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  • This house would ban prediction markets

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    Prediction markets are online markets that allow visitors to bet money on real-life events (eg. elections, political actions, wars). If their prediction is correct, they receive a monetary reward proportional to the risk of their prediction.

    Costeas-Geitonas School Debate Cup 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-11-01

  • This house supports video game piracy

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    Video game piracy refers to unauthorized bypassing of video game software. Similar to pirating movies or music, video games are "pirated" through torrenting sites in which users can share and downloaded copyrighted media. Examples of such sites are the piratebay, rutracker, rarbg etc. Additionally to downloading the required files to play the game, game developers employ technolgoies to protect their software from copying (i.e., you cannot copy files and play the game). To circumvent this, pirates include cracking software with the game files allowing those who run cracking software to circumvent the copy protection of thevideo game.

    Erasmus Novice Cup · Round 1 · 2025-11-01

  • THR the establishment of independent religious schools in multi-religious societies

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    For the purposes of the debate, an "independent religious school" is a religious school owned and ran by members of the local religious community. Examples include traditional Muslim schools in India (madrassas), Malaysia (pondok schools) and Indonesia (pesantren), or the international seminary education system of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church). Independent religious schools are distinct to formal education institutions where students may study theology as part of a larger national curriculum (e.g. the Islamic Theology subject in Malaysian secondary schools) or where students may earn an accredited academic qualification in theology (e.g. secular universities offering degrees in theology).

    DTU Pre-Worlds 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-11-01

  • This house believes that that the SPSE does more harm than good

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    For the sake of this debate Somalian Piracy Stock Exchange (SPSE) refers to the informal fiancial system in which Somalian investors can fund pirate operations in exchange for part of the profits earned from ransoms. Similar to many other famous stock exchanges, SPSE lists a diverse selection of companies although all companies are related to illegal pirate operations in Somalia. Moreover, SPSE is accessible (physically but not online) to anyone willing to invest given that one has sufficient capital to do so. However, unlike other stock exchanges, SPSE allows investment via non-monetary means such as equipment like boats and guns. The monetary value of such equipment is negotiated based on supply and demand of the localized market in which the pirates operate in before being converted into 'stocks'.

    Erasmus Novice Cup · Golden Final · 2025-11-01

  • This House opposes the classification of revolutionary paramilitary groups as terrorist organizations by governments

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    For the purposes of this debate, revolutionary paramilitary groups are insurgent organizations that use force to achieve their political motives, which often include claims to social justice and self-determination. Examples of revolutionary paramilitary groups include the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) that aimed to establish a socialist state, as well as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that aspired to end British rule in Northern Ireland.

    University of Western Ontario Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-11-01

  • This house regrets celebrity culture

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    Celebrity culture occurs when certain individuals (e.g. actors, musicians) become the subject of mass fascination by the public (e.g. have dedicated fan bases, have lots of media attention).

    DTU Pre-Worlds 2025 · Novice Pre-Finals · 2025-11-01

  • In constituency electoral systems, This house would require the electoral representatives of a select number of constituencies to be laypeople

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    (i) Under a constituency electoral system, the composition of parliament following a national election depends on the outcome across voting areas (constituencies). Each constituency will have a number of candidates running for office, who may be members of political parties or independent (i.e. not affiliated with any political party). The candidate with the highest number of votes enters office as the electoral representative of that constituency. Examples of countries following the constituency electoral system are the United Kingdom, India, and Malaysia. (ii) For the purposes of the debate, a layperson is defined as an individual with no prior experience in politics (e.g. they have never held office, they have never worked in government).

    DTU Pre-Worlds 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-11-01

  • This house regrets the rise of retail trading.

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    Retail trading is the buying and selling of financial securities by individual, non-professional investors for personal finance. This has grown in popularity and accessibility, enabled by online brokerage platforms and mobile trading apps (e.g. Moomoo, Tiger Brokers).

    SMU Novice Debating Championships 2025 · Open Semifinal · 2025-11-01

  • This house would take the offer

    Infoslide

    The year is 1716. You are a British sailor on a private merchant ship. Having left your recently wed wife in England, it is your first time at sea, and you have almost arrived to the Carribean port city. Suddenly a ship comes portside and they reveal themselves to be pirates. They board your ship, throw the captain and officers overboard, steal all the booty, and offer the rest of the crew to join them. Anyone who refuses, will be left to sail or swim to the port city.

    Erasmus Novice Cup · Round 3 · 2025-11-01

  • This house predicts Saudi Arabia will become a global superpower in the next 50 years

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    For the purposes of the debate, a global superpower is a nation that exerts significant international influence through socioeconomic, technological, military, and/or cultural means.

    DTU Pre-Worlds 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-11-01

  • This house supports the adoption of publicly-triggered recall elections for all elected offices

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    A recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official's term of office has ended. This can be done directly, in which the recall is triggered by the public through means such as but not limited to petitions.

    SMU Novice Debating Championships 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-11-01