Analyzing the Speaker's Reasoning about UBI

During a recent public debate on the implementation of a universal basic income (UBI), the speaker claimed that providing citizens with UBI could reduce poverty significantly. He justified his assertion by citing examples from several countries where UBI was tested, concluding that in these instances, poverty rates decreased notably. However, critics of the speaker argue that the success of UBI in those countries was contingent on various factors, such as the existing economic structure and levels of pre-existing social services.