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Round 1

1. The United States should substantially increase immigration quotas.
2. The United States should prioritize deterrence by denial over strategic ambiguity in the Taiwan Strait.
3. The male loneliness epidemic is a farce.
4. For citizens, parliamentary systems are more beneficial than presidential systems.
5. The use of artificial intelligence by law enforcement does more harm than good.

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Round 2

1. The United States Federal Government should prioritize full employment over fiscal deficit reduction.
2. The United States should prioritize institutional multilateralism over leader-driven summit diplomacy in ending the Russia-Ukraine War.
3. The internet has ruined community engagement.
4. The United States is in democratic decline.
5. The principle of proportionality ought to guide ethical decision-making in warfare.

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Round 3

1. The United States Federal Government should prioritize AI safety over AI competitiveness.
2. The United States Federal Government should end arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
3. Friendship is harder to come by than it was 20 years ago.
4. The maintenance of global stability ought to be prioritized over national sovereignty.
5. The economic model of China is unsustainable in the long term.

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Round 4

1. Public universities receiving federal funds should prioritize viewpoint neutrality over equity-driven institutional missions.
2. The United States should prioritize freedom of navigation over escalation avoidance in the South China Sea.
3. It is too late to prevent catastrophic global warming.
4. The right to free speech is more important than protection from hate speech.
5. In the United States, higher education primarily reinforces social inequality.

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Round 5

1. The United States Federal Government should significantly change its diplomatic stance toward Iran.
2. The United States Federal Government should prioritize labor market power over price stability when confronting concentrated corporate power.
3. U.S. Immigration policies have significantly harmed competitive speech and debate.
4. Justice is more important than reconciliation after conflict.
5. Space militarization prevents large-scale conflict.

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BRONZE

1. The United States Federal Government should prioritize expertise over political responsiveness in public health rulemaking.
2. The United States should prioritize resilience over efficiency in semiconductor supply chains.
3. Radicalization is primarily caused by economic instability.
4. The pursuit of happiness should be the highest moral aim of a society.
5. Political polarization poses an existential threat to the United States.

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GOLD/SILVER

1. The United States Federal Government should prioritize authenticity over anonymity on major online platforms.
2. The United States should prioritize the preservation of international legal institutions over shielding strategic partners from external accountability.
3. Minor mental illnesses are prioritized by the mental health community over severe ones.
4. In a digital space, privacy ought to be prioritized over national security.
5. In the United States, gun ownership is incompatible with public safety.