Random Motions
-All style-Cambridge IV,2018,1
TH opposes the attempts by the feminist movement to redefine roles and behaviours traditionally associated with women (e.g. wanting to be a housewife, wearing make-up and heels) as empowering
Pre Gemini,2019,4
THW not punish people who live below the poverty line for economic crimes that they have committed
Spring Tournament,2019,1
THBT the academia should disallow researchers to submit theses for a certain period of time(e.g. 2 years) when they submit their theses on predatory journals
Predatory journals are academic journals that demand high listing fee in exchange for lower reviewing standards of academic papers to be accepted.Umeko,2017,OF
THBT past colonial states should teach an overwhelmingly negative version of their imperial histories
WUDC,2019,5
THW implement substantial measures to impose long-termism in corporate investment culture (e.g. minimum holding periods for shares, yearly rather than quarterly financial reporting, long-term executive compensation plans)
BP Novice East,2019,1
THW censor and remove all contents (including books and tweets) which are deemed to be anti-vaccination
UADC,2019,4
THW prohibit traditional energy corporations from promoting their Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives that focus on green technology
UADC,2019,7
THBT progressive political candidates should not accept large donations (cash, product or services) from rich donors/corporations
WUDC,2019,6
TH supports granting megacities autonomous control over their economic and social policy (e.g. immigration, health, criminal justice) with national taxation policy remaining under the control of the federal government
Megacities are cities with a population of over 10 million peopleWUDC,2019,EFL GF
THBT it is unjustified to assist evil regimes in systematically persecuting members of their identity group in order to mitigate and moderate the regime's abuses (e.g. Israel Kasztner in Nazi-controlled Hungary, Wang Jingwei in Japan-occupied China)
WUDC,2018,4
THW limit the amount of time that a museum can display a given piece of art to 3 months out of every 10 year period, rather than allow museums to display their works as long as they choose
The art that you see in a museum typically comes from one of the following sources: i) that museum’s permament collection that’s always on display, ii) that museum’s permament collection that is mostly kept in storage and may occasionally be displayed (the largest museums usually display as little as 5% of their collections); iii) pieces lent to that museum on a temporary basis by another museum iv) pieces donated or lent by private individuals or institutions.Elizabeth,2017,3
TH regrets the love coming from first sight (a.k.a 一目惚れ)
TDO,2018,5
THW, as a newly independent, ethnically heterogeneous country, adopt a multi-racial one-party system instead of a democracy
Pre Gemini,2018,4
THBT post-conflict societies should destroy all artwork created in support of a fallen dictator
Pre Gemini,2017,2
THW offer dictators immunity in return for leaving power
UADC,2019,5
THR the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood was a democratically elected party in Egypt, voted in power after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in the 2011 Arab Spring. However, after being elected to power, they pivoted the country towards increased religious conservatism, concentration of power in the hands of the head of state, and disruption of existing military and geopolitical alliances in the region. Within a year of elections, the citizens rioted against the government, leading to a takeover and crackdown of the Muslim Brotherhood by the military-backed regime of Fattah Al Sisi, which has been in power ever since.UADC,2019,6
TH, as the Feminist movement, should doxx women whom they believe have falsely accused men of sexual harassment (e.g. Amber Heard)
Doxx: aggressively search for and publish both publish both publicly existing and private information of the individualDebate no Susume,2018,4
THBT being a victim of child abuse should not be a mitigatory factor in court
Pre Gemini,2019,3
TH opposes individual evaluation and accolades in activities competed by teams (e.g. Most Valuable Player, Speaker Score).
NAUDC,2017,5
THBT social movements should emphasize an individual's capacity to change their circumstances in the face of oppression, as opposed to emphasizing the structures that restrict and determine an individual's fate.
