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  • This house regrets the shift from imaginative play to goal-oriented play

    Infoslide

    Imaginative play refers to open-ended activities that encourage creativity and self-directed exploration - for instance building freely with LEGO, playing pretend, or creating original stories and worlds. Goal-oriented play refers to structured activities with pre-set objectives, narratives, or progression systems - for instance, story-driven video games, franchise-based toys (like Marvel or Star Wars sets), or games where success is measured by winning or completing specific missions.

    Hart House Autumn Split 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-11-15

  • This house prefers Disney's approach to Ghibli's approach in children's media.

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, there are two tropes in children's media. Disney's approach presents a world with clear good and evil, wherein good always triumphs. Ghibli's approach presents a world with no true evil and morality is subjective, where peaceful compromise is ultimately possible and neither side necessarily triumphs.

    LUMS Asians x OPFDC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-11-10

  • This house, as Veronica, would accept the offer.

    Infoslide

    Veronica is a typical "nerd" in a big American high school. Veronica and her two best friends spend their time working hard at school, pursuing geeky extracurriculars (chess, Math Olympiad, debate...), and getting constantly bullied by the school's popular kids. One day, after saving the Prom Queen from being run over by a bus, she offers Veronica to join the popular group, as long as long as she cuts off her friends and quits her geeky extracurriculars.

    LUMS Asians x OPFDC 2025 · U-19 Quarterfinals · 2025-11-10

  • This house supports the rise of educational flexibility in K-12 education

    Infoslide

    Educational flexibility refers to the adaptability and openness of educational institutions and their practices. This may involve reducing the emphasis on exams, minimizing lecture hours, increasing project-based learning, and individual learning plans.

    USC Mini 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-11-08

  • This house prefers Disney optimism to Ghibli optimism

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, there are two tropes in children's media. "Disney optimism" presents a world with clear good and evil characters wherein good always triumphs. "Ghibli optimism" presents a world with no true evil.

    Cambridge WGM 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-11-07

  • This house would invest into the development of AI caretakers for children and old people

    Infoslide

    AI caretakers refer to artificially intelligent systems or robots designed to help care for vulnerable groups, such as children or the elderly. These technologies may assist with tasks like supervision, companionship, health monitoring, education, or daily routines.

    Australasian Schools Debating Championships 2025 · 15-and-Under Finals · 2025-11-02

  • This house would invest in long-term debate classes for their child

    Infoslide

    You are the parent of a young child currently in middle school who has never displayed interest in debate before. You would like your child to become a good debater as you have become aware that it is very helpful for university applications and general success.

    Australasian Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-11-02

  • This house believes that states with low fertility rates should implement the Hanson Proposal

    Infoslide

    The Hanson Proposal would provide parents with a portion of all tax revenue paid by their children. It would also provide them with tax credits each year until their child turns 18. This would be revenue neutral, funded by the abolition of aged pensions.

    King's College London Intervarsity 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-11-01

  • This house prefers out-of-school youth policies that support non-formal education (e.g., alternative schools, homeschooling, vocational education, etc.), as opposed to reintegration to formal education.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, “out-of-school youth” refers to young people who do not currently attend formal education due to reasons such as chronic absenteeism, school refusal, expulsion, or voluntary withdrawal.

    Hit-U Intervarsity 2025 · ラウンド2 · 2025-11-01

  • In highly competitive societies (e.g. India, China), This house prefers instilling children with traits of personality [A], as opposed to traits of personality [B]

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    Personality [A] is characterised by a focus on the individual being self- reliant and resilient. The norm is to be direct, blunt, and not averse to confrontation. Personality [B] is characterised by a focus on the individual focusing on the preservation of relationships. The norm is to be pleasant, appeasing of others, and averse to confrontation.

    DTU Pre-Worlds 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-11-01