Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    THBT true women's liberation is incompatible with capitalism.
  • 2
    THBT the transgender rights movement should distance itself instead of closely align with the feminist movement.
  • 3
    THBT the feminist movement should actively encourage women to adopt traditionally "masculine" traits (eg assertiveness, being unemotional) to climb up the social ladder
  • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    THS the creation and use of Lethal Autonomous Robots
  • 2
    THW press the red button and end-all humankind.
  • 3
    THO embedded journalism.
  • Novice Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT trade unions and labor protection laws should be suspended during times of economic crisis.
  • 2
    THP a world without credit rating agencies
  • 3
    THW require the majority of companies' equity to be owned by sub-management level employees.
  • Grand Finals

  • 1
    TH, as an HIV+ individual with an undetectable viral load, would not tell their prospective partners about their HIV status
  • 2
    THR the 'born this way' narrative
  • 3
    TH as a mother will teach her daughter that "there are no good men"
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    THS the creation and use of Lethal Autonomous Robots
  • 2
    THW press the red button and end-all humankind.
  • 3
    THO embedded journalism.
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT trade unions and labor protection laws should be suspended during times of economic crisis.
  • 2
    THP a world without credit rating agencies
  • 3
    THW require the majority of companies' equity to be owned by sub-management level employees.
  • Octofinals

  • 1
    THBT the IOC should strip awards of athletes on the basis of bad behavior
  • 2
    THS removing gender categories in all sporting events
  • 3
    THW ban all countries that have a bad track record of human rights abuses from participating in all major international sporting events.
  • Round 6

  • 1
    THBT micro-finance organisations (charities, NGOs, Development Banks) should offer micro-finance loans in developing nations only to women
  • 2
    THBT international organizations should make development aid conditional upon democratic reforms.
  • 3
    THBT post-conflict states should not instill nationalism through the education system
  • Round 5

  • 1
    THW nationalize Facebook
  • 2
    THW nationalize all housing
  • 3
    THW deny state-sponsored healthcare for those who refuse to get vaccinated
  • Round 4

  • 1
    THR the glorification of the narrative that "What does not kill you makes you stronger"
  • 2
    THR the rising trend in pop culture to portray villains as a victim of society
  • 3
    THR the narrative that lying is immoral.
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THP a world in which individuals prioritized the pursuit of their own happiness over their families
  • 2
    THP a world in which individuals prioritized material happiness over immaterial happiness
  • 3
    THP a world where psychological harms are perceived to be as severe as physical harms
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THW decrease the burden of proof in sexual assault cases to a balance of probabilities rather than beyond reasonable doubt
  • 2
    This House regrets the shift in the #MeToo movement from victims sharing their experiences to holding specific public figures to account
  • 3
    TH, as progressive activists in highly religious states, would make use of religious texts to justify progressive reform.
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THW give additional benefits to families on welfare whose students perform well in school
  • 2
    THW ban the use of Smart Drugs for non-medical purposes in schools.
  • 3
    THBT job recruiters should remove all academic restrictions for job applications