Social Controversies/Pop Culture
This national debate is over greenhouse gases (CO2, Methane), and their warming of the earth.
What is climate change/global warming?
This U.S. president delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This is the most populated borough in NYC.
What is Brooklyn?
This term describes people forced to flee their homes because of war or persecution.
What are refugees?
"ARESI" stands for this
What are Argument, Reason, Evidence, Significance, and Impact?
This phrase describes the feeling that your mind has been destroyed by endless short-form internet content.
What is brain rot?
This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This app-based industry has changed transportation in NYC and often competes with traditional yellow taxis.
What is rideshare? (also uber, lyft)
This international organization was created after World War II to help countries work together and avoid future conflicts.
What is the United Nations?
The side that supports the resolution is called this.
What is the proposition?
This national debate is over whether or not machine-learning is good or bad for humanity.
What is the debate over AI?
This British Prime Minister promised “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” during World War II.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This NYC University saw major protests over the Israel/Palestine conflict.
What is Columbia?
This term describes the desire/ideology for free trade, relatively open borders, and co-operation between countries.
What is globalism?
This is the main value, principle, or goal a team uses to judge the debate.
What is a framework?
This app was briefly banned in the U.S. and sparked debates about free speech, privacy, and national security.
What is TikTok?
This abolitionist and former enslaved person gave the speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This mayor of NYC faced criticism over policing, housing, and nightlife policies in the 2020s. (Hint: Not the current mayor)
Who is Eric Adams?
This continent contains the largest number of countries in the world.
What is Africa?
This is a defect in reasoning that weakens an argument or an incorrect belief based on flawed logic. A logical ""
What is a logical fallacy?
Some people argue college athletes should be paid because of this system that allows them to earn money from their name, image, and likeness.
What is NIL?
This Pakistani activist became one of the youngest Nobel Prize winners after advocating for girls’ education.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
This issue occurs when longtime residents are priced out of a neighborhood as wealthier residents move in.
What is gentrification?
This country became the first to ban most social media access for children under 16.
What is Australia?
NAME THAT FALLACY: "If we allow one late assignment, soon nobody will do any work."
What is a slippery slope?