Motions

Open Grand Finals

  • 1
    This house, as Batman, will choose to abandon his "no-kill-rule".
  • 2
    This House, as Charles Leclerc in 2017 waiting on his dad’s death bed, would choose to tell the truth.
  • 3
    This house, as the Recording Academy, would roll back the new Asian Pop Music Performance Category.

    • Open Semifinals

  • 1
    This house regrets the targeting of high-ranking foreign military and political leaders as a tool of statecraft.
  • 2
    This house regrets the implementation of the "Don't ask, don't tell" military doctrine.
  • 3
    This house believes that civilian technology companies (e.g., SpaceX, Palantir, Google) should be legally prohibited from selectively denying their services to state militaries during active conflicts.

    • Novice Finals

  • 1
    This house regrets the targeting of high-ranking foreign military and political leaders as a tool of statecraft.
  • 2
    This house regrets the implementation of the "Don't ask, don't tell" military doctrine.
  • 3
    This house believes that civilian technology companies (e.g., SpaceX, Palantir, Google) should be legally prohibited from selectively denying their services to state militaries during active conflicts.

    • Round 5

  • 1
    TH as a citizen of Indian Society W pursue warabel.
  • 2
    This house believes that environmental movements should embrace the sabotage of fossil fuel infrastructure (e.g., pipelines, refineries) as a legitimate tactic.
  • 3
    This House, as the LGBTQ+ Movement in a conservative region, would prioritize advocating for found family over family acceptance.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THBT the perception of being a 'model minority' has brought more harms than benefits to the Asian diaspora in Western nations.
  • 2
    This house, as a Gen-Z protest movement, would form a traditional political party to contest elections.
  • 3
    This House Supports the West Bengal SIR.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    This House opposes the prevalence of the "Chosen One Narrative" in the media.
  • 2
    This house would ban the use of "AlgoSpeak" and moderate slang designed to bypass content moderation algorithms on social media.
  • 3
    This house would ban parents from monetizing content featuring their children on social media (e.g.,"family vlogging" , Instagram child influencers).

    • Round 2

  • 1
    Assuming feasibility, this house would allow individuals to sell their units of Intelligence Quotient (IQ).
  • 2
    THR the normalisation of AI-generated models in fashion advertising.
  • 3
    This House would develop pharmacological interventions for human attachment.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    This house regrets the gamification of early education (e.g., tablet-based learning, Kahoot, reward-based educational apps).
  • 2
    THBT the romanticisation of the pursuit of excellence in competitive hobbies (e.g. debating, sports, etc) has done more harm than good.
  • 3
    This house would abolish the streaming of students based on academic ability in primary and secondary schools.