Motions

Novice Finals

  • This House, as a contestant entering this reality TV show, Would choose to portray themselves as a villain rather than a hero.
  • Novice Semifinals

  • This House Opposes the societal expectation that one should strongly identify with the culture of one's ancestry (e.g. if you are ethnically Chinese, identifying strongly with Chinese culture)
  • Grand Final

  • This House Prefers a World with widespread belief in the doctrine of original blessing over a world with widespread belief in the doctrine of original sin.
  • Semifinals

  • This House, as the Chinese Communist Party, Would support the Three Brotherhood Alliance against the military junta.
  • Quarterfinals

  • This House Supports the substantive review of constitutional amendments by the courts.
  • Round 5 (Silent)

  • This House Would forbid religious leaders from publicly expressing opinions on political matters
  • Round 4

  • This House, as a political artist living in a post-conflict state, would create art exclusively with messages of unity and inspiration, rather than exclusively create art depicting previous or ongoing suffering
  • Round 3

  • This House Opposes the rise of the shadow banking sector in developing nations
  • Round 2

  • This House Believes That the feminist movement should support the commercialisation of reproduction (e.g. sale of ova, commercial surrogacy, etc.).
  • Round 1

  • This House Believes That university undergraduate curricula should exclusively focus on industry training, rather than exclusively focusing on academic development.