Oxford IV,2018,SF
THBT the use of erotic capital by women does more harm than good
UADC,2017,4
THW aggressively divert development aid from international organizations to local NGOs
Womens,2017,1
THBT international finantial institutions (e.g. World Bank, ADB, AIIB tec) should prioritize projects in nations and regions that have lower gender inequaity index( = prioritize gender equal countries)
An international financial institution is an institution that provides finantial and professional advising for the purpose of development. For example, the World Bank has financed many project to build infrastructures. The Gender Inequality Index measures the quantity of loss of achievement within a counrty due to gender Inequality. It measures the loss on three dimensions of reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation of women. The lower the Gender Inequality Index, the more gender equal the societyWUDC,2019,1
TH, as South Africa, would forcibly break up exclusive Afrikaaner enclaves
Afrikaaners are a white South African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers.Debate no Susume,2017,3
TH, as a sporting committee, would abolish the draft system
A draft system is a system where new athletes are allocated to teams based on lottery instead of the choice of the athlete. The athlete is required to play in the team they are drafted to for a significant amount of time (e.g. 8 years in Japanese baseball) before they can freely choose what team to move to.Gemini,2017,4
THW allow strikes by those working is essential state services
Ryoso,2018,1
THR the recent corporate campaigning for LGBT rights.(e.g.appearance in pride parades, usage of rainbows in logos and branding.)
Gemini,2017,1
THS tiger parenting
Tiger parent is an extremely strict parent who makes his/her children work excessively hard so that they can attain high levels of academic achievementICU-T,2018,3
THW prioritise maximising the welfare of the entire animal population over furthering efforts to protect endangered species
TDO,2017,3
THBT sporting bodies should allow the use of all performance enhancing drugs
TDO,2017,4
THR social justice movements’ increasing usage of the concept of intersectionality
TDO,2018,6
THW ban research that seeks to attribute the causes of climate change to non-human sources
TDO,2018,QF
THW, as the Chinese government, privatize the ownership of collective land
Currently, rural land in the People's Republic of China is collectively owned by farmers. Under collective ownership, land use is restricted to farming and non-commercial residence. Collectively-owned land may be acquired by municipal government with compensation made to rural communities. Commercial use of land by individual farmers is strictly limited.UADC,2018,2
THBT NATO countries should support Trump's decision to back out of the Iran Nuclear Deal
UADC,2018,6
TH supports cryptocurrencies that seek to work with/for financial institutions (eg. XRP) over those that seek to disrupt the banking industry (eg. Bitcoin)
Bitcoin and Ripple (XRP) are digital forms of currency with a limited number of units that can ultimately be mined. Both forms of currency can be transferred from account to account (peer-to-peer, or P2P) without the need for any intervening third party. Ripple is the name for both a digital currency (XRP) and an open payment network within which that currency is transferred. The goal of the Ripple system is to enable people to break free of the ""walled gardens"" of financial networks, to connect banks and other financial institutions. While Bitcoin is a digital currency intended as a means of payment for goods and services, Ripple is a payment settling, currency exchange and remittance system intended for banks and payment networks. The idea is to provide a system for direct transfer of assets (e.g. money, gold, etc.) that settles in almost real-time, and is a cheaper, more transparent and secure alternative to transfer systems used by banks today, such as the SWIFT payment system. Ripple aims to become the world’s enterprise blockchain solution for global paymentsPre Gemini,2019,1
THW allow individuals to opt out of employment provisions and regulations relating to health and safety in return for increased pay
Umeko,2017,3
THBT “Sharing Culture” does more harm than good for individual’s life
“Sharing Culture” (a culture which encourages the frequent posting of both mundane and intimate details of ones life on social media platforms, and the commenting on and reacting to others posts of this nature)Umeko,2017,4
THBT parents should NOT seek to have savior sibling
A saviour sibling is a child who is intentionally designed and born to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling with a fatal disease such as leukemia and cancer.”Spring Tournament,2018,QF
TH, as South Africa, would rejoin and encourage other African nations to remain in/rejoin the International Criminal Court
Umeko,2019,2
THBT parents and teachers should encourage children to be satisfied with what they have at that time rather than to have ambition to achieve more
Umeko,2019,4
THW force doctors to report suspected cases of domestic violence
Umeko,2019,OF
This house would monitor ex-prisoners with GPS
The Kansai,2018,QF
THBT Democrats should accept a Mexico-United States border wall in exchange for the full legalization of DACA dreamers currently in the United States
The Kansai,2017,4
