Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    THR 'bullshit jobs'
  • 2
    THW allow employees to relinquish their benefits (e.g. leaves) in exchange for higher wages
  • 3
    This house regrets the rise of low-fee, easy-to-access financial market trading services (e.g. Robinhood)
  • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) should prohibit Myanmar's Junta from particpation
  • 2
    THBT Nancy Pelosi's Recent visit to Taipei has done more harm than good
  • 3
    THBT India should proactively condemn Russia in the wake of Ukraine's invasion.
  • Grand Final

  • 1
    THO the date-to-marry mindset
  • 2
    THP a world where people "work on their flaws" as opposed to "embracing their flaws"
  • 3
    THR the stigmatization of being selfish
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    THR 'bullshit jobs'
  • 2
    THW allow employees to relinquish their benefits (e.g. leaves) in exchange for higher wages
  • 3
    This house regrets the rise of low-fee, easy-to-access financial market trading services (e.g. Robinhood)
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) should prohibit Myanmar's Junta from particpation
  • 2
    THBT Nancy Pelosi's Recent visit to Taipei has done more harm than good
  • 3
    THBT India should proactively condemn Russia in the wake of Ukraine's invasion.
  • Round 5

  • 1
    THBT progressive movements should focus on rejecting religion as opposed to propping up progressive sects of religion (e.g. liberation theology, Islamic progressivism)
  • 2
    This House Believes That social movements should not adopt works of art as symbols where the artist does not identify with that movement (e.g. song You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift adopted by LGBT movement)
  • 3
    This house believes that progressive social movements in developing countries should prioritise campaigning for changes to official laws and governmental policies over changes in mass attitudes and beliefs
  • Round 4

  • 1
    THW prioritize the maintenance and development of urban infrastructure as opposed to creating infrastructure in rural areas
  • 2
    THW grant megacities autonomous control over their economic and social policy (e.g. immigration, health, criminal justice).
  • 3
    THW pool donations for specific charity causes and redistribute them to charities according to evidence-based assessment of the efficacy of these charities within the sector
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THS the usage of erotic capital in mainstream media to further progressive ideals
  • 2
    THR the gender-swapped remakes of pre-existing masculine characters in popular media (e.g. She-hulk, MsMarvel, etc.)
  • 3
    THBT it is in the interest of the feminist movement to characterize motherhood as sacrificial
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THR the rise in self-help videos addressing mental illnesses
  • 2
    THW hold social media companies liable for the existence of 'troll farms' on their platform
  • 3
    TH, as a movie distributor (i.e. 20th Century Studios), would not adapt movies to suit national and/or political interests.
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THS the decline in importance of standardized tests in university admissions
  • 2
    THW allocate state funding to secondary schools on the basis of the median income of the community the school is under
  • 3
    THW cap the amount of endowments and donations that educational institutions receive