Positions

Charisma, like anything else, can be bolstered by a genetic predisposition to having it. But that doesn't mean that it can't be learned. Even those who are naturals with charisma learn to use it better as they go through life, and those who aren't can still develop those skills anyway. So, determining a person's charisma depends on both nature and nurture.

This position holds that Winston Churchill was a flawed hero — neither purely heroic nor villainous. Its arguments weigh his genuine wartime leadership against grave failures, from the Gallipoli catastrophe to the great human costs of other decisions, insisting an honest verdict holds both together.

Chatbots are genuinely useful where the task is bounded, the cost of being wrong is low, and the user has the expertise to spot errors. Outside that envelope they cause more friction and harm than they save. The honest answer is therefore use-case-specific.

This position holds that whether UBI is a good idea depends entirely on how it is funded. It maps the divide: right-wing versions favour a basic income that replaces the welfare state, left-wing versions fund it through tax rises alongside welfare, and others would means-test it.

This position holds that whether to watch anime dubbed or subbed depends on the content. It argues some titles work better dubbed and others subbed—for instance, dubbing suits series set outside Japan, while subtitles preserve the original performance elsewhere.

This position holds that whether human extinction is tragic depends on how it occurs. A sudden, violent collapse differs morally from a slow, peaceful decline, so the manner of extinction—not the fact of it—determines how the loss should be judged.

This position holds that there is no single sociological definition of family — it depends on the type and the analytical approach. It distinguishes families of orientation from those of procreation, and argues micro, meso and macro lenses each define family differently.

This position holds that what love is depends on the type of love in question. It argues there are many distinct kinds—often counted as seven—each meaning something different, spanning romantic love, deep emotional attachment, and even the idea that 'God is love.'

The mature adult audiences might not be influenced but the more vulnerable or younger audiences who do not have the understanding, experience or exposure to make sense of it could be influenced.

The answer to this question depends on the circumstances the nation is facing at the time.

This position holds that surrogacy should be legal only under certain conditions. It argues the practice is acceptable when properly regulated—for instance, permitting only altruistic surrogacy—with safeguards governing the surrogate mother and the prospective parents alike.

This position holds that whether esports counts as a 'sport' does not matter. It argues that esports should be respected as a valuable industry in its own right — a view held by many within it — and that there is no universal definition of sport to settle the question anyway.

This position holds that whether morality is relative or absolute simply doesn't matter. It argues morality's origins have little real impact on daily life, since people must follow moral norms regardless—and some hold there is no such thing as morality at all.

This position holds that whether people are born gay is unimportant, and that pursuing the question could even be dangerous. It argues that we may be better off not knowing, and that no one else has the right to define another person's sexuality, whatever its origin.

This position holds that whether the Kardashians are feminist is beside the point. It argues that the family is at best a pointless distraction and at worst harmful — a symptom of society's obsession with wealth and image — and that their fame is not used to advance any feminist message.

This position holds that whether milk is healthy is beside the point — we should not drink it regardless. It argues that consuming another species' milk is unnatural, that dairy production is unethical toward animals, and that it carries a heavy environmental cost.

This position holds that the debate over legalising gay marriage is irrelevant. It argues that marriage should not be a legal matter at all — that, on a religious view, only God determines the legitimacy of a marriage, so the state's recognition of it misses the point.

This position holds that debating a second Brexit referendum is irrelevant. It argues such a vote is simply not feasible—there is no time to hold one—and that what the country actually needs is a general election rather than another referendum on Brexit.

Sugar is not only a granulated substance but a nutrient in many different foods. Baked goods, candy, fruit, and condiments all have sugar. It is difficult to draw the barriers to where a sugar tax begins and ends.

The ethics of childbearing depends on whether parents can provide for their children well and whether parental motives are selfish or not. If parents do not have enough resources to raise a child, then childbearing becomes unethical. Similarly, if the purpose of having a child is only to make the parents’ lives better, childbearing is not ethical.

This position holds that it is impossible to say whether Donald Trump is mentally ill. It argues that no genuine diagnosis can be made from public appearances alone — that the disorders attributed to him are not clear-cut, and ethical practice forbids diagnosing a person at a distance.

This position holds that the transgender bathroom question is irrelevant and should not even be a debate. Proponents argue the issue is a distraction—some contending that what transgender people need is medical treatment rather than changes to public facilities.

This position holds that human extinction would be neither tragic nor meaningful, but simply irrelevant. It argues that with no humans left, there would be no one to assign the event any meaning—so the very idea of it being a 'tragedy' would have nothing to attach to.

This position holds that cannibalism is ethical only when survival demands it. It argues that, outside a genuine life-or-death situation, eating human flesh is morally abhorrent — but that when one's own life depends on it, ordinary morality understandably takes a backseat.

While it is a novel concept to the artform, technological advancements all the teaching of theatre remotely. The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded many traditions to adapt, and theatre is no different.

This position holds that bathroom rules based on birth sex are unenforceable. It argues there is no practical way to police which restroom a person uses or to compel transgender people to use facilities matching the sex recorded at their birth.

Everyone has a unique opinion, preference, and identity. People should be allowed to express their identities in a way that feels natural to them, and their personal pronouns should be used and respected.

The mandate should be removed so that the Fed may focus only on price stability as the two mandates can often be a conflict of interest.

This position holds that coronavirus will open a vacuum for power struggles within religious institutions. It argues that religious leaders are human and crave power, and that the pandemic's disruption could trigger internal contests — even a papal struggle within the Catholic Church.

This position holds that coronavirus will strengthen religious belief. It argues that in times of crisis, faith is often the only source of solace people have, and that when little else offers comfort or certainty, many turn to religion as the one thing they can still believe in.

This position holds that coronavirus will weaken religious belief. It argues that as millions die, faith in a higher power watching over the pious will erode—worsened by religious leaders pushing bogus remedies and by churches being blamed for a slow response to the pandemic.

This position holds that asking whether an unamendable constitution is undemocratic is a pointless question. It argues that states already bound by such a constitution have no alternative at this point — so debating its democratic merits changes nothing in practice.

Disney animation constitutes over 50 films across nearly a century of filmmaking. The content of Disney films has changed, as have the political and social realities of the times the movies are being made. It is impossible to assign such a varied range of works and contexts the simple labels of "racist" or "not racist."

This position holds that wearing vintage fur is acceptable even if buying new fur is not. It argues that second-hand fur funds no modern fur farms or fresh cruelty, and that, being naturally organic, it is greener than chemically treated new or faux fur.

The Italian Art Renaissance underwent changes in dimension and measuring, improvements in fresco techniques and preservation, more advanced understanding in anatomy, altered representation of religious figures, and a call back to Ancient Roman and Greek architecture.

This position holds that the Italian national identity won’t be preserved if immigrants are allowed to live in Italy and integrate with the local communities and that some cultures cannot possibly live together under the same laws.