Gamification involves applying game-design elements (point scoring, competition, instant gratification, avatars) to non-game contexts like schoolwork.

THBT the romanticisation of the pursuit of excellence in competitive hobbies (e.g. debating, sports, etc) has done more harm than good.

Streaming or tracking is the practice of dividing students into different classes or groups based on their perceived academic ability or past performance (e.g.,"gifted" classes vs. "remedial" classes).

For the purposes of the debate, an intelligence quotient (IQ) refers to a total score derived from a set of standardized tests that can accurately assess human intelligence.

Neuroscience has identified specific chemical systems like oxytocin, vasopressin, and dopamine that underlie human attachment, pair-bonding, and romantic love. Building on this research, bioethicists have proposed that pharmacological interventions

could be developed for humans: i.e. "love drugs" to strengthen attachment, and "anti-love drugs" to weaken or dissolve attachment.

The "Chosen One" narrative often features a protagonist who is destined from birth to bring about significant change, typically to save the world from a great evil. Examples include Harry Potter from the Harry Potter series, Neo from The Matrix, and Paul Atreides from Dune.

AlgoSpeak is the term for unconventional words, spellings, or emojis that users of the internet use to get around algorithmic censorship on sites like TikTok or Instagram (e.g., using "unalive" instead of "kill" or swapping emojis for political symbols).

Family vlogging involves parents filming the daily lives, milestones, and private moments of their children and posting them on platforms like YouTube or TikTok for ad revenue and brand sponsorships.

A model minority is a minoritized racial, ethnic, religious, or social group, or a member of such a group, that is stereotypically viewed by the dominant group as being more successful or embodying traits more valuable to society than other such groups or individuals.

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was a comprehensive electoral roll cleanup conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of the ongoing 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. Moving beyond standard revisions, the exercise utilized house-to-house enumeration to verify voters and eliminate duplicate, deceased, shifted, and ineligible entries . Concluded prior to the start of polling in April 2026, the SIR resulted in the unprecedented deletion of approximately 9.1 million names. Following Supreme Court directives, appellate tribunals were established for those whose names were removed. However, despite over 2.7 million individuals filing appeals contesting their deletion in special , a remarkably low number of names, reportedly around 139, were successfully restored to the electoral rolls before voting commenced. Following this massive contraction of the registered voter base, the first phase of the 2026 elections recorded a historic, all-time high voter turnout of over 91.9%. This marks the highest percentage of polling in West Bengal since Independence. This unprecedented figure represents a sharp mathematical increase when compared to the state's past Assembly election turnouts, which recorded 82.3% in 2021, 83.0% in 2016, and 84.3% in 2011. 

"Warabel" describes the phenomenon of balancing individual pursuits (e.g. spending time with family and socializing with friends) and work even at the expense of increased salaries and career opportunities.

A "chosen family" is a non-biologically related group of people who provide social, sometimes material support. It is based on chosen bonds instead of blood ties.

"Batman (Bruce Wayne) is a vigilante operating outside the standard legal framework in Gotham City. He maintains a strict, self-imposed moral code known as the "no-kill rule." This mandate dictates that he will never intentionally take the life of an enemy, regardless of the severity of their crimes or the future threat they pose, choosing instead to apprehend and surrender them to local law enforcement.