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Should university lectures be optional or mandaotory to attend?

This debate explores whether university lectures should require mandatory attendance or be optional, allowing students full control over how they engage with course content....

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• Mental Health
• Psychology

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Should we normalize quitting things more often?

This debate explores whether quitting should be seen as a healthy, rational decision rather than a failure. On one hand, normalizing quitting can prevent...

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• Free-Form
• DotM
• Culture

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Do commemorative months like Black History Month genuinely raise awareness, or are they mostly symbolic?

This debate examines the real impact of commemorative months in shaping public awareness, education, and social change. Supporters argue that initiatives like Black History...

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• DotM
• Mental Health
• Education Policy
• Grading

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Should schools eliminate grades altogether?

This debate questions whether traditional grading systems (A–F, percentages, GPAs) truly reflect learning or just performance under pressure. Critics argue that grades promote memorization...

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• DotM
• Child Development
• Marketing
• Stereotypes

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Should toy companies stop marketing toys specifically to boys or girls?

This debate looks at how marketing shapes children’s behavior, identity, and social expectations from a very early age. For decades, toy companies have divided...

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• DotM
• Job Market Evolution
• Education Policy
• University

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Universities need to stop pretending all degrees have equal value in the job market.

The debate over whether universities should stop pretending all degrees have equal value in the job market explores a long-standing tension between education, economic...

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Does criminalizing low-value survival crimes (e.g shoplifting, fare dodging, etc.) do more harm than good in addressing poverty?

Claim: Criminalizing low-value survival crimes does more harm than good because it punishes the visible symptoms of poverty without fixing the deprivation that drives people to offend....

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• Policy
• DotM
• Religious Freedom
• Religion
• Politics

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Should religion have no place at all in politics?

“Should religion have no place at all in politics?” explores one of the oldest and most sensitive questions in public life: where faith ends...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Ethics
• Data Privacy
• Relationships

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Is it ever acceptable to go through your partner’s phone?

The debate over whether it is ever acceptable to go through your partner’s phone reflects modern tensions around trust, privacy, boundaries, and digital intimacy...

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• Free-Form
• DotM
• Psychology
• Morality
• Gender

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Should single-sex spaces (sports, shelters, prisons) be based on biological sex or gender identity?

The debate over whether single sex spaces should be based on biological sex or gender identity has grown out of wider legal, social, and...

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• Proposal
• DotM
• Education Policy
• Schools
• Identity

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Should schools affirm students' chosen names and pronouns without parental consent?

This debate sits at the intersection of child autonomy, parental rights, and institutional responsibility. Supporters argue affirming a student’s chosen name and pronouns protects...

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• DotM
• Mental Health
• Society

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Are we overdiagnosing mental health disorders in young adults?

Over the past two decades, diagnoses of anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other mental health disorders among young adults have increased significantly. At the same...

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• DotM
• Media

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Should social media influencers hold the same accountability as journalists?

Social media influencers have become powerful voices in shaping public opinion, consumer behavior, and even political discourse. With millions of followers, their posts can...

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Is it ethical for a parent to post children’s content/sharenting on social media?

Claim: Sharenting constructs family and parenthood and it's unethical where it publicly shares intimate moments and everyday caregiving that exposes children to digital risks....

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• DotM
• Mental Health
• Emotions
• Parenting

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Does strict parenting create stronger adults?

Parenting styles vary widely, from highly structured and disciplined households to more relaxed and flexible environments. Supporters of strict parenting argue that clear rules,...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Celebrities
• Censorship
• Public Image

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Would celebrities be better off without media coaches?

Celebrities today rarely navigate the public eye alone. Many have entire teams guiding what they say, how they act, and what parts of their...

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• DotM
• Ethics
• Law
• Bullying

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Should emotional harm be treated like physical harm legally?

This debate dives into whether emotional harm should carry the same legal weight as physical harm, challenging us to think about how society values...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Relationships

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Are public displays of affection online a tool to help strengthen relationships?

In the digital age, relationships are increasingly performed in public through social media posts, stories, and shared content. Public displays of affection (PDA) online,...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Psychology
• Love
• Relationships

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Is it better to build closeness through joy and activities than through mutual struggles?

This debate examines how different experiences shape relationships, contrasting the intensity of bonds formed under stress with the clarity and authenticity of connections built...

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• Proposal
• DotM
• Government

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Would you rather live under total government surveillance that guarantees safety, or complete privacy if it enables crime?

In the digital age, the tension between safety and privacy defines one of society’s most urgent dilemmas. Total government surveillance promises security: crimes can...

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