debate · Society · Medium
Should schools teach practical financial contracts before graduation?
Compare relevance and curriculum pressure. Use neutral examples without product promotion.
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debate · Society · Deep
Should public agencies use facial recognition in ordinary public spaces?
Compare security and privacy. Set evidence and oversight requirements.
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Should students have a right to know when AI grades their work?
Consider transparency and teacher workload. Provide an appeal process.
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Should cities reserve part of their budgets for citizen voting?
Compare participation and technical expertise. Protect essential services.
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Should governments require impact assessments before deploying automated decisions?
Compare prevention and innovation speed. Include affected communities.
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Should access to reliable internet be treated as a public utility?
Compare universal access and cost. Define a minimum service standard.
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Should schools prohibit commercial collection of student learning data?
Compare useful analytics and privacy. Allow narrowly defined research safeguards.
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Should local decisions give extra weight to people most affected?
Compare equal voting and unequal burdens. Define affectedness without gaming.
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Should cities prioritize climate adaptation over new prestige projects?
Compare urgent resilience and economic appeal. Use a limited-budget example.
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Should public algorithms be independently auditable even if privately supplied?
Compare accountability and trade secrets. Define auditor access.
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Should future generations have formal representation in government?
Compare long-term interests and democratic legitimacy. Propose an accountable role.
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Should schools assess collaboration as well as individual achievement?
Compare social learning and fair attribution. Protect students from unequal group effort.
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Should public institutions correct misleading records proactively?
Compare historical integrity and ongoing harm. Keep the original record traceable.
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Should governments subsidize local news as a public good?
Compare civic information and independence. Design funding safeguards.
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Should scarce public resources be allocated by need rather than first arrival?
Compare fairness and administrative judgment. Provide an appeal route.
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Should technology companies bear responsibility for foreseeable misuse of their products?
Distinguish foreseeable from remote risks. Define reasonable preventive duties.
writing · Fiction · Light
Write a scene about two strangers reaching for the last loaf of bread.
Give them different reasons for wanting it. Resolve the moment through dialogue.
writing · Fiction · Medium
A character receives a parcel containing an object they donated years ago.
Make the sender's address unfamiliar. Let a detail challenge their memory.
writing · Fiction · Deep
Write about someone asked to keep a harmless family tradition they no longer enjoy.
Show why another person values it. End with a negotiated change.
writing · Fiction · Light
A grocery list acquires one new item every time its owner looks away.
Begin with a plausible addition. Reveal a playful source.
writing · Fiction · Medium
Write a scene where a routine bus ride becomes a lesson in observation.
Let the character misread a passenger. Correct the assumption through a small action.
writing · Fiction · Deep
Two siblings must decide what to do with an old dining table.
Give each a different account of its importance. Avoid making either view wholly wrong.
writing · Fiction · Light
Write a story about a door that opens only after hearing a joke.
Give the visitor a practical errand. Make the final joke reveal character.
writing · Fiction · Medium
A character finds a handwritten map tucked inside a secondhand cookbook.
Connect the route to one recipe. Let the destination disappoint usefully.
One-minute speech topics
100 focused questions + a 60-second practice for each.