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A.I. generated songs should be banned on streaming platforms.

AI tools can now generate full songs with vocals, lyrics, and instrumentation in minutes, and platforms are already filling with AI-made tracks. Supporters argue...

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• Policy
• DotM
• Public Health
• Advertising

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Think carefully about where responsibility lies when a product is legal but its consumption can cause significant harm, and whether advertising should be treated differently from the product itself.

Should cities ban advertising for products scientifically linked to harmful consumption?

Advertising is designed to influence what people buy, but some products have been repeatedly associated with serious health or social harms when consumed excessively...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Culture
• Language Preservation
• Identity

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Consider whether the practical benefits of a shared global language can coexist with the preservation of linguistic diversity.

Is the global rise of English putting smaller languages at risk?

English has become the dominant language of international business, science, education, tourism, media, and online communication. This has made it easier for people from...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Mental Health
• Work

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Consider whether mental health should be treated differently from physical health when it affects someone's ability to work.

Should mental health days be treated like sick days?

Mental health can affect a person’s ability to work just as physical illness can, but workplaces do not always treat the two in the...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Work-Life Balance
• Work
• Productivity

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Look beyond personal preference and consider whether working fewer hours actually improves productivity, wellbeing, and long-term performance.

Is the modern workweek fundamentally outdated?

The traditional workweek was largely designed around a five-day, 40-hour schedule, but the way people work has changed significantly since that model became widespread....

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• Stance
• DotM
• Psychology
• Relationships
• Identity

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Consider whether changing how people see you depends more on who you become, or on whether they are willing to change their mind.

Can anyone truly escape the way they are first perceived?

First impressions can influence how people are perceived before others have had the chance to truly know them. A brief interaction, a person's appearance,...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Renewable Energy
• Renewable Energy Sources
• Environmental Law

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Compare both options across the full picture: environmental impact, reliability, affordability, energy security, and whether each can realistically meet society’s growing energy needs.

Should Clean Energy Replace Traditional Power Plants?

Clean energy and power plants are often compared as two different approaches to meeting society’s energy needs, and the debate has become increasingly important...

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• Policy
• DotM
• AI Ethics
• Politics
• Employment

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Do not debate whether AI is “good” or “bad.” Debate who should bear the cost when automation creates both private gains and public harm.

Should governments ban companies from replacing human workers with AI?

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to perform tasks once handled by human employees, including customer service, data analysis, writing, design, administration, logistics, and...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Digital Privacy
• Digital Identity
• Digital Age

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Consider how digital permanence affects different groups of people. Think about the balance between preserving information, protecting privacy, ensuring accountability, and allowing individuals the opportunity to move forward.

Is digital permanence becoming a human rights issue?

In the digital age, information shared online can remain accessible for years—or even indefinitely. Old social media posts, news articles, photos, and personal data...

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• Policy
• DotM
• Career Development
• Work
• Employment

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Think beyond job titles. Consider whether experiencing management changes how people collaborate, make decisions, or understand workplace responsibilities.

Should every employee experience management at least once?

Managing people involves far more than assigning tasks or making decisions. It requires balancing priorities, resolving conflicts, giving feedback, motivating teams, and taking responsibility...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Communication
• Emotions
• Relationships

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Consider not only how often people communicate, but also the quality, purpose, and timing of those conversations. Different relationships may have different communication needs.

Can too much communication damage a relationship?

Good communication is often considered the foundation of a healthy relationship. However, with constant messaging, location sharing, and instant access to one another, some...

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• Free-Form
• DotM
• Family
• Self-Growth
• Adulthood

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Is moving out from your parent's home overrated?

For many people, moving out of their parents' home is seen as an important milestone of adulthood and independence. However, rising living costs, changing...

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• Humanity
• Self-Growth
• Self

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Are people becoming too optimized to be interesting?

From productivity hacks and self-improvement routines to AI tools, personal branding, and algorithms that reward predictable behavior, modern life increasingly encourages people to optimize...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Environmental Conservation
• Environmental Law

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Clearly define what counts as single-use packaging and consider whether a complete ban is practical across different industries. A strong argument explains not only whether the policy should exist, but also what its real-world implications would be.

Should single-use packaging be completely illegal by 2035?

Single-use packaging is designed to be used once before being thrown away, and it is widely used for food, beverages, online deliveries, and consumer...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Psychology
• Love
• Romantic Relationships

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Avoid making it just about age. Broaden “life stage” to include emotional maturity, independence, and goals, because that’s where most of the real clash in this debate actually happens.

Should people be encouraged to date within similar life stages only?

This debate explores whether people should be encouraged to form romantic relationships only with partners who are in similar life stages—such as age, education...

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26Upvotes

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• Policy
• DotM
• Work-Life Balance
• Work
• Employment

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Focus on the difference between “right to request remote work” vs “right to guaranteed remote work.” Mixing those two weakens your case, so define eligibility and enforcement clearly from the start.

Should remote work be a legal right for eligible jobs?

This debate explores whether employees in eligible roles should have a legal right to work remotely. The question has become especially relevant after the...

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• Proposal
• DotM
• Environmental Conservation
• Law
• Environmental Policy

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Be specific about what a "ban" would actually mean. Consider who would be affected, how it could be enforced, and whether the policy would realistically achieve its intended environmental goals.

Should private jet travel be banned for environmental reasons?

Private jets have come under increasing scrutiny due to their high carbon emissions per passenger compared to commercial flights. As governments and industries work...

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• Stance
• DotM
• Mental Health Support
• Work
• Life

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Touch on the balance between establishing universal worker protections and respecting cultural, economic, and individual differences in how people experience and respond to grief.

Should grief leave be standardized globally?

Grief leave, also known as bereavement leave, allows employees time away from work following the death of a family member or loved one....

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• Proposal
• DotM
• AI Ethics

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Be very clear on what “AI-written” means in your case (fully generated vs lightly assisted), as unclear definitions can blur your whole argument and weaken your framework.

Should companies disclose when content was written by AI?

AI is now used everywhere—from writing marketing copy and news articles to generating social media posts, product descriptions, and even customer service replies—so the...

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47Upvotes

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• Stance
• 
  Arena
• Environmental Conservation
• Environmental Ethics
• Animals

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Should we stop trying to resurrect extinct animals and focus only on saving living ones?

Recent advances in genetics and biotechnology have made it increasingly possible for scientists to pursue "de-extinction" projects, which aim to bring back extinct species...

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