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Debate topics that spark argument.

Every GDE debate starts from a motion shaped by the members' own essays. Here are example motions across our five perspectives — the kind of questions our algorithm draws from what members actually believe.

01Politics

  • This house would lower the voting age to sixteen.
  • This house believes that term limits strengthen democracy.
  • This house would make voting mandatory.

02Economics

  • This house would tax wealth instead of income.
  • This house believes that universal basic income is inevitable.
  • This house would break up big tech.

03Psychology

  • This house believes that social media does more harm than good.
  • This house would ban advertising targeted at children.
  • This house believes that failure teaches more than success.

04Society

  • This house would make public transport free.
  • This house believes that cities should belong to pedestrians.
  • This house would abolish homework.

05Tradition & Culture

  • This house believes that tradition is a guide, not a cage.
  • This house would protect local languages over global ones.
  • This house believes that cultural heritage belongs to everyone.

Want to debate one of these? Join GDE, write your five essays, and let the motion find you.