Positions

This position holds that Donald Trump is not mentally ill. It argues his unconventional manner simply differs from other politicians, that someone mentally ill could not have reached his position, that his style reflects his reality-TV background, and that his medical exam found no illness.

While he is outspoken about against crime, injustice, and lawbreaking, Donald Trump is not racist.

Donald Trump's performance over the last four years have reduced his support base in key demographics. The evidence overwhelmingly indicates that Donald Trump will not be re-elected.

This position holds that doping should not be allowed in sport. It argues that permitting performance-enhancing drugs would turn competition into a contest between drugmakers, undermine the fair test of ability, endanger athletes' health, and expose even children to coerced drug use.

This position holds that drinking alcohol is unhealthy. It argues that alcohol impairs the brain's decision-making and raises impulsiveness, that long-term use damages the liver, heart and brain and is linked to cancer, and that its effect on brain chemistry makes it addictive.

For some, dog meat is just another food source, potentially with cultural and religious connotations surrounding consumption. The notion that eating dog meat is immoral stems from a Western cultural viewpoint. Imposing this on cultures where there is no moral wrong-doing, typically in Eastern countries, upholds cultural superiority.

This position holds that economic sanctions are not effective. It argues that sanctions rarely achieve their intended aims, often carry unforeseen and harmful side effects — frequently hurting ordinary civilians more than their leaders — and fail even as symbolic objections.

American does not need another national holiday. It will simultaneously drain taxpayer dollars and hurt businesses who can not afford to pay their workers for time off. At the end of the day, making election day a national holiday benefits nobody but Democratic politicians.

This position holds that the state should not manage electronic identities. It argues outsourcing to private companies is more effective, that competition among sub-contractors improves the service, and that private control offers protection against a totalitarian state.

This position holds that English will remain the world's international language rather than yield to Mandarin. It argues English is entrenched in global business, science, technology and pop culture, is comparatively easy and politically neutral, and that Mandarin is too hard to displace it.

This position holds that esports has no legitimate claim to being a sport. It argues that competitive gaming lacks the defining features of sport — meaningful physical exertion — and delivers none of the bodily health benefits that traditional sports provide.

Europe's economic interdependence with China and political fragmentation may limit its ability to effectively challenge China's global stance without risking significant economic and diplomatic fallout.

This position holds that euthanasia should remain illegal. It argues that there is no sound ethical or medical justification for it — that suffering can be eased with painkillers, that legalisation invites abuse and a slippery slope, and that it violates the sanctity of human life.

This position holds that even a 2% inflation target fails to deliver real monetary stability. It argues that at 2%, money loses half its value over 25 years, so genuine price stability requires a target of 0% — and that sustained 2% inflation can itself help trigger an economic downturn.

This position holds that exotic animals should not be kept as pets. It argues that doing so endangers both the animals and people — exotic pets can be dangerous, carry disease, and cannot receive proper care in captivity — and that ownership is, in many cases, already against the law.

This position holds that the public need not wear facemasks against coronavirus. It argues that masks are a poor response — citing a study of the 1918 influenza that found them ineffective, doubts they stop the public spreading the virus, and the risk of a false sense of security.

This position holds that fairy tales should not be rewritten for modern times. It argues that they are best enjoyed as they are — their endurance proof of relevance — and that traditional tales help children grasp story structure, spark imagination, and learn moral lessons.

Film critics are not worth reading because they dwell too much on the technicalities behind movie-making, which have nothing to do with how good or enjoyable a story is. They are often narrow-minded and biased based on the kind of movies that they love, and don't think about what the general public would love.

This position holds that film stars no longer matter as culture assumes. It argues that a star is a constructed, parasocial image rather than a real person, that society credits them far beyond their actual contribution to a film, and that they are, ultimately, ordinary people.

This position holds that films and TV series do not glamorise crime. It argues that they recreate an already-existing reality for the sake of authenticity — and that, where a portrayal popularises a criminal (the so-called 'Godfather Effect'), it reflects rather than creates the fascination.

This position holds that foreign residents should not be able to vote. It argues that the franchise should be reserved for nationals — that resident non-citizens may lack the necessary knowledge of the country — and that those who want a vote can apply for naturalisation first.

Fortune-telling doesn't work because it relies on reading things that aren't really there; messages from spirits (which don't exist) or some fantasy spirit realm, "signs" that the fortune-teller randomly assigns some "meaning" to, etc. Our brains are capable of great things, imagination being one of them; and that's all that fortune-telling is: a product of the imagination, and nothing more.

This position holds that free software is not better quality than closed software. It argues that free, open projects often struggle with support, updates and design — that without designers and real marketing they tend to be buggier — and that closed software offers more benefits overall.

This position holds that French cuisine is not the best. It argues the food is comparatively bland and spice-light, over-reliant on animal fats, unhealthy, matched or surpassed by other traditions, prized mainly through colonial-era prestige, snobbish, and repetitively self-parodying.

This position holds that genetically modifying babies should not be legal. It argues the procedure carries serious safety risks for both mother and child, that most scientists consider it a bad idea, and that it could give rise to a genetic caste system dividing society.

The belief in ghosts stems from psychological factors. Many people want to believe that ghosts exist, or that there is an afterlife. The logical explanations for “ghost encounters” include feeling a “presence” from pulsed magnetic fields, hallucinations from toxins, or sleep paralysis. The existence of ghosts is illogical; many people just like being scared.

The existence of God can be disproved. Be it due to the existence of evil, the lack of sufficient empirical evidence, or the inconsistencies present in religions that worship some form of this God, God does not exist.

This position holds that gold is a terrible investment. It argues gold does not grow like a company, pays no dividends or yield, and contributes nothing to economic growth, while its value is volatile and its monetary status rests on tradition rather than logic.

This position holds that Greta Thunberg and her movement did not arise spontaneously. It argues that the Fridays for Future movement was not a spontaneous eruption but the product of growing, organised awareness of climate change that had been building for some time.

This position holds that hate speech should not be illegal. It argues that people have the right to say what they want regardless of consequences, invoking freedom of speech, and that legally policing offensive expression does more harm than the speech itself.

This position predicted that Donald Trump would not concede the 2020 election and would remain in power. Proponents pointed to the lawsuits and recounts his team was pursuing across several states, and to his claims of a decisive victory backed by continuing Republican support.

The individual should be financially responsible for the services they use. This encourages them to make better health decisions, increases the quality of the health system, and leave the government with more money to spend on other things that matter.

Drug testing student-athletes will make matters worse. It will break the trust between students and authority figures in schools, foster an environment of mistrust and sus[cion, waste money, and violate rights.

There are many cases in history where people have learned from the mistakes of the past. Human nature might be constant, but we have become more educated than our ancestors. Even if we all have our own self-interests at heart, we learn that conflict will not always get us what we want. There are also people who defy "human nature" and seek to make our future world a better place. History does not inherently repeat itself; it only repeats when we let it.

Homework is designed by teachers to reinforce concepts taught in class. Homework may need to be adjusted to account for a student's individual circumstances or the class dynamic, but removing homework also removes extra opportunities for students.

This position holds that human cloning should not be banned. It argues that if people have a right to reproduce, society has no business restricting the means — and that cloning is not so different from accepted technologies like IVF, offering another route to starting a family.

This position holds that human extinction would not be a tragedy, contending the world would be better off without us. It draws on the view that humanity behaves like a destructive virus upon the planet, and on antinatalist arguments that bringing new life into existence is itself a harm.