This House Believes That Doctors Should Be Obligated to Report Suspected Cases of Domestic Abuse

First of all, defining domestic abuse. You can read more here. Any form of physical, sexual or mental and emotional abuse which might amount to criminal conduct and which takes place within the context of a relationship. The relationship will be between partners (married, co-habiting, civil partnership or otherwise) or ex-partners. The abuse can be…

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This House Prefers a Cynical and Pessimistic Perception of Democratic Politics to an Idealistic and Optimistic one

Note: This motion is from an online debate competition called as It Matters Online Debate 2020. So the motion’s full credit goes to the event and A-core. The content of analysis however is the writer’s work and responsibility. Disclaimer: The motion analysis will provide information in regard to the potential case direction and arguments that…

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Except When There Is A Clear Threat to National Security, This House Believes That It Is Illegitimate for Western States to Limit Immigration from Developing-World Countries

Or ignore the first part of the wording of the motion, in order to make interpreting this debate more simply. …or maybe not. …..but maybe also yes. So, “This House Believes That It Is Illegitimate for Western States to Limit Immigration from Developing-World Countries” and let’s do the motion dissection. First, illegitimate means illegal. But…

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This House Would Not Expel Pregnant Students

Exercise political correctness wherever you are, not only in a debate chamber. Even if it happens to contradict your chauvinistic/ misogynistic/ pessimistic/ whatever ideals. No matter how much you think that a pregnant girl is promiscuous, you shouldn’t express that opinion out loud, just because. It’s just wrong. Furthermore, the reason behind the discourse of…

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