Motions

Highschool Finals

  • 1
    THP a benevolent dictatorship over an illiberal democracy
  • 2
    THBT income tax avoidance among average citizens is a legitimate form of protest
  • 3
    THBT that illiberal democracies should allow politicians to run for office from prison

    • Highschool Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT the human body should be government-owned property upon death
  • 2
    THBT medical patent protections should be suspended during a healthcare crisis
  • 3
    THS the rise in usage of psychedelics in mental health treatment.

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    Assuming feasibility, THW equally distribute global pain and suffering to every person on Earth
  • 2
    TH, as the engineer, W choose to destroy the machine
  • 3
    THP a world where nobody has the ability to lie

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THW require spousal consent for medical sterilization procedures
  • 2
    THBT helicopter parenting has done more harm than good
  • 3
    TH, as the single mother, W accept the offer

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT the United Nations Security Council should revoke the veto power of its permanent members
  • 2
    THS the declining power of the United States
  • 3
    THR Singapore's exclusive deal with Taylor Swift

    • Octofinals

  • 1
    In states where the death penalty is legal, THW allow convicts sentenced to life sentence without parole to opt for the death penalty.
  • 2
    In cases where laws are repealed or are found to be unconstitutional, THW pay reparations to individuals convicted under those laws.
  • 3
    THBT corporations should not be allowed to seek out-of-court settlements

    • Partial Octofinal

  • 1
    THBT the human body should be government-owned property upon death
  • 2
    THBT medical patent protections should be suspended during a healthcare crisis
  • 3
    THS the rise in usage of psychedelics in mental health treatment.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THS the use of eco-terrorism by indigenous communities in the Global South
  • 2
    TH, as the environment movement, W cease engaging in green politics (lobbying politicians, funding green candidates, etc)
  • 3
    THW ban all single-use plastics

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THP a world where only men get pregnant over a world where both men and women get pregnant
  • 2
    TH, as Finn would turn into a vampire instead of training a protege
  • 3
    TH as Mr Krabs, W franchise the Krusty Krab

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THBT the feminist movement in Korea should advocate for better maternal policies rather than the 4B movement.
  • 2
    THBT the feminist movement should emphasize the narrative of "beauty does not matter" over the narrative of "all bodies are beautiful"
  • 3
    THBT the feminist movement should not condemn the use of weight loss drugs

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THBT the child actor industry has done more harm than good
  • 2
    THBT music award shows (e.g., Grammys, the Billboard Music Awards, the Brit Awards, etc) should impose a cap on the number of times an artist can win a single award (e.g., Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, etc)
  • 3
    TH, as the K-Pop star would stop pursuing a career as an idol.