Motions

Junior Finals

  • 1
    This House Opposes the internationalization of university education in India

    • Junior Semifinals

  • 1
    This House Believes That social movements should abandon the tactic of publicly shaming practices in order to accomplish change.
  • 2
    This House (as the NGO) Would not accept the gran
  • 3
    This House Regrets the commercialisation of social movements (e.g. the inclusion of pop cultural icons, financial and corporate sponsorship etc.

    • Junior Quarterfinals

  • 1
    This Believes That the idea of seeking closure is overrated
  • 2
    This House Opposes TV talent shows (eg, Indian Idol, DID etc)
  • 3
    This House Opposes the glorification of self-reliance in creating narratives of success

    • Senior Finals

  • 1
    This House Opposes the efforts of Japanese and Korean governments to address the problem of population decline

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    This House Would meet the stranger
  • 2
    This House Would prefer a world where all individuals had access to their own life statistics
  • 3
    Assuming technology exists, This house would erase society's memory of the crime committed by the offender post their release from prison.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    This House (as a recently retired sports star) Would choose to stay in the public eye (e.g. commentary, coaching or social activism) instead of retreating into family life out of the public eye
  • 2
    This house believes that successful female athletes should significantly empasize their negative experiences as a woman in the sports industry, rather than emphasizing positive experiences.
  • 3
    This House (as a high achieving athlete) Would choose to not engage in professional gigs that require public presence.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    This house believes that economic sanctions by the International institutions (eg; UN) can be an effective tool against countries that harm the environment
  • 2
    This house regrets the end of world narrative while advocating for climate change policies
  • 3
    This house would not roll out the Earth Timer App

    • Round 1

  • 1
    This house supports the intectualization of ar
  • 2
    In art and popular culture, This House Believes That creating new lead characters for minorities (e.g. Hancock, Black Panther) is better than recasting them in existing roles previously played by majority actors (e.g. Ghostbusters, The Little Mermaid)
  • 3
    This house will abolish awards in creative fields (e.g., the Oscars for film, the Booker Prize or the Nobel for literature, the Future Generation Art Prize for art).