THBT it is high time to abolish the separation of the Church and the State
The Kansai,2017,Rookie SF
Assuming the technology exists, THW allow individuals to see the end of their relationship before it begins
The Kansai,2017,Rookie GF
THW ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy
The Kansai,2019,3
THW require all sporting events to allow MtF transgender athletes to participate in female category without gender reassignment therapy
The Kansai,2019,3
TH, as LGBT community would actively promote the narrative that all people are essentially bisexual
Asian Bridge,2017,1
In times of economic crisis, THBT governments should withhold information that negatively affects the economy from the public
ICU-T,2018,2
THS feminist campaigns that glorify housewives
ICU-T,2017,6
THBT the Palestinian liberation movement should abandon the light for a two-state solution and instead work toward full rights for Palestinians within Israel and the occupied territories
Titech,2019,2
THR the Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
Momiji,2018,GF
THBT medical institutions in developed countries should neither cooperate with, nor use the data produced by, medical institutions in developing countries that do not meet standards in developed countries on human crinical trials
Medical institutions in developing countires (e.g. Southeast Asia, Central Asia) are becoming increasingly competitive within the field of human clinical trials and now constitute a major share of world's scientific output. These trials operate under local medical standards that are pointed out to be less stringent than ones in developed countries.EUDC,2019,6
THW break up Disney
The Walt Disney Company owns Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox, ABC and dozens of other studios, media networks, amusement parks and merchandising rightsEUDC,2019,ESL QF
In situations where deliberate economic policies by another state have caused substantial economic harms, THBT international law should reeognise that-mlitary-retaliation can be-justified e.g. restricting access to important trade routes or straits, aggressively increasing the price of vital commodities, limiting access to strategic resources
EUDC,2019,Pre QF
THBT local governments in developing countries should allocate significant portions of their budget via Participatory Budgeting
Participatory Budgeting’ is a process in which ordinary civilians decide how to allocate part of a municipal or local public budget. Citizens propose and prioritize spending projects within a predefined amount of funding, and the government is bound by the decisions they made, e.g, local transportation projects, subsidies, and educational and cultural programsEUDC,2018,9
TH supports first generation immigrants to Western Europe encouraging their children to fully assimilate and identify with the local culture
SIDO,2018,5
THW ban religious institutions from asking for donations from their followers
SIDO,2017,1
THBT China should transition from its character-based script to an alphabet-based script
In a character-based script,a written character represents a word or phrase, but may not clear as to how it is spoken.In an alphabat-based script, individual character represent sounds rather than concepts, and are combined to make words and phrases that have meanings.SIDO,2017,5
TH prefers a world where human beings have no desire to have sex
Spring Tournament,2018,2
THBT financial punishments should be proportionate to the wealth of offenders
Spring Tournament,2018,SF
TH, as feminists, would seek out globally unified feminism rather than localized/ interracial autonomous feminisms
Spring Tournament,2018,SF
TH prefers the world where human beings look the same
Asian Bridge,2018,1
THBT parents and educators should actively encourage children to invest in their physical appearance and attractiveness
Asian Bridge,2018,2
THBT it is legitimate for indigenous communities to take armed resistance against development projects which affect their communities.
ICU-T,2018,3
THW ban meat sellers/producers from using humane depictions of animals for marketing purposes
ICU-T,2018,4
THW allow companies to offer cryonics services to the general public in all scenario
Cryonics refers to the low-tempreture preservation of people, with the hope that restoration to full health may be possible in the distant future (Not to be confused with “cryogenics” which means study of the production and behaviour of materials at very low temperatures.)ICU-T,2018,5
Assuming there is sufficient raw data for the A.I. to learn from, THW introduce A.I. judges to the court
ICU-T,2018,6
THBT South East Asian states should pursue a foreign policy preferring China over the USA
TDO,2018,SF
THBT South Korea should reserve a substantial number of parliamentary seats for current members of North Korea's ruling class in exchange for reunification
Asian Bridge,2019,1
THW limit airtime/coverage for terrorist incidents to only reporting of statistics
Asian Bridge,2019,3
THW allow minorities to design and teach their own history curriculum in schools
TDO,2018,6
THW focus on adapting to climate change rather than attempting to slow it down or reverse it
