Motions

Open Grand Finals

  • 1
    This House, as Jim Preston, would not wake up Aurora Lane
  • 2
    This House, as the historian, would testify publicly
  • 3
    This House, as the governing authority, would enforce equal living conditions for all inhabitants, even at the risk of losing elite investment.

    • Open Semi-Finals

  • 1
    This House, as the first democratic government of the post-theocratic independent state of Velaristan would mandate medical treatment over religious exorcism for individuals exhibiting symptoms of possession.
  • 2
    This House believes that the United States should have prioritized international cooperation and targeted counter-terrorism over unilateral military intervention in Afghanistan following 9/11.
  • 3
    This House believes that the failure to reform post-terrorism security policies entrenches authoritarianism.

    • Novice Finals

  • 1
    This House, as Elizabeth, would arrest her husband.
  • 2
    This House, as Aria, would reveal her identity to the person behind the mask.
  • 3
    This House, as Joel Dawson, would remain in the colony rather than embark on the journey to find Aimee.

    • Novice Semi-Finals

  • 1
    This House regrets India’s decision to prioritize nuclear-powered submarines over the construction of a third aircraft carrier.
  • 2
    This House, as India, would focus on the indigenous development of combat aircraft under HAL, over foreign procurement deals that do not include source code access.
  • 3
    This House, as India, would continue major defense procurements from Russia despite the risk of Western sanctions

    • Round 5

  • 1
    This House, as a post-authoritarian independence state, Prefers to adopt a jury trial model akin to that of England and Wales over that of the United States
  • 2
    In jury-based criminal justice systems, This House would grant victims the right to appeal sentencing decisions, and would impose financial penalties on the original jury and presiding judge if the verdict is substantially altered or overturned.
  • 3
    This House, as a national criminal justice system, would allow evidence of a defendant’s genetic predisposition & genetically inherited psychological disorders that significantly contribute to uncontrollable violent behaviors or manic episodes, to be used as a mitigating factor during trials for sentencing leniencies

    • Round 4

  • 1
    This House believes that professional institutions should systematically counteract the halo effect in employee evaluations, even at the cost of significantly undermining workplace morale and perceived procedural fairness
  • 2
    This House, as Alice, would renounce the visions and confess to fabricating them.
  • 3
    This House, as Henry, would secretly destroy the sealed room and its contents, and frame it as a coincidental accident.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    This House, as Jasper — the last unmodified human in a cybernetically dependent society —would sabotage the global augmentation infrastructure.
  • 2
    This House prefers a world in which Harry Potter was sorted into Slytherin
  • 3
    TH, as Theodore, would choose to pursue a romantic relationship with Samantha with a mutually agreed upon deadline of one year.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    This House Opposes the normalization of the usage of ethnic and cultural colloquialisms in mainstream media, social media, and public discourse
  • 2
    This House, as Adithyan, would choose to remain in India to lead the reintegration project.
  • 3
    As a startup unicorn, This House Prefers Collectivist Work Cultures over Individualist Work Cultures.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    This House Believes That the existence and widespread use of viral narratives like “girl math”, "girl dinner,” and “main character energy” across social media platforms, inadvertently perpetuates gender-based stereotypes.
  • 2
    This House Believes That the popular belief in “Karma” undermines Collective Responsibility towards Social Justice.
  • 3
    This House Supports the normalization of the non-conformity to social norms in the Gen Z lifestyle.