Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    THR the religious condemnation of human hedonistic tendencies (e.g. desire for wealth, seeking pleasure etc.)
  • 2
    THO New Atheism
  • 3
    THP to be born in a religion that proselytises as opposed to one that doesn’t
  • Grand Final

  • 1
    THBT it is in the interest of Bangladesh to stabilise its relationship with India over deepening strategic ties with China.
  • 2
    THS the partition of Sudan.
  • 3
    TH, as the EU, W return to Russian oil & gas.
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    THR the religious condemnation of human hedonistic tendencies (e.g. desire for wealth, seeking pleasure etc.)
  • 2
    THO New Atheism
  • 3
    THP to be born in a religion that proselytises as opposed to one that doesn’t
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THP a world where everyone is equipped with a Remogulator
  • 2
    THP a world with connected consciousness
  • 3
    THP a world with the TrustHuman system.
  • Round 4

  • 1
    THBT States should revise and reauthorise constitutions every 25 years
  • 2
    THBT India should mandate pre-litigation mediation for divorce cases
  • 3
    THW abolish Bar Associations
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT the U.S. Federal Reserve should reduce interest rates
  • 2
    THBT the U.S. Federal Reserve should adopt NGDP Targeting over Inflation Targeting
  • 3
    THBT limiting the negative effects of U.S. monetary policy on foreign economies should become an explicit part of the Federal Reserve’s mandate
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THP the Gorsuch’ Stricter Delegation Standard over the Intelligible Principle Standard
  • 2
    THBT developing countries should delegate a significant portion of decision-making and public policy governance to algorithms and artificial intelligence
  • 3
    THBT post colonial states should give significant autonomy over policy control to local tribes/regional leaders within their territories.
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THO pop psychology
  • 2
    THR the prominence of the girlboss archetype in children’s media
  • 3
    THR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies