The Elo rating system assigns rankings to people based on their performance in rated games against other players. Every player starts with an initial rating of 1200. A debaters's rating will generally increase if they win games against higher-rated opponents and decrease if they lose games against lower-rated opponents. The ratings are assigned by an AI based on factors like team cap, depth of break, etc. The Elo system also takes into account the number of debates you've done. Debaters who debate more and perform well consistently will have more accurate and reliable ratings.

You are a final-year engineering undergraduate student in Delhi who is currently looking for a job. You have been reasonably successful in your debating career but never had the opportunity to core. It's the final debating weekend of the season and there are two debate tournaments clashing with each other. One of them is Bale IV, a prestigious international competition that is being held virtually, where you have been invited to core. The other one is BT Summers, a mid-tier offline tournament.

"""Defense Operations Global Guardian Organization for Security"" or ""D.O.G.G.O.S."", is an international initiative wherein countries have their military resources (weapons, soldiers, radars, etc.) locked in a collective pool run by 5 countries (USA, UK, India, Russia, and China). The size of the contribution will be contingent on the stage of development the country has achieved. This is based on indicators like GDP, HDI, passport strength, etc. Higher development means more contribution. For any combat initiative, every country will approach the council and based on a majority vote, permission to use your locked-in resources will be granted.”

Japan is set to release more than a million tonnes of nuclear waste water into the sea (After treatment the levels of most radioactive particles meet the safety standard) from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant (due to 2011 tsunami) this year. Since the plant produces large quantities of contamined water every day, the storage tanks available on land are falling short. However, neighbouring countries and local fishermen oppose the decision considering Japan's lack of transparency of the scientific data regarding the quality of water.

In recent months, there has been a sharp spike in the number of refugees and migrants heading to the Belarus-Poland border in the hope of crossing into the bloc. It is estimated that thousands are now effectively in a “no man’s land” between the two countries. Despite the EU mandating member states not to violently push back migrants who arrive at their borders, those trying to leave Belarus have been denied entry to Poland, which has put up barbed wire fences and started using tear gas and water cannons. Along with Lithuania and Latvia, Poland has fortified its borders by increasing the presence of guards and announcing plans to build a wall. The EU has accused Belarus of “weaponizing refugees” and Russia of masterminding the situation. The EU's response to date has been to support Poland and impose a new list of sanctions targeting all individuals and entities that it believes are helping the Lukashenko administration move people towards the border..

Ozempic is a drug used to treat diabetes and utilises the active ingredient; semglutide- the patent of which is currently owned by Novo Nordisk. The company agency approved Wegovy, with a higher dose semaglutide, to treat severe obesity and high blood pressure in 2021. The medication is expensive without insurance — the list price for Wegovy is over $1,300 for a 28-day supply, and Ozempic can cost around $892 for a monthly supply without insurance. The company's products are used to fund the ""Access to Insulin Commitment"", which sets a capped price of USD 3 per human insulin vial to governments in 76 countries, as part of their supply prioritisation across the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Southern and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (SEEMEA) and Latin America (LATAM) regions to benefit vulnerable groups.

Throughout the industry of health, wellness, and spiritual community, there has been a new topic of concern: ethics. Specifically, the ethics surrounding the plants we use in our rituals to ""cleanse"" and protect ourselves from negativity. In most shops, one can now find the White sage being sold as tools to cleanse spaces, release negativity, and create an environment free of toxic energy. The harvesting of white sage is largely unregulated and the demands of the wellness industry have created a dire need for the plant. The use of white sage has roots in tribal, Native American cultures. According to the sacred beliefs and in order to gain the actual benefit of the tree, it should never be cut down, and should not be sold as a commodity. Despite this, attempts have been made to regulate the commercialisation of white sage. While some argue that this could in turn economically benefit indigenous communities, others argue that cultural appropriation will displace the true meaning of white sage. They believe the power to capitalise on the plant rests with larger corporations who have no incentive to give back to indigenous communities.

Between 2013 and 2017, Anna Sorokin (under the name Anna Delvey) scammed a number of elite people and institutions into footing the bill for her lavish Manhattan lifestyle, which included a deluxe suite at the Soho hotel 11 Howard. She did this primarily by posing as a wealthy German heiress and aspiring entrepreneur — she told investors she was planning to launch """"a Soho House-ish type club"""" that would also be an art space. Sorokin used Microsoft Word to create fake bank statements and other financial documents purporting to show that she had €60 million in Swiss bank accounts but could not access them since they were in trust and she was in the U.S. She survived off of bounced checks and fake wire transfers. She organized parties, where she invited people she """"barely knew... as if it was maybe the second time they'd ever met."""" Sorokin relied on her and other acquaintances to pay for her expenses by claiming she had forgotten her wallet or that it was an emergency and her credit cards did not work. These expenses ranged from drinks at a bar to hotel stays and flights totaling tens of thousands of dollars. In 2017, she was arrested after defrauding or intentionally deceiving major financial institutions, banks, hotels, and acquaintances in the United States for a total of $275,000, and was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison.

You are a significantly privileged, literate person (with a foreign education) who has been a recent victim of arson due to prevalent riots in Wasseypur.

"The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) exercises ultimate judicial power over Hong Kong. However, the Chinese Government has previously, on rare occasion, overturned the CFA’s rulings.

The CFA appoints a number of top foreign judges from other common law jurisdictions (e.g. UK, Australia) to adjudicate cases alongside Hong Kong’s domestic judges. The foreign judges have historically exercised a large amount of influence over the development of Hong Kong Law.

Three foreign judges have recently resigned in response to China’s National Security Law. The majority of foreign judges remain."

Online dispute resolution (ODR) systems typically involve the use of digital technology to facilitate the resolution of disputes between parties without the need for traditional in-person court proceedings. Artificial intelligence (AI) can play a role in online dispute resolution (ODR) systems in various ways including automated case management, data analysis, mediation, natural language processing, predictive analysis etc.

Africa95, was a Britain-wide celebration of African music, art, dance and poetry that was held over several months during the last quarter of 1995. More than 60 art institutions throughout the UK participated in related events. The events included various exhibitions that represent traditional works of art (pots, baskets, sculptures and masks) in an attempt to represent the unique contours of African art. However, many criticised this event as hypocritical as it glosses over the painful history of colonisation.

Under the garb of 'resale', thousands of metric tons of e-waste are dumped in Ghana and Nigeria by developed countries. Additionally, mining activities by countries like China in countries like Congo have led to deforestation, soil erosion, water pollution, and human rights abuses, including child labor and displacement of local communities. For the purpose of this debate, eco-terrorist acts are typically targeted at entities or individuals perceived to be harming the environment, such as corporations involved in environmentally damaging practices, government agencies, or individuals engaged in activities like logging, mining, or animal testing.

"Recycling is processing the plastic wastes to produce plastic of the same value and quality as the original plastic.
Upcycling is when used, waste materials are transformed into products which are better in quality or function. The waste plastic bags and bottles can be upcycled into durable shopping bags, toys and even clothing items. Levi’s, the popular fashion company known for its denim, caught the attention by “Making jeans out of Garbage”. They made a fashion statement by launching a line of jeans made out of plastic waste by using 8 plastic bottles per pair of jeans. "

"The Tren Maya project is Mexico's railway project which is located in the Yucatan Peninsula and will cover an extent of 1525km, connecting other industrial and tourism hubs of the country. The project aims at upscaling the country’s transport infrastructure and reducing passenger and freight transportation costs in the region. Part of the aim is to pay off the infrastructural debt of that region, as it has been lagging in terms of economic development compared to other industrialised states of central and northern Mexico. It is expected to create over 3000 direct jobs and would also significantly support the tourism industry. However, The critics questioned the project’s legality as the usual Environmental Impact Assessment for the project was not done. Over 300,000 trees have been felled, alongside with a negative effect on the city’s aquifer which may lead to water shortage, general threats on the fragile ecosystem, illegal resettlements for residents along the rail track lines and loss of cultural sites.

a world language is a language that is geographically widespread and makes it possible for members of different language communities to communicate. For the purposes of this debate, this world language is a newly created language (not english, mandarin, spanish, hindi, etc)

"Repetition is the act of repeating a set of actions out of duty, routine, or compulsion, be it internal (""I have to do this because this is what I am used to doing"") or external (""I have to do it in order to conform""). ​
Passion is based on excitement, emotions, pleasure, desire, things that are often strongly felt but difficult to rationalize. Love here is not limited to romantic love"""