Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    TH, as a average person, W prefer to be Isekai'ed
  • 2
    THP to live by the phrase "ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves" than "greet the world with open arms"
  • 3
    TH prefers to live in a world where individuals don’t have the capacity to feel extreme emotions

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    TH, as South Korea, R the normalisation of relations with Japan
  • 2
    TH, as Taiwan, W actively distance themselves from the Quad
  • 3
    THBT Ukraine should seek the help of private military contractors in their war with Russia

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THW hold public figures accountable for reccomending failed financial ventures (Shaq & FTX)
  • 2
    THBT megacities should be run by multinational corporations
  • 3
    THR the Fed's excessive use of interest rate to curb inflation

    • Octofinals

  • 1
    THP a benevolent dictatorship over a weak democracy
  • 2
    THW break up persistently dominant political parties in emerging/developing democracies
  • 3
    THBT vote spoiling is a legitimate political decision

    • Partial Octo Finals

  • 1
    THS imposing a salary cap for e-sports teams
  • 2
    THR the shift towards the shift to the Code of Points in artistic sports (eg. figure skating, rhythmic & artistic gymnastics)
  • 3
    THR the prevailing narrative of perseverance in sports (e.g. working hard, trusting the process, team loyalty)

    • Round 5

  • 1
    THR the trend of social media becoming a primary news source
  • 2
    THBT employers should be influenced by information on social networking sites when hiring and firing
  • 3
    THBT the media should be required to cap political advertising by candidates and parties during elections

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THBT developed countries should pay developing countries to preserve their forests
  • 2
    THW impose a sin tax on the consumption of meat
  • 3
    THBT developed countries that were historically pollutive have a moral obligation to give up part of their land to nations that will sink due to climate change (e.g. the Seychelles and the Maldives).

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THR the recent dominance of transgenerational trauma in films and media depicting immigrant families and families of colour (i.e., Encanto, Turning Red, Everything Everywhere All At Once)
  • 2
    TH, as Oscar Wilde, Regrets publishing The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • 3
    TH, as a resident of the Seam, W volunteer for the Games

    • Round 2

  • 1
    TH, as the BLM, would advocate for prison reform over prison abolition
  • 2
    THW actively use precogs in the criminal justice system
  • 3
    In areas with high crime rates, THW relax enforcement of privacy rights (allowing phone tapping, government surveillance, etc.)

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THW impose a cap on university endowments, in favor of directing the money towards grants given to individual professors/researchers
  • 2
    THW not allow colleges to award sports scholarships to students
  • 3
    THW make entrance to university based on a lottery after passing a basic high school exam