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Even If It Is Possible, This House Believes That Human Lifespan Should Not Exceed 100 Years
Pretty straightforward motion, involves assumptions, does not create any possible multi-interpretations time-wise. So, pretty much, yeah. A straightforward motion. There are some arguments that might be tied really closely to some geographical factors, though. Another important thing to note, is that debaters should not fall into the trap of misinterpreting this motion into “THW kill…
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This House Believes That Countries with Proper Public Transport Modules Should Ban Private Transport
A pretty straightforward motion that leaves little to no multi-interpretation. Bear in mind, however, that “countries with proper public transport modules” should be immediately translated as “first-world countries”, as those countries are the only ones who are likely to have proper public transport modules. Team Affirmative It is important for Team Affirmative to properly set…
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This House Believes That Disadvantaged Racial Minorities Should Be Granted Automatic Discount(s) in Criminal Sentencing
This motion is fairly straightforward and leaves little to no room for multi-interpretation. “Automatic Discount(s) in Criminal Sentencing”, however, is vaguely worded and it is the sole burden of the Affirmative Team to clear out any ambiguity. AFFIRMATIVE A strategically sound interpretation of automatic discount(s) for this debate would be a model in which racial…
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This House Would Implement Mandatory Paternity Leave for New Fathers
Geographical contexts might prove to be a (slight) problem in this debate, if not any. This pertains to the idea of patriarchal/matriarchal values that might differ in some middle-eastern countries and Islamic Sharia countries. Team Affirmative Argument 1: Because we would like to promote gender equality. Instead of this motion being an action of government…
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This House Believes That First-Time Offenders Should Not Be Sent to Jail
One of the law/CJS classics that contains the good old “motivation versus impact”. Picture a scenario of two people drunk driving. The first person hit a tree. The second person hit, and killed, a man. Under normal circumstances (status quo!), Person A is going to be sentenced less harshly than Person B. This means that…