What to do with a squirreled defenition

1. Say that they were wrong. Say that it's a squirrel. Show how there defenition makes it no longer debateable. Force the right defenition on them.


2. Attack their paradigm. Arguments must still be fighting for different things.
   

Financial Crisis

Lecture by Maam Shella Paz

WHY?
Overproduction
production of goods > capability of consumers to consume

Timeline:

1. 20's -30's Great Depression


2. 70's Overproduction


3. 80's Saturation Point


4. 90's Technological Boom


5. 2008 Bail-out

THW remove discriminatory practices on ex-convicts

Member of Government Elevation

Discriminatory practice we want removed:Ex-convicts who have a hard time getting jobs and are always at risk of losing their jobs.

Issue 1, principle: equality and belief in the penal system vs. self-preservation
Issue 2, system of judgement: meritocracy vs. opposite of "benefit of the doubt"

1. Discriminatory practices hinder correctional process



Life outside jail is still a part of the correctional process (ex. parole). Ex-convict is put among people who put themselves above him as they are not ex-convicts(pressure), compared to jail where most are equally bad and some even worse than he. Discrimination can be a living hell for ex-convict. Ex-convict can break and turn back to life of crime.




2. Those around the ex-convict (family, society) suffer as well



Many crimes are done out of desperation, caused by poverty. People are not inately evil. Family around ex-convict will suffer due to lack of a stable and sufficient job. Society will lose a number of able workforce. Family members or loved ones may fall into crime as well. There is a cycle of crime and punishment. Removing discrimination ends cycle.

THW pass the reproductive health bill asap

Opposition Argument

1. Pathway for Corruption



Corruption is rampant in the Philippines. With the money passing though so many people, there are too many pathways for corruption. We cannot afford to have another source of corruption.



2. Encourages Promiscuity



What the rh bill is looking like to most filipinos is a pro-condom bill. People will see it as such and think that condoms are the best solution for unwanted pregnancies, which it isn't.



3. Looks down on life



[Pro-life stance] Makes life or pregnancy seem like a bad thing, a disease.



4. There is no need to control the population



Overpopulation is not that big of a problem in the Philippines. Cheap labor is good for our country. We don't want an aging workforce.

PSDC

Philippine Schools Debate Championship

Team A

• Mike Serquina


• Cat Angangco

Team B

• Niboe Herrera


• Romeo Managu

THBT executives of bankrupt companies should have the right to claim severance payments and bonuses

Opposition Argument

1. Have fault in bankrupcy of company


2. Contracts can be considered void


3. Incentive to revive the company is greatly less


4. Recent performance is more significant to past performance

THBT high school debaters alienate rather than educate their peers

Government Argument

1. Their intrinsic characteristics clash




• debaters:multitrack, thinks of pros and cons


• ave. hs student:one-sided, does what's assigned as told to him




2. tight training schedules bond the team, become exclusive


3. debate can be an elitist sport


4. parallels high school discrimination

THW lift age-based restrictions on content

Content:violent movies

Government Argument
Violence in already everywhere, shown in media, in news.
Reasons behind restrictions are no longer applicable today.

Member opening line

Looking at the opening half of this debate, there is a deadlock
As both side clash on (insert debate issue), nothing has been resolved.
This is where I come in and break that deadlock.

More Issues

Religious symbols
Religious tolerance vs. Education

Prisons
Justice vs. Life and Death

Anorexia
Gov't intervention vs. human rights

Sanctioning
Humanitarian vs. Sovereignity

THW will allow prisoners in life-imprisonment to choose the death penalty

Arguments
Goverment
It's like being buried alive

Opposition
Justice
Justice is about the court deciding for the accused, the accused doesn't judge
Where is the justice in that?
Justice is giving what's due to you
It's not about the prisoner choosing
Removal of rights have purposes

Case-building

THW abolish the CDF funds
Government	Opposition
Corruption people don't get the funds more honest officials will be swayed into corruption more regulated checks and balances law makers incentivised to be more focused due to pressure instead of instant money, reason more money must be checked before given	money is all with a single office some towns are almost totally dependant on it more efficient use of the money with close proximity

THW legalize euthanasia
Government	Opposition
It is inhumane to allow one to suffer til the end Money may be used for more pressing needs	person may survive may lead to underground euthanasia no standard no regulation

THBT the reproductive health bill should be passed
Government	Opposition
preventing overpopulation people believe that with more child, more labor may be done with that, the burden of life is also shared, and the quality of living is low lower abortion rate less people, less abortions	impractical encourages promiscuity won't be followed due to unpopularity

THW ban the display of religious symbols
Government	Opposition
against some's religion students are all people, easier to work together no schools of a certain religion	incolcation a culture of cohabilitation teachings will not be carried on outside school, schoolmates will be seen as the exception religions will be hidden

THW evict all urban squatters
Government	Opposition
illegal trespassing defending land owners metro will be cleaned up reduced crime rate due to lower density	they have nowhere else to go no cheap labor removal of white collar laborers

THW lift term limits of elected officials
Government	Opposition
more experienced officials good leaders stay in office, while bad ones won't be reelected seen-through projects	popular presidents aren't always good presidents incubent always gets reelected "better the evil already known, than the good not known"

THW go on an all out war with Mindanao
Government	Opposition
to show they mean business not a trifling matter enlisting support of average citizens peace talks are merely delaying tactics	NPA will know that they are recognized as a threat they will be given an identity AFP is not capable of proper warfare citizens of Mindanao

THBT the UN should impose a trade embargo on China til it shapes up
Government	Opposition
China has slipped up too many times They need a direct message to stop cutting corners They will be better quality products	World wil crumble without China "Who's economy will crumble first, China's or the worlds?" No products, no consumers