs, and social structures of a particular society. This makes the messages more acceptable to local people. For example, in South Korea, feminists have advocated for women's rights in the workplace while maintaining Confucian family values, or in South Asia, promoting girls’ education as a means to "strengthen the family."

    NGHSDS 2ND National Debate Festival 2025 · Semi Finals · 2025-08-22