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  • This house opposes the culture of toxic positivity

    Infoslide

    "Toxic positivity" refers to the concept that keeping a positive mindset and being optimistic is the right and best way to live your life.

    Aberdeen Schools 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-26

  • Assuming it exists, This house would use the Taffy Puller on criminals with sentences that exceed their reasonable lifetime (e.g. a sentence of a century in prison).

    Infoslide

    The Taffy Puller is a device that is able to simulate a virtual environment that feels indistinguishable from the real world but where the passage of time is extremely slow in comparison. One year in it is equivalent to one minute in the real world. The environment in the Taffy Puller is fully customizable. A person can be hooked onto it indefinitely and be sustained via intravenous sustenance.

    49th Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship · College Finals · 2025-04-26

  • This house supports the recent rise in prominent media that depicts male criminals through the Broken Man narrative (e.g. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Monster: The Jeffery Dhamer Story, Adolescence, 13 Reasons Why)

    Infoslide

    The Broken Man is the fourth episode of the Netflix miniseries the Menendez brothers, covering the decision of its titular characters to murder their parents. The Broken man serves to explain the brothers' motivation to murder their parents through their account of the family's history and their upbringing. The episode's narrative is that social expectations around masculinity are the root of Brothers' evil: they are to blame for their father's temper and abuse, the brothers' shame and aversion to asking for help, and their assumption that violence is their best response.

    Ottawa Round Robin 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-04-26

  • This house regrets the rise of "cut-off culture"

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, "cut-off culture" refers to the social phenomenon of figuratively cutting people out of one's life. Anyone from acquaintances to significant figures which may include, but are not limited to, close friends and family members are capable of being cut-off from one's life. This act is most commonly, though not exclusively, done at or after the point of conflict/tension within a relationship.

    QUDL Nationals 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-26

  • This house regrets the rise of wellness-driven consumerism

    Infoslide

    Wellness-driven consumerism is a phenomenon where the concepts of health and wellness become primary considerations of individuals in the acquisition of goods and services in markets.

    Raul Roco Cup XVII · Round 4 · 2025-04-25

  • This house, as Art, W take the surgery

    Infoslide

    Art and Tabitha were married for 30 years. They had a healthy relationship up until Tabitha's demise last year due to old age. Currently, at age 50, Art is experiencing seizures together with positive visual and auditory hallucinations of Tabitha. The doctors discovered that the cause of this is a tumor within his brain. The doctors suggest to remove the tumor via surgery to eliminate the risk of another seizure at the expense of losing hallucinations.

    Raul Roco Cup XVII · College Finals · 2025-04-25

  • (B) This house believes that social media 'life coaches' have done more harm than good

    Infoslide

    Life coaches are public figures on social media who provide advice to individuals seeking personal development. They typically share content focused on topics such as self-improvement, mental well-being, career growth, and relationships.

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-19

  • That we support expanded euthanasia access

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    Euthanasia is legal in most jurisdictions in Australia. Expanded euthanasia access would widen eligibility to those without a terminal illness and to those with mental, as well as physical illnesses.

    UNSW Pre-Easters 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-04-15

  • This house opposes the contemporary rise of stoicism

    Infoslide

    Stoicism is a practical philosophy focused on self-improvement and emotional control. It teaches that while we can't control the universe, we can control our responses to it. The four cardinal virtues of stoicism are: wisdom, temperance, justice, and courage.

    Queen's High School Tournament 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-13

  • This house opposes the prevalence of "Firm is Family" culture

    Infoslide

    "Firm is Family" culture refers to a mentality promoted in the workplace that encourages viewing a company one works at and its employees as a cohesive unit with shared values, loyalty, and a sense of mutual responsibility, similar to a family. Like in family structures, all members of the workplace are encouraged to share a more personal relationship with each other, make sacrifices for the sake of their love for the company and incorporate workplace events that cultivate platonic connections amongst workers such as Christmas parties, office happy hour nights, sports teams, etc.

    Queen's High School Tournament 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-04-13

  • This house, as a middle-class feminist in a developing country, would subscribe to body/beauty-neutrality

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, body/beauty neutrality refers to a mindset that promotes a neutral view of one's body, regardless of its appearance, shape, or size. It is different from body positivity as it does not necessitate acceptance, love, or appreciation of one's body.

    Ateneo Debate Open Pre-UADC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-12