There are three broad strategies to deal with climate change: 1) to mitigate it, by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from factories and reducing the use of fossil fuels, 2) to reverse it, by capturing carbon dioxide through planting trees and developing new technologies, and 3) to adapt to it, by building walls around low-lying islands, genetically engineering crops to survive in higher temperatures, accepting climate refugees, financially supporting affected communities to adapt to climatic extremities etc.Titech,2019,3
THR the trend of museums focusing on instagram-centric art experience
Instagram-centric art is an art designed to be instagram-worthyOxford IV,2018,1
Assuming feasibility, THW ban all research into the possible genetic origins of sex, race and sexuality
Oxford IV,2018,2
THBT environmental advocacy groups should prioritise lobbying governments to change environmental policy (e.g. cap and trade policies, banning environmentally harmful chemicals) rather than convincing individuals to take responsibility for their contribution to environmental damage (e.g. reducing/recycling waste, taking public transport)
Titech,2019,3
THBT all sports leagues should implement a reverse-record order draft system
Areverse-order draft system is a draft system currently implemented by the NFL and NBA where teams with the worst record for the previous season gets to draft new prospective professional players first. Once a team chooses a player, that team can only sign with the team that they are chosen for. Recently, it has become controversial after the Chicago Bears, an NFL team that has been historically known for being a bad team has risen to the top of the league due to young players they have recruited in the past 3 years. Currently in Japan, a Random Draft system is implemented where regardless of the previous seasons' record, the order in which teams get to draft players are randomly selected.Titech,2019,GF
Assuming feasiblity, THW allow prospective adoptive parents to manipulate the memory of orphans
Titech,2018,1
TH regrets the glorification of college degrees
UADC,2018,6
TH regrets the existence of the Vision Fund
The Vision Fund is the result of an alliance forged in 2016 between Mr Masayoshi Son (founder of Softbank, a Japanese telecoms and internet firm) and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Muhammad bin Salman. The Saudi crown prince handed Mr Son US$45bn as part of his attempt to diversify the kingdom’s economy. The initial capital attracted more investors? from Abu Dhabi, Apple and others. Together with SoftBank’s own US$ 28bn, the Vision Fund exceeded US$100bn. That amount was four times the size of the biggest private-equity fund ever raised, and exceeded the total amount of all venture capital (VC) funds raised globally in 2016. The Vision Fund was informally called “the most powerful investor in our world”. The investment fund has bought into many of the world's prominent tech companies. These include, but are not limited to, Uber, Grab, Ola, Flipkart, and Auto1.WUDC,2019,2
THBT the protections of international law conventions and treaties should not apply to combatants from terrorist organisations (e.g. prohibition on torture, prisoner of war status, guarantee of post-conflict release)
WUDC,2019,4
THBT the ongoing process of decolonisation should include actively disempowering religions that were imposed on the country during colonialism
Decolonisation refers to the process of critiquing and moving away from value systems and influences that were imposed on countries during colonialism. Some examples include: removing statues of colonial figures e.g. Cecil Rhodes, prioritising indigenous narratives of history over colonial narratives, replacing colonial authors with local authors in curricula.UADC,2018,2
THBT South Korea should denounce interests and plans of unification, and recognise North Korea as a legitimate sovereign state
UADC,2018,4
As an opposition party that just came to power against the incumbent who held on to power for a long time, THW reject party-hopping ex-members of the previous ruling party
Debate no Susume,2018,GF
TH prefers a world where human beings naturally die at 50
Debate no Susume,2017,1
THW allow families with members who have been deemed to be ‘Hikikomori’ for extended periods of time to forcibly commit those members to rehabilitation
Philosophy,2018,3
THBT if you choose to treat your lover and not the complete stranger, you will be morally blameworthy
Assuming that Ebola has spread to Japan, and you are a doctor who has just invented the cure, but only have one indivisible portion of it, and the only two patients in your care are your lover and a complete stranger, both of whom are in critical condition and will certainly die without treatment within a few hoursPhilosophy,2018,GF
TH opposes the idea of Social Contract as a rationale for citizens’ obligation to obey the state’s coercive decisions (such as laws and policies)
Social Contract is a political theory that attempts to justify coercion of citizens by the state by claiming that the state exists because citizens agreed to establish it to promote common good. This agreement is usually referred to as the Social ContractPre Gemini,2019,1
THBT corporations should have the right to include a clause in their employment contracts for women to legally agree not to get pregnant
Pre Gemini,2019,2
THW prohibit religious leaders and organizations from endorsing, supporting, or commenting on any political party or candidate
Pre Gemini,2019,4
THW introduce quota for people from working- class background in management
Momiji(NA),2017,3
THW allow teachers to carry out physical corporal punishment in school
Momiji(NA),2017,OF
THW introduce universal basic income
Introduction of universal basic income is often discussed especially in some developed countries. A universal basic income is a form of social security in which all citizens or residents of a country receive a regular, unconditional sum of money, either from a government or some other public institution, independent of any other income. The amount of money is supposed to meet a person’s basic needs sufficiently. There is high possibility that more heavy taxation will be imposed and current basic welfare system(unemployment insurunce, livelihood protection, childcare support, etc) will be replaced with universal basic income after the introduction of this policy.Pre Gemini,2018,2
THW sanction tax havens
UADC,2018,OF
THBT the Vatican should cease all ongoing negotiations with China
Ties between China and the Vatican have long been strained by disputes over who can appoint bishops in the country. China’s 12 million Catholics are split between underground communities that often recognize the pope and those registered with the state-controlled Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA) in China. CPA bishops are appointed by the government in collaboration with local Church communities and they refuse to accept the authority of the Pope. Recent negotiations between China and the Vatican would allow Beijing to propose candidates for bishop in China and the Vatican to select candidates from the list presented by the Chinese. This system would be similar to how Hong Kong’s chief executive is electedSpring Tournament,2017,2
If a neighboring country’s pollution levels are to the extent that it influences the environment condition of your country, THBT it is legitimate to militarily intervene
TDO,2018,1
THBT prisoners should, as far as possible, have the same quality of life as the average citizen
Umeko,2017,QF
THBT humanitarian aid does more harm than good in active conflict zones
Pre Gemini,2018,4
THBT humanitarian organizations should be allowed to give funding, resources or services to illegal armed groups when this is made a condition for access to vulnerable civilians.
Pre Gemini,2017,1
THBT developing states should prioritize the education for the mass over the education for creating elites
Spring Tournament,2017,1
THW instill language purity committee which regulates at the grammar or vocabulary of a language
Academie franchise is the pre-eminent French council for matters pertaining to the French language. The Academie is Frances’s official authority on the usages, vocabulary, and grammar of the French languageChina BP,2018,OF
TH opposes the dominant social norm in favor of monogamy
The Kansai,2017,Rookie SF
Assuming feasibility, THW remove sexual desire
UADC,2017,1
As the African-American community, THW reject the narrative of blaming structural oppression in favour of embracing one of seizing personal responsibility
UADC,2017,2
THR all art that depicts or is inspired by suicide
UADC,2017,2
In post-revolutionary societies, THR the portrayal of overthrown dictators as absolutely evil
UADC,2017,3
TH, as Pakistan, would reject the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
UADC,2017,7
THW not provide welfare and government services to individuals who refuse to relocate out of areas at high risk of natural disaster
Gemini,2017,3
THW not impose any restriction on abortion regardless of the stages of pregnancy
Gemini,2017,3
THBT doctors should report suspected cases of domestic violence to the police regardless of the patient’s consent
Gemini,2017,OF
THW prohibit the use of drones in military operations
WUDC,2019,7
THW actively encourage women not to have children
Gemini,2018,3
THS the rise of fat acceptance movement
Fat acceptance movement is a social movement seeking to change anti-fat bias in social attitudes. Recently the movement has been criticized for ignoring health issues that many studies have shown to be linked to obesityGemini,2018,GF
Assuming that individual’s happiness is measurable by the state, THW levy a tax proportionally to happiness
Gemini,2018,GF
THW prefer to live in a world where individual success and failure are seen as consequences of random events as opposed to individual’s personal choices
Gemini,2017,1
THBT schools should show moderate pornography to teenagers as a part of sex education curriculum
UADC,2017,5
As a teacher from an underprivileged racial/ethnic minority, THW artificially inflate the grades of students from similarly disadvantaged groups
UADC,2017,6
THW prohibit hedge funds from purchasing sovereign debt issued by countries nearing insolvency
UADC,2017,7
THW require all companies that research into renewable energy to periodically declassify their findings
UADC,2017,8
TH, as Hassan Rouhani, would lead the Iranian government to comply with all of the United States’ demands
UADC,2017,EFL SF
THBT Western media should cease all reporting on Daesh
UADC,2017,GF
THBT progressive liberals in the Philippines should actively dissociate from the Liberal Party in opposing the the Duterte administration
Umeko,2019,3
THW prohibit the media from reporting on the mental illness of crimes
WUDC,2017,5
THBT the Netherlands should allow citizens to purchase additional votes from the government at a cost proportional to their wealth (for example, one additional vote for 1% of wealth)
The Netherlands has a political system