Event Outline
ToTAL’s Debate Club is a students-led event initiated in 2023 by a ToTAL student, Marcello Gecchele, and operated by ToTAL’s teaching assistants. Please also check here about the club.
Debaters have been decided for this session. You can participate in listening to the debate and discussing with the debate teams in the Q&A session. We encourage you to join us as a debater in future sessions.
| Date | Monday, November 20, 18:00 – 20:00 |
| Venue | Mishima Hall, ELSI-1, Isihkawadai campus |
| Eligibility | All Tokyo Tech students |
| Language | English |
| Registration | https://forms.gle/HzWSjCZbokWp3xRz6 |
| Inquiry | Prof. Yuri Matsuzaki (matsuzaki.y.ad [at] m.titech.ac.jp) |
Debate topic
" The state should pay the salary of pregnant women, not the company."
Agenda
- Introduction
- A debate (about 30 min.)
- Proposition speech (5 min.)
- Opposition speech (5 min.)
- Proposition speech (5 min.)
- Opposition rebuttal (5 min.)
- Opposition rebuttal (3 min.)
- Proposition rebuttal (3 min.)
- Q&A with the audience (40 min.)
- Reflection and voting
- Explanation of how to debate for future student debates
Past debate topics
- AI should replace human decision-making in law and international politics.
- Japanese Universities should be tuition free for all students (including international students).
- Countries should use more nuclear energy.
- New technologies are making us dumber.
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