Motions

Schools Finals

  • 1
    TH, as this individual, would choose to return to their rural hometown.
  • 2
    This House, as the young person, would choose to pursue the apprenticeship rather than the MBA
  • 3
    This House, as the individual, would chose to continue serving in the WSDC national team

    • Novice Finals

  • 1
    This House, as Johnston, would choose to be posted at Drakenthorn over Virelia
  • 2
    This House Would release the fish
  • 3
    This House Would frame the murderer over the well-meaning man

    • Open Grandfinals

  • 1
    TH, as the environmental movement, would heavily emphasize narratives on individual responsibility over institutional responsibility
  • 2
    THBT conservation organizations should significantly prioritize de-extinction technology
  • 3
    This house believes that major environmental destruction committed by either individuals or companies should be considered as a crime against humanity

    • Open Semifinals

  • 1
    THP a world without religion
  • 2
    This House Believes that religion should actively embrace individuals that have been deemed sinful (e.g. Accepting Adult Star Rae lil Black converting to Islam, Jesus embracing prostitutes and tax-collectors)
  • 3
    This house would make all religious donations taxable by the state

    • Open Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT adolescents should have the right to privacy to medical diagnosis (e.g. Diagnosis should remain confidential even to the guardian(s))
  • 2
    This house supports the rise of patients self-advocating in medicine
  • 3
    This House Believes that the Medical Licensing Board for Nurses and Doctors should be staffed by civil servants as opposed to nurses and doctors’ representatives

    • Round 4

  • 1
    This House Believes That Individuals Should Have Complete Control Over Who Can Monitor Their Online Activities
  • 2
    Assuming the technology was safe and feasible, THS a wide-spread adaptation of the severance technology
  • 3
    Assuming technology exists, THS transferring the consciousness of the smartest living beings after their death into artificial intelligence systems.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THW prohibit governments from bailing out failing industries
  • 2
    THW ban large corporations from breaking up their companies into subsidiaries.
  • 3
    THBT ASEAN nations should seek to appease the Trump Administration on trade-policies (e.g. By importing more from the USA, investing in the the USA or by cracking down on trans-shipment of Chinese goods)

    • Round 2

  • 1
    TH, as the feminist movement, opposes female influencers from using an idealised family life as the main-source of content.
  • 2
    TH, as a feminist residing in a progressive nation, would actively advocate for separatist feminism
  • 3
    This House regrets the commodification of feminism (e.g., “girlboss” culture, branded feminism)

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THR the dominance of “trauma plot” within contemporary literature
  • 2
    THBT countries should heavily prioritize showing their local films over Hollywood films
  • 3
    THBT paywalls and subscription models for online journalism should be removed