Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    It has been 10 years since you made the decision you consider to be the most important one in your life. THW use the technology.
  • 2
    TH prefers a world where individuals are incapable of deception.
  • 3
    In situations where it is not possible to achieve both aims and the decision is upon the doctor, THBT doctors should prioritise prolonging life over the quality of that life.
  • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    THR the commercialisation of Hajj
  • 2
    THO the use of religious elements and undertones, in seeking support (which includes but is not limited to, monetary and political) in international humanitarian issues
  • 3
    THBT religious preachers should not offer services to individuals who currently belong to criminal organisations
  • Grand Final

  • 1
    THW allow interrogation by torture on mind-mapped simulations of terrorists.
  • 2
    THW replace human judges with computer algorithms in criminal sentencing decisions.
  • 3
    THO the continued development of technology that renders human workers obsolete (e.g. self-driving cars, automated factories, AI helpdesks)
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT close ties with Russia are in the interest of the United States
  • 2
    THBT Ethiopia should strive to secure a power sharing agreement between the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front
  • 3
    Assuming feasibility, THBT small nations should strive to have neutral independent foreign policy, rather than join blocks led by global superpowers
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THR the commercialisation of Hajj
  • 2
    THO the use of religious elements and undertones, in seeking support (which includes but is not limited to, monetary and political) in international humanitarian issues
  • 3
    THBT religious preachers should not offer services to individuals who currently belong to criminal organisations
  • Pre-Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT The Indian National Congress should reappropriate 'Nationalism' in it's opposition of the BJP
  • 2
    THBT minorities should emphasise their conformity with, rather than distinctiveness from, the dominant culture as a strategy for improving social conditions
  • 3
    THS opposition boycotts of all elections that are known to not be free or fair
  • Round 6

  • 1
    THS the use of ‘Doxxing’ by the Left to counter the harassment of women
  • 2
    TH, as the feminist movement, would actively reject celebrity feminism
  • 3
    THBT feminist movements in developing countries should advocate for mandatory pre-nups
  • Round 5

  • 1
    THW abolish eminent domain
  • 2
    TH would establish a zone of free movement of labour in South East Asia
  • 3
    THBT developing countries should adopt economic development policies that heavily disincentivise urbanisation.
  • Round 4

  • 1
    TH opposes the valourisation of ‘authenticity’ in popular culture.
  • 2
    THR the narrative that patience is a virtue.
  • 3
    THBT minority rights movements should prioritise an approach of arguing for equality and rights based on 'the need for legal equality as citizens of the state' as opposed to arguing for 'acceptance and assimilation of their identity'
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT artists should strive to portray the world as they believe it ought to be rather than as it is.
  • 2
    THR the glorification of art pursued for non-material gain.
  • 3
    TH opposes the prominence of ‘poptimism’ in music criticism
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THS the use of primaries rather than internal elections to determine political party leadership.
  • 2
    THR the valourisation of compromise politics in developing countries.
  • 3
    THW allow communities to veto resource mining projects in their local areas.
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THW remove nationalism from all school curriculums.
  • 2
    Assuming a trade-off is required, THBT history education in post-conflict societies should focus on reconciliation at the cost of truth.
  • 3
    THR the emphasis placed on obtaining tertiary education.