This house would prioritize funding digital learning over recruiting teachers in rural schools. (putai)
33%
17%
2 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
25%
8%
3 Gov vetoes
1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
This house believes that schools should glorify the mindset of interdependence over independence among students. (stay hard)
17%
33%
1 Gov win
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
25%
8%
3 Gov vetoes
1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
Round 2
This house supports corporal punishment in criminal sentencing. (bang)
17%
50%
1 Gov win
3 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
8%
8%
1 Gov veto
1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
This house believes that crimes against minorities should only be heard by a jury panel consisting of members of the said minority group. (my man)
17%
17%
1 Gov win
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
17%
25%
2 Gov vetoes
3 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 3
This house believes that the US policy of strategic ambiguity on Taiwan has done more harm than good. (situationship)
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The United States employs a policy of strategic ambiguity that deliberately avoids promising what actions they would take in the event of a military conflict between China and Taiwan, including military support, sanctions, and diplomatic pressure.
17%
1 Gov win
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
17%
33%
2 Gov vetoes
4 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
This house regrets the religious commodification in Taiwan. (Jesus take my jewel)
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Religious commodification is the practice of selling merchandise, sacred rituals, and pilgrimages as commercial products. For example, some temples and religious foundations charge fixed fees for performing blessings on individuals.
33%
17%
2 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
17%
0 Gov vetoes
2 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
In countering anti-immigration sentiments, this house believes that left-wing movements in Taiwan should adopt a multi-cultural approach instead of an economic approach. (send help)
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For the purpose of this debate, the “multi-cultural approach” to migration contends that the immigrant population enhances the host nation’s cultural diversity and opposes cultural purity.
The “economic approach” frames migration in economic terms, arguing that immigrant integration yields more economic benefits than harms.
17%
17%
1 Gov win
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
33%
4 Gov vetoes
0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 4
This house believes that feminist movements should strongly condemn the rise of social media content coaching women how to embody feminine traits. (make daddy a sandwich)
17%
1 Gov win
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
8%
33%
1 Gov veto
4 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
This house, as a prominent leader of a social movement in an illiberal state, would not seek elected offices. (come inside)
33%
2 Gov wins
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
25%
8%
3 Gov vetoes
1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
This house regrets politicians’ growing reliance on social media to communicate with voters. (boomer)
50%
0 Gov wins
3 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
17%
8%
2 Gov vetoes
1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
Semifinals
This house opposes space tourism. (weeeeeeeeeeee)
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Space tourism refers to expeditions to and from space where the primary purpose is the leisure of the paid travelers.
50%
1 Gov win
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
25%
1 Gov veto
0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
This house believes that the environmental movement should advocate for geo-engineering as a mechanism for addressing climate change as opposed to attempts to lower global CO2 emissions. (floor is lava)
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Geo-engineering involves intentional, large-scale interventions in Earth's natural systems to counteract or reduce the impact of climate change and environmental issues, such as redirecting solar radiation to diminish global warming or directly extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to lower greenhouse gas levels.
50%
0 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
25%
1 Gov veto
0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Grand Final
This house would force couples to take the AI test before getting married. (tarot)
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Scientists have developed an AI test capable of determining the compatibility between people to near perfection. It can search and analyze various direct and indirect data of individuals to determine their political and social views and behavior predictions.
When a couple subjects themselves to the AI test, it creates a compatibility profile for them and gives a verdict based on its findings regarding the durability of their marriage.