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The week beginning 30th January sees the start of the Primary Urban Debate League, which we like to think of as the Champions League of debating. You’ll be competing against other schools in your area to try and grab the top spots of the London-wide league table, and the competition takes place over two rounds.
Looking to the present, the first round contains two debates, the first of which has a pre-released motion, which is (drum roll please)…
THIS HOUSE WOULD BAN JUNK FOOD
Your mentors will be helping you prepare this motion in the next two sessions, but here are some thoughts, ideas and facts to get you started. As ever, feel free to post your comments about the motion.
Brief:
Junk food is a term used for food that has little or no nutritional value; this includes snacks, sweets and fast foods such as KFC or McDonalds. Junk foods are typically high in fat/sugar. Junk food is easy to obtain, and usually very tasty, therefore it is very popular with a majority of people.
The motion is THW ban junk food, which means that all methods of producing and obtaining junk food would, in effect, be removed.
Things to consider:
What goes into junk food?
Are there any alternatives to junk food?
Who eats junk food?
Who are junk food adverts targeted at?
How much does junk food cost?
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