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Round 1

THW establish a common currency between Brazil and Argentina (currency)

46%
54%
6 Prop wins 7 Opp wins
probably balanced
Round 2

In countries where professional sport is predominantly government-funded, THBT governments should prioritise funding for recreational sports over professional sports (sportsball)

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38%
62%
5 Prop wins 8 Opp wins
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 3

THBT social movements should use judicial review and strategic litigation as a means of garnering legislative change, at the expense of lobbying and campaigning for new protective legislation (strategic litigation)

54%
46%
7 Prop wins 6 Opp wins
probably balanced
Round 4

THBT universities should heavily prioritise local students over international students (e.g., higher tuition for international students, degrees in native languages, student quotas in popular programs) (run away from brexit)

38%
62%
5 Prop wins 8 Opp wins
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 5

THBT the European Union should abolish the requirement of unanimity and make all decisions by a qualified majority (EU)

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46%
54%
6 Prop wins 7 Opp wins
probably balanced
Round 6

THR the expectation that committed romantic relationships are long-term *don't use ChatGPT for prep! (non-imaginary friends)

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77%
23%
10 Prop wins 3 Opp wins
imbalanced at 10% level
Quarterfinals

THR the aesthetisation of suffering (big sad?)

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100%
4 Prop wins 0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
Semifinals

THBT criminal justice policy should be decided by appointed technocrats rather than elected representatives (set me free)

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50%
50%
1 Prop win 1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
Grand Final

THR religious faith being predominantly experienced through organised religion (e.g., communities based around religious gatherings, the Church's centralised interpretations of scripture) rather than through an individual relationship with God (e.g., personal interpretation of broad religious moral virtues, individual prayer) (crusades apparently???)

100%
1 Prop win 0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive