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  • This house prefers informal methods of employee evaluation over KPIs

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    In workplaces, performance can be assessed in two main ways. Informal evaluation takes a holistic approach, looking at whether an employee’s general work ethic and performance meet expectations, but without relying on specific metrics. By contrast, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) use structured, results-driven measures, such as meeting sales targets or completing a set number of projects.

    Oxford Schools Debating Championship Australia New Zealand Round 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-10-11

  • This house believes that the democratisation of artistic media creation has been good for consumers

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    "The democratisation of artistic media creation refers to the growing ability of the general public to create and distribute media for wide consumption. Contributing factors include: 1\. The reduced cost and increased availability of creative tools such as cameras, microphones, and editing software. 2\. The rise of free-to-use or low-cost distribution platforms (e.g. YouTube, TikTok, SoundCloud, Patreon). 3\. Increased access to global audiences through digital networks and social media."

    Oxford Schools Debating Championship Australia New Zealand Round 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-11

  • THW renationalize Air Canada

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    Until 1989, Air Canada was a crown corporation. It was fully privatized that year, and is a publicly traded company today, with a market cap of around $5.4 billion. If Air Canada were to be renationalized, it would return to its previous status as a crown corporation, and become a government-run corporation.

    Laurier (Waterloo) Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-10-11

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the NBA to abolish maximum salaries for individual players (while still retaining the salary cap)

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    Currently, NBA franchises are limited in the total amount they can spend on all their players' combined salaries. This is known as the 'salary cap'. If they exceed this maximum number, they face severe consequences including but not limited to a tax imposed by the NBA and restrictions on the players they can sign. In addition, NBA franchises are also limited in the total amount they can spend on individual players' salaries. The exact amount depends on the number of years the player has been in the league and the amount of accolades they have earned. Currently, the maximum a team can spend on any one player is equal to 35% of the salary cap.

    Oxford Schools Debating Championship Australia New Zealand Round 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-10-11

  • This house prefers developmental authoritarianism over political pluralism in the post-conflict state

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    A developmental authoritarian system is one in which the government maintains centralized, often non-democratic control while focusing on rapid economic development and national modernization. In contrast, a politically pluralistic system allows for multiple political parties, open competition, and broad public participation in decision-making.

    HYDS x SDS BP RT 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-11

  • THR rise of retail trading

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    Retail trading is the buying and selling of financial securities by individual, non-professional investors for their personal accounts, using their own money. Enabled by online brokerage platforms and mobile trading apps, this form of investing has become increasingly popular, particularly since the late 2010s.

    Laurier (Waterloo) Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-11

  • THO the increasing reliance of groups fighting for social causes on litigation finance firms.

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    A litigation financing firm is a third-party financier providing funding to a claimant in order to contest their disputes before a judicial forum. In exchange for funding, such firms lay claim to a share of the proceeds of the case.

    MPSC Nationals 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-10-09

  • THO the increasing reliance of groups fighting for social causes on litigation finance firms.

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    <span style="color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Historic&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);">A litigation financing firm is a third-party financier providing funding to a claimant in order to contest their disputes before a judicial forum. In exchange for funding, such firms lay claim to a share of the proceeds of the case.</span>

    MPSC Nationals 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-10-09

  • This House believes that the 'founder hero' culture has done more harm than good.

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    The "founder hero" culture is the phenomenon of glorification of startup founders as almost mythical visionary figures, seen as the main drivers of innovation and social progress. Notable examples include Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX), Steve Jobs (Apple), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), and Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos).

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-10-08

  • This House regrets the 'PJ-ization' of labor relations. Note: "Pejotização" (PJ-ization) is a Brazilian term referring to the practice where employers require workers to establish themselves as legal entities (PJ - Pessoa Jurídica or legal person/company) instead of hiring them as regular employees. This practice often allows employers to avoid labor obligations and benefits that would be required for formal employment relationships.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-08

  • This House regrets the recent rise of private credit.

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    Private credit refers to loans granted by non-banking institutions (e.g., private equity firms, investment banks, insurance companies, and asset managers), generally to small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2020, this market has grown rapidly, becoming a competitive alternative to syndicated loans from traditional banks. It is estimated that the global private credit market is around US$ 2 trillion.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-10-08

  • This House believes that Mercosur* should allow the free movement of workers between its Member States (*Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia) This is a debate motion about whether the South American trade bloc Mercosur should implement a policy allowing workers to freely move and work across the borders of its member countries, similar to arrangements in other regional blocs like the European Union.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-08

  • This house believes that government shutdowns have done more harm than good

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    A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass, or the President refuses to sign, funding legislation for federal agencies. Without this authorization, many government operations stop: essential services like the military and air traffic control continue, but non-essential services such as national parks and many federal offices are suspended.

    Kamalig Pre-NDC 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-10-04

  • This house prefers a world where a countercyclical global insurance fund is the main source of credit of nations as opposed to the Bretton-Woods Institutions

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    A countercyclical global insurance fund is a system where countries pay in a pooled global fund during economic growths while the global fund injects money in countries experiencing economic recessions. In SQ, nations mainly rely on Bretton-Woods Institutions such as IMF and World Bank for loans.

    Kamalig Pre-NDC 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-10-04