Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    TH Prefer a world wherein people valorized religious figures are seen as morally flawed instead of morally perfect
  • 2
    THP a world with a universal moral code
  • 3
    THS the pursuit of innovation and scientific breakthrough (e.g. life-saving medication, cloning, climate change remedies) at the expense of ethics

    • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    THW abolish the use of academic performance indicators (e.g. high school grades, entrance exams, scholastic assessments) in admissions to state colleges and universities
  • 2
    This House believes that teachers should always sugarcoat academic performance. (ie. providing compliments, not scolding)
  • 3
    THO the practice of streaming in schools

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    TH hope that hell is empty
  • 2
    TH predicts that the world will end in 2040
  • 3
    THP to believe in the supernatural

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THO the rise of cosmetic tourism in Asian countries e.g. South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand
  • 2
    THBT indigenous communities should exclusively control tourism activities on their ancestral lands
  • 3
    THW implement stricter limits on medium-term (3-12 months) digital nomad visas in tourism economies

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    This House believe that developing countries should prioritize service-led economic growth over manufacturing-led economic growth
  • 2
    This House, as an industrializing developing country, would impose trade tariffs on its economy
  • 3
    This House believes that developing countries should impose a windfall tax

    • Round 5

  • 1
    In conservative-majority areas, This House believe that feminist movements should prioritize providing external aid (e.g., offering abortion access in different state, assisting individual migration to a different country) over pursuing local change within the jurisdiction
  • 2
    This House, as the feminist movement, would prioritize intersectionality over commonality among women in multi-ethnic societies
  • 3
    In conservative regions, This House support the rise of feminine rage in media

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THS the rise of patients self-advocating in medicine
  • 2
    This house supports restricting the access to over-the-counter sale of the "morning after pill"
  • 3
    This house believes that developing countries should aggressively subsidize medical schools and courses.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT exclusive art spaces bring more harm than good.
  • 2
    THBT museums should return stolen artworks to their countries of origin.
  • 3
    THBT winners in the Big Four Awards should be determined entirely by public vote

    • Round 2

  • 1
    TH, as Po, would have chose to stay with his panda family instead of returning to the Valley of Peace.
  • 2
    THS Anna choosing to let Elsa remain in exile.
  • 3
    This House prefers the ideology of Naruto over the ideology of Sasuke in the post-war era.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THR the narrative that “family always comes first.”
  • 2
    THO the social emphasis on a university degree
  • 3
    This House regrets the prevalent narrative that suffering serves as a test in one's course of life