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  • This house believes that students should prioritize completing multiple short courses rather than a few degrees over the course of their career

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    A course is a single unit of study focused on a specific topic, like "Introduction to Psychology". In contrast, a degree is an academic qualification earned by successfully completing a program consisting of multiple, interconnected courses, often over several years, providing comprehensive knowledge in a particular field.

    tabserverofturkey Online Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-09-13

  • This house opposes the rise of Private Equity in residential housing markets

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    After the waves of home foreclosures during the 2008 financial crisis, Private Equity (PE) firms bought distressed homes in bulk and turned them into rentals. Today, there are several PE firms that together own more than 2.2 million units, about 10% of the total housing stock in the U.S. alone. More recently in 2023, China implemented policy measures in a bid to attract PE funding into its housing market.

    IIUM KUANTAN ABP · Round 4 · 2025-09-12

  • This house prefers companies providing non-monetary benefits (e.g. flexibility, additional paid leaves, training, childcare support) over monetary benefits (e.g. higher wages, cash bonuses, discount vouchers)

    Shanghai WSDC Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-09-12

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the US to significantly repeal its restrictions on semiconductor chips

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    In 2022, the Biden administration announced sweeping restrictions on semiconductor chips, including export controls, restrictions on hiring, and on research collaboration.

    IIUM KUANTAN ABP · Quarterfinals · 2025-09-12

  • This house believes that food tourism centered on the Michelin Guide does more harm than good.

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    The Michelin Guide is one of the world’s most prestigious restaurant evaluation systems. Each year, anonymous Michelin inspectors review restaurants and award select establishments one to three Michelin stars, with stars being gained or lost in subsequent editions. The Guide also publishes additional recommendations that influence dining trends worldwide.

    Shanghai WSDC Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-09-12

  • This house regrets the USA's declining relative influence over global governance

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    For the purposes of this debate, global governance is defined as the system of institutions, rules, norms, and procedures that enable international cooperation on issues that cross national borders. The goal of global governance is to find and manage collective solutions to global challenges. Post-WW2, the US contributed heavily to global governance by funding multilateral institutions like the UN through USAID and leading security co- operatives like NATO. Presently, in Trump's second term, his "America-First" ideology saw an unprecedented wholesale retreat from the US's global governance obligations.

    Youth Debate Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-09-08

  • This house predicts that the 'AI bubble' will crash within the next 5 years.

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    An economic bubble happens when prices go way higher than the thing is actually worth. For example, during the dot-com bubble, early internet companies got huge hype and lots of money. Today, some people think the same might be happening with AI companies. A crash happens when people realize the prices don’t make sense anymore. They lose confidence, prices fall fast, and everyone tries to sell at the same time.

    Beijing International Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-09-05

  • This house prefers the Tokyo model of urban development over the Seoul model.

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    Under the Tokyo model, urban development is largely decentralized and incremental, with flexible zoning and many small private developers shaping mixed-use neighborhoods. In contrast, under the Seoul model, urban development is centrally planned and state-led, driven by large-scale redevelopment projects emphasizing efficiency and modernization.

    Beijing International Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-09-05

  • This house opposes the continued use of Musevenomics as Uganda's primary economic model.

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    Musevenomics refers to the economic policies and strategies associated with Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda since 1986. The term is often used critically to describe his government's long-term economic approach, which emphasizes agriculture as the backbone of the economy, structural reforms such as liberalization and privatization, and state-driven economic interventions.

    Oratorical Arena 2.0 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-09-05

  • This house supports the Yellow Envelope Act.

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    """The Yellow Envelope Act is a labor law reform in South Korea, which passed the legislature recently and about to be implemented in 6 months. It has the following characteristics: 1) It expands the definition of “employer” to include not only direct contractors but also parent companies or entities that effectively control working conditions. 2) It broadens the scope of lawful labor disputes to cover key management decisions, such as restructuring, outsourcing, and mergers. 3) It curtails corporation's ability to sue unions or individuals for financial damages after strikes."""

    India ABP Fundraiser 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-30

  • This House Opposes the rise of Universes Beyond inside of Magic: the Gathering

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    "Magic: the Gathering is a popular competitive trading card game created in 1993, with around 50 million players worldwide. Players build decks of cards to compete against one another in a variety of different formats. Some formats rotate, only allowing the use of cards from the last few years. New cards are released as part of themed sets that are usually self-contained stories in their own worlds, with new sets of ~300 cards being released 4-5 times a year. The theming of Magic: the Gathering is reminiscent of classic high fantasy media such as Dungeons & Dragons or Lord of the Rings, with the players representing powerful wizards who can travel across the different worlds sets are contained on. Sets rarely deviated from this theme, with those taking place in cyberpunk or steampunk settings being few and far between. Universes Beyond was announced in 2024 as a way to bring new players into Magic: the Gathering by having 1-2 sets per year based on third-party IPs. So far, full sets based on Final Fantasy, Spiderman, and Avatar: the Last Airbender have been announced, with cards from these sets being fully legal in all formats of play."

    Connections IV 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-30

  • This house regrets the rise of private deep tech research and development

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    "Deep tech" refers to cutting-edge technology that aims to solve large-scale global problems through scientific and engineering breakthroughs. These often utilize highly sophisticated innovations and require substantially long research and investments. Examples includes SpaceX for reusable orbital-class rockets, Nanosys Inc. on molecular nanotechnology, PsiQuantum for quantum computing and Terradot for geoengineering.

    Baguio Detour 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-30