Section 1

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<u>Tap to register for the [Rosetta-Rosenthal Cup]. We look forward to meeting you.</u>
System
System
Attachment <i>1st Round Debate Topic</i> sent.
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{NICKNAME}, I've sent you the info about the recent debate competition held within the guild. The debate topic is <i>Are science and technology neutral?</i>
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Don't get any wrong ideas. I'm simply forwarding someone else's post.
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The topic is beginner-friendly.
Player
Player
I'm more than articulate to handle this
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How so?
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There are no bounds in the art of language.
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It matters not whether you join the competition.
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NPC
But I am inclined to acquire an understanding of how you perceive debate as an activity within your cognitive framework.
Player
Player
Debate is about arguing against the other side
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Very well, then. Allow me to expound on this topic using the proposition above as an example, if you please.
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Which side do you choose?
Player
Player
Technology is neutral
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NPC
I'll take the opposite side then. You may speak first.
Player
Player
Technology is a double-edged sword, in the sense that it can be used to do both good and evil.
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Have you ever heard of Dr. Primitive's atavistic experiment?
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To induce a stress response in his subjects, he developed a series of technologies with the sole purpose to torture and inflict sufferings.
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Such technologies are abominable.
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I rest my case.
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See, this verily confirms my assertion.
Player
Player
I didn't even get to speak!
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Most often, one's rapid elocution bespeaks an agile intellect.
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However, it may also indicate a complete lack of cerebral engagement in one's discourse.
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Indeed, the conclusion is plain to see. Neither of us can sway the assertion of the other.
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You get it now? The truth, at times, does shine brighter and clearer via this manner of discourse, and at other times, it doesn't.
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NPC
Most debates often amount to nothing more than a frivolous play of words.
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NPC
Amongst other things... I have once been enticed into partaking in debates that transcend the confines of language.
Player
Player
Transcend the confines of language?
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NPC
Do bear in mind, {NICKNAME}, that a robust constitution always proves its mettle, no matter the hour.