Motions

ESL Finals

  • This House Supports the narrative that all people are redeemable.
  • ESL Semifinals

  • This House Opposes political consumerism.
  • Grand Final

  • This House Prefers a World where individuals have a strong belief in moral realism
  • Semifinals

  • This House Supports governments significantly increasing their use of big data-based prediction models in decision-making to replace human judgments (e.g. Criminal Justice policy, allocation of healthcare resources, housing development).
  • Quarterfinals

  • This House Believes That feminists in Southeast Asia should actively oppose female leaders from prominent political dynasties (e.g. Sara Duterte, Aung San Suu Kyi, Yingluck Shinawatra, Megawati Sukarnoputri etc.)
  • Round 5

  • This House Believes That social media has done more harm than good for journalism.
  • Round 4

  • This House Would only provide state pensions to those mentally or physically unable to work.
  • Round 3

  • This House, as a newly-founded streaming service company, prefers to operate on an ads-free subscription basis (e.g. YouTube premium) over a free-of-charge model with ads and sponsorships (e.g. YouTube).
  • Round 2

  • This House Supports the United States categorising severe childhood obesity caused by parental neglect as a form of child abuse.
  • Round 1

  • This House Would make the weight of votes proportional to a person’s expected remaining years of life.