Motion Ranking
Most copied motions in the last 2 manthsElizabeth,2016,2
TH, as you, would go out with B rather than pursuing A
Both A and B are your friends. You have been in love with A for a couple of years. However, you are not sure what A thinks about you. You like B just as a friend. One day, B declares love for you. If you accept his/her love you will no longer be friends with ACopied : 5
TDO,2018,5
THW allow the U.S. Constitution to be changed every 25 years by a simple majority (>50%) of voters in the country
Currently, the U.S. Constitution can only be changed if two-thirds of each branch, and 37 out of 50 state in the U.S., vote in favorCopied : 5
TDO,2018,5
THW offer positive reinforcements (i.e. tax cut or welfare incentives) to encourage voting
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Elizabeth,2019,3
THBT when dating for the first time, it is better to date with someone with a lot of dating experience than who has never dated before
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TDO,2018,5
THW, as a newly independent, ethnically heterogeneous country, adopt a multi-racial one-party system instead of a democracy
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Umeko,2019,SF
In cases of interracial adoption, THW allow foster parents to force their children to alter their racial appearance
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Elizabeth,2015,3
TH opposes culture of Japanese Valentine’s Day
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Wakaba,2017,3
THW ban convicted criminals to narrate their crimes for media including but not limited to books, TVs, website or e.t.c.
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Wakaba,2019,2
THBT divorce should be recognized as a positive decision
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NDO,2019,4
THW ban religious or faith-based rehabilitation programmes in prison
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Asian Bridge,2020,3
THBT the feminist movement should actively discourage women to take risky behavior (wearing seductive clothing, drinking alcohol etc) in order to avoid sexual assault
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Kyushu,2014,4
Assuming he stole the medicine, THW not press criminal charges against Heinz
Heinz’s wife is terminally ill. A researcher invented a medicine which has a high possibility to cure, but it is extremely expensive as it costs 10 times more than the cost that is required to make the medicine. He tried to gather the money by every measure possible, and got ? of the money required. He then negotiated with a researcher (including an offer to pay the rest later) but the researcher rejected by saying he wants to make money out of it as he developed it. Without the medicine, Heinz’s wife will die for sure very soon.Copied : 4
NAUDC,2014,6
THW consider an academic's publicly stated political positions (e.g. blogs, tweets, editorials) in hiring, tenure and promotion decisions.
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Icho,2017,QF
THBT developing country should not host international sporting events
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Spring Tournament,2018,SF
TH prefers the world where human beings look the same
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China BP,2018,6
Assuming feasibility, in countries with conscription, THW forcibly delete all soldiers’ memories of combat situations upon their discharge
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Icho,2017,3
THW legalize surrogacy for profit
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NDO,2019,Rookie GF
THBT artists from dominant cultural groups should not portray minority cultural groups
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UADC,2015,SF
Assuming the technology exists, THW forcibly return his memories
A man who is married with two kids is living a happy life. He got into a terrible accident while alone on vacation, suffered from permanent amnesia and goes missing. Subsequently, he has established a new life and is happily living with his new family. A friend has discovered him and offered to re-introduce him to his old life. He refuses to return to his old life.Copied : 3
Umeko,2018,QF
THW deprioritize organ transplants to those who have let unhealthy lifestyle
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Gemini,2016,MD
THW leagalize dueling to the death
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Cambridge IV,2012,4
THBT democratic reform is more important than economic growth for China
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BP Novice East,2019,4
THBT sexual fidelity should not be a criterion to measure the strength of love
SEXUAL FIDELITY refers to the attitude or behaviour of someone who is willing to have sex only with their husband, wife, or partnerCopied : 3
Pre Gemini,2019,3
THS communal child rearing
Communal child rearing is the system of raising children as a whole society. In this system, biological parents lose parental right to their children, and the countries lose parental right to their children, and the communities give necessities of lives, educations and money for independence etc. to all children equally. Also, parents and children live apart, and don’t keep special connection to each other.Copied : 3
BP Novice,2013,OF
THBT essential state services (incl but not limited to water & electricity) should not be privatized
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NDO,2018,QF
As feminists, TH supports ‘mirroring’ as a tactic for fighting misogyny
mirroring' is defined as a practice to re-write male users' misogynist posts on the online sites with gender pronouns switched or keywords reversedCopied : 3
NDO,2018,QF
TH regrets categorization of sexual orientation
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Wakaba,2019,2
Assuming that love is quantifiable, THW prohibit couples who take low scores from getting married
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Wakaba,2019,3
THW introduce a female quota to the number of executive board of companies
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NDO,2018,QF
THBT affirmative action policies are counterproductive to reduce inequalities
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Spring Tournament,2018,SF
TH, as feminists, would seek out globally unified feminism rather than localized/ interracial autonomous feminisms
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Wakaba,2017,4
THW prohibit corporations from accessing criminal record of job applicants
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UADC,2014,1
THBT the trend of placing trigger warnings(sexual content, violence, suicide) for students in singing up for class courses is regressive for education
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NDO,2019,4
THP a world where governments prioritize economic growth over economic redistribution
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Umeko,2019,3
THW prohibit the media from reporting on the mental illness of crimes
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Wakaba,2019,1
THW legalize organ transplant for profit
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WUDC,2007,GF
This house believes that economic growth is the solution to climate change
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Elizabeth,2013,2
THBT it is better to have a 2-dimensional partner than a 3-dimensional partner
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Spring Tournament,2018,SF
TH opposes the World Happiness Report
The world Happiness Report is an annual publication of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network which contains rankings of national happiness and analysis of the data from various perspectives. These variables currently include: real GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, perceptions of corruptionCopied : 3
Icho,2018,3
THW force religious schools to provide sex education. (including contraception and existence of abortion)
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Pre Gemini,2018,3
THW legalize performance enhancing drugs in professional sports
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NDO,2019,4
THW introduce the universal basic income system
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ICU-T,2018,QF
THBT Twitter should have maintained its suspension of Politwoops
Politwoops is a service created by government transparency nonprofit organizations with the goal of archiving statements by politicians that were later deleted from social media. In 2015, Twitter chose to suspend access to the service on their platform in the lead up to the 2016 US Presidential elections. After some pushback from the public, Twitter agreed to reinstate the service in 25 countries, including the United States.Copied : 3
Umeko,2015,GF
THW introduce 100% inheritance tax
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NEAO,2019,SF
Assuming that humanity prior to the Industrial Revolution had knowledge of how industrialization led to widespread environmental destruction, THBT humanity, at that point in time, has a moral obligation to reject industrialization
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