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  • Th, as a resident in the Silo, would choose to go out

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    You are a resident of the Silo, a massive underground structure where humanity has lived for generations, believing the outside world is toxic and uninhabitable. The Silo’s government strictly controls access to information, and questioning the rules is punishable by exile. However, you have recently come across evidence that the outside world may not be as deadly as you’ve been told. If you choose to leave, you might discover the truth but if the government is right, stepping outside could mean certain death. Inside the Silo, life is harsh but stable. You have food, shelter, and a community.

    Mastermind Chronicles 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-08

  • The parliament does not support live streaming of criminal trials.

    Infoslide

    Recently, trial proceedings have begun at the International Criminal Tribunal against Sheikh Hasina and other leaders of the League for the July genocide, and for the first time in Bangladesh's history, this trial is being broadcast live on BTV.

    BUFTDC National IC 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-08-05

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

    Infoslide

    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 opposes the fandomization of contemporary politics

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, fandomization refers to the development and growth of a community around a common interest, usually a TV show, video game, or a public figure. Fandomization involves community engagement in the form of fan creations such as art or fanfiction, as well as interactions between members of the fandom in online chatrooms and forums.

    Hart House Women and Gender Minorities Debating Tournament 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-02

  • This House regrets the rise of celebrity ownership of football teams.

    Infoslide

    Over the past 15 years, celebrities (e.g., ex-players, actors and musicians) have bought significant stakes in football teams. Some celebrities own outright stakes, while others are minority owners as part of private equity- led consortiums. Examples include Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchasing Wrexham, David Beckham establishing Inter Miami, Tom Brady owning a stake in Birmingham City, and Kylian Mbappe owning FC Caen.

    Saigon Debate Championship 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-02

  • This house, upon discovery, would immediately release the contents of the Fulcrum to the global public

    Infoslide

    It is 2025, the world is on the brink of war, and you find yourself in possession of an item called the "Fulcrum". The Fulcrum is a chip containing all the names of powerful individuals (politicians, scientists, world leaders, etc.) composing a global shadow government called the Cabal. By orchestrating wars, controlling economic recesses, and swaying the tides of political tumult, the Cabal designs what reality looks like for the average unassuming individual, while making them seem like organic, disorganized consequences of the decisions of people in power. To execute their operations properly, the Cabal’s existence must remain a secret.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · High School Semifinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house prefers East Asian-style hero narratives over Western-style hero narratives

    Infoslide

    In many East Asian comics, protagonists become powerful through long-term self-cultivation, often involving spiritual refinement, years of training, reincarnation cycles, and mastering inner energy (Qi). For example, in Tales of Demons and Gods, the protagonist uses knowledge from a past life to ascend slowly through a complex cultivation hierarchy. These stories often emphasize internal growth, discipline, and destiny shaped by perseverance. The journey is gradual, and characters may be reborn or start from weakness to slowly ascend over time. This reflects a collectivist and harmony-oriented worldview. By contrast, Western superhero comics typically focus on sudden or accidental transformations who gain their powers through sudden events, with plots centered on external conflict, such as crime-fighting and battling villains. For example, Spider-Man gains powers instantly and fights local crime while juggling personal issues. These stories reflect a more individualistic worldview focusing on personal choice and the burden of individual greatness.

    Hart House Women and Gender Minorities Debating Tournament 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-02

  • This house regrets the rise of Kidfluencers

    Infoslide

    Child influencers, or "kidfluencers", are children who create content on social media platforms and build large online followings. They typically share videos about their daily lives, toy reviews, challenges, and personal activities, often with their parents managing their accounts. Some examples may include, but are not limited to, Ryan Kaji whose YouTube channel is known as Ryan's World and Txunamy Ortiz, a 12-year-old social media star with 5.4 million Instagram followers. She's known for fashion content, lip-sync videos, and comedy skits.

    Saigon Debate Championship 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house opposes the rise of self-diagnosis

    Infoslide

    As a response to an increasing quantity of content surrounding mental health and wellness on social media, “self-diagnosing” is an act in which an individual self-identifies with disorders, often related to mood and cognition such as anxiety, depression, and even more chronic conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

    Hart House Women and Gender Minorities Debating Tournament 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-02

  • This house regrets the decline of dynasties in the NBA

    Infoslide

    Dynasties refer to NBA teams that achieve sustained dominance, typically winning at least three championships within a short amount of time while maintaining a core roster. Famous dynasties include Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls from 1991 to 1998, the Showtime Lakers from 1980 to 1988, the Shaq and Kobe Lakers from 2000 to 2002, and, most recently, the Curry-led Golden State Warriors from 2015 to 2022.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house believes that the Philippine queer community should actively oppose the meme-ification of the "baklang kanal"

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    The meme-ification of the "baklang kanal" refers to the cultural pivot of the concept from a derogatory term used for "ill-mannered, unrefined gays" to a widely popular logline for online comedic material. Featuring tropes like crass and witty monologues, warfreak skits, "squammy" behavior, and flirtatiously "makalat" stitches with reels by attractive men, influencers like Pipay, Sassa Gurl, Macoy Dubs, and many others have transformed the notion from an insult to a hallmark of online Pinoy humor.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-02

  • This house, upon discovery, would immediately release the contents of the Fulcrum to the global public

    Infoslide

    It is 2025, the world is on the brink of war, and you find yourself in possession of an item called the "Fulcrum". The Fulcrum is a chip containing all the names of powerful individuals (politicians, scientists, world leaders, etc.) composing a global shadow government called the Cabal. By orchestrating wars, controlling economic recesses, and swaying the tides of political tumult, the Cabal designs what reality looks like for the average unassuming individual, while making them seem like organic, disorganized consequences of the decisions of people in power. To execute their operations properly, the Cabal’s existence must remain a secret.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house supports the rise of pop psychology in the Philippines

    Infoslide

    Pop psychology pertains to the wide range of content about psychological concepts, terminology, therapy techniques, and such in popular culture. It focuses on the proliferation of self-help mechanisms such as online psychological tests, psychological advice, and discourse about mental health online.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-02

  • This house, upon discovery, would immediately release the contents of the Fulcrum to the global public

    Infoslide

    It is 2025, the world is on the brink of war, and you find yourself in possession of an item called the "Fulcrum". The Fulcrum is a chip containing all the names of powerful individuals (politicians, scientists, world leaders, etc.) composing a global shadow government called the Cabal. By orchestrating wars, controlling economic recesses, and swaying the tides of political tumult, the Cabal designs what reality looks like for the average unassuming individual, while making them seem like organic, disorganized consequences of the decisions of people in power. To execute their operations properly, the Cabal’s existence must remain a secret.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Magayon Cup Semifinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house supports the increasing trend of hopecore media(Superman, Up and Ratatouille) over media that is nuanced and complicated

    Infoslide

    Hopecore media is media made with the purposes of instilling simplistic moral values of hope, sincerity and other positive attributes

    IUT IC 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-08-01

  • This house, as an up-and-coming young game designer, W rather work in an indie studio rather than a triple A studio

    Infoslide

    ** Indie game studios are video game studios that are newer and more independent in comparison to larger video game developers, also known as ‘triple A studios’. Examples of triple A studios include Sony, Nintendo, or Ubisoft. Indie game studios have produced commercially successful games, such as Minecraft, Limbo and Undertale. **

    APIIT ISDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-29

  • This house believes that winners in the Big Four Awards should be determined entirely by public vote

    Infoslide

    The Big Four Awards include the Oscars, Grammys, Emmys and Tonys which are the most prominent performing art and entertainment awards based in the United States. They are held annually and are traditionally decided by professional voting bodies i.e. The Television Academy (Emmys), The Recording Academy (Grammys), The American Theatre Wing & The Broadway League (Tonys), and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars).

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-26

  • This house, as Martin, will not continue to work on the next novel.

    Infoslide

    Martin is an author that had released 5 books in a highly popular fantasy series which had it last book published in 2011. Since then he has been working on the next book without a confirmed release date. In the meantime he has published several prequels and executive produced for TV show spin-offs of his property as well as producing for shows and video games not related to this popular series. Fans are critical of his slow pace of writing. He announced that he has 2/3rds of the next novel written (showing some written chapters as teasers) but is suffering from a writer's block.

    Humanities Open 2025 · Novice Grand Final · 2025-07-26