Goodreads Debate Guild discussion

debate⠀/dɪˈbeɪt/
noun
1.⠀⠀formal discussion on a particular matter in a public meeting or legislative assembly,
⠀⠀⠀ in which opposing arguments are put forward and which usually ends with a vote.
2.⠀⠀an argument about a particular subject, especially one in which many people are
⠀⠀⠀ involved.

verb
1.⠀⠀argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner.
2.⠀⠀consider a possible course of action in one’s mind before reaching a decision.

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This is the Introduction topic. You may introduce yourself below, but please include
the following information as well.

Preferred name:
Preferred pronouns:
Political leaning:
Your debate-related interests:
Anything else you’d like to share:

Preferred name:
Isabella
Preferred pronouns:
she/her
Political leaning:
Leftist
Your debate-related interests:
I care more about education than debate, but my interests are around the
environment and social issues, but I am willing and able to learn more about any
topic you all are interested in, serious or silly.
Anything else you’d like to share:
I have a kitten named Clementine and a degree in a field marginally related to the
environment while also working towards a graduate degree in the same field.

Preferred name:
Rory
Preferred pronouns:
she/her
Political leaning:
Leftist
Your debate-related interests:
I am very passionate about marginalized communities having the rights they deserve and
allowing everyone to live their own unique lives. I am also willing to learn more about any
other topic, but that is where my main focus lies.
Anything else you’d like to share:
I have a cute little bunny named Saffire, she’s a joy. I have two cats named Sorrel and
Thistle and I am fostering cats as well. I am also working towards a Creative Writing
degree.

Realized I didn’t do this so here

Preferred name:
Elizabeth or Ellie

Preferred pronouns:
She/they

Political leaning:
Leftist

Your debate-related interests:
I am more on the side of historical facts and making sure people understand and know what actually happened in the past and what it means.
I care a lot about womens’ rights, queer rights, and animal rights.

Anything else you’d like to share:
I have a cat and a history degree, and I’m a dancer and writer. I’ll be as active as I can, as I’m very busy with work and writing

preferred name: ash/adi

preferred pronouns: she / her

political leaning: centrist / liberal (depending on topic)

your debate-related interests: my main interest lies in market and economy, as well as military, and i am very keen on learning about how the mechanics of the government works and have more centrist views on these topics. i am less active in social and ethical discussions but generally have more liberal views on those.

anything else you’d like to share: i have a dog named buddy and he's five and an english black lab and literally the most adorable scrumptious thing to exist in the entire world !!! and i'm also hoping to work towards a luxury business and marketing degree! (i will make capitalism my bitch)

preferred name: gage

preferred pronouns: masc, idc

political leaning: pretty hard on left, liberal per se

your debate-related interests: I love religious debates, and debates where people get VERY confused because I play the devils advocate a lot lol

Preferred name: Pierce
Preferred pronouns: He/Him
Political leaning: Libertarian
Your debate-related interests: I'm in speech & debate so I particularly love Lincoln-Douglas debates, POI, and INFO. Other than S/D events, I like to debate about morals & ethics mainly.
Anything else you’d like to share: I love debating, but I can get a bit passionate during debates ("confident" as my last judge calls it) So I apologize for that lol

Preferred name: Sai

Preferred pronouns: she/her

Political leaning: Center-left

Your debate-related interests: i believe everyone has a fundamental right to personal freedoms and that we should love, respect, understand, and empathize with each other

Anything else you’d like to share: i love art and writing, currently trying to improve my skills in those areas

Preferred name:
Tessie
Preferred pronouns:
She/her
Political leaning:
Central to leftist
Your debate-related interests:
I prefer lawful and social equality debates, I also enjoy more scientific debates. I think debates a fun way to learn and helps people understand others’ perspectives on life, and I think that’s an important for people to do; so I like that aspect as well.
Anything else you’d like to share:
I’m in high school but I hope to focus on neurology and forensic psychology in college. I have three kitties (barn cats sigh my dad won’t let them inside) and I live on a farm, but I want to move to the city when im old enough. My town doesn’t have any debate groups but I try to practice it with my parents (who are extremely conservative) and my coworkers (also conservative).

Preferred name: Sarah
Preferred pronouns: She/her
Political leaning: Conservative and proud
Your debate-related interests: Religious and 'scientific ' debates
Anything else you’d like to share:
Rip Charlie Kirk 🙏

Preferred name: Lily
Preferred pronouns: they/she
Political leaning: radical leftist
Your debate-related interests: educating rather than 'winning,' and learning things that I wouldn't previously know.
Anything else you’d like to share: nah, i'm good.

Preferred name: Hazel
Preferred pronouns: She/her
Political leaning: Leftist
Your debate-related interests: Anything science related

Preferred name: Marlowe.

Preferred pronouns: He/They.

Political leaning: Left-leaning centrist.

Your debate-related interests: Literature, science, and social debates.

Anything else you’d like to share: I love music and art, and studying all things to do with psychology, forensic science, and mycology.

Preferred name: Oliver / Ollie

Preferred pronouns: He/him, they/them

Political leaning: Independent, left leaning

Your debate-related interests: literature, equality, and mostly hearing out other's perspectives

Anything else you’d like to share: I like writing and painting a lot, and playing guitar. Studying and true crime are also very interesting.

Preferred name: Nidhi
Preferred pronouns: she/her
Political leaning: mostly leftist
Your debate-related interests: ethics and morales, lgbtqia, and science

Preferred name: Sol

Preferred pronouns: They/them

Political leaning: Left leaning

Your debate-related interests: Religion, Ethics, Arts, Morals

Anything else you’d like to share:
I love music and anything to do with the arts, as well as learning about others opinions on things like religion and politics! I have a cat and just love studying things in general is fun to me!

Preferred name: Ruben

Preferred pronouns: still figuring that out

Political leaning: Left leaning

Your debate-related interests: Religion. women, queer, and animal rights. general social issues. economy and military. prolly some more, but I cant think of any.

Preferred name: Sydney or Syd idc

Preferred pronouns: she/her

Political leaning: Conservative

Your debate-related interests: religion, morality, science, economics, anything really

Anything else you'd like to share: I love to learn and I'm open to different views. I love singing and drawing. Music is one of my passions (listening to it and writing it)

Preferred Name: OLIVIA.
Pronouns: any
Your debate-related interests: anything under the moon
Other: i like READING and DRAWING and also i have ADHD and autism.

Preferred name: Claire
Preferred pronouns: she/her
Political Leaning: idk, depends a lot on the topic, probably mid to left
Your debate-related interests: mainly societal/social/legal issues but I always enjoy finding new exciting topics.
Anything else you'd like to share: I live in Europe and English is not my first language so please excuse some grammatical mistakes. I try very hard but my grammar is just not good lol. Also, I love debating but in real life I don't have enough confidence to debate in English... I'm looking forward to fruitful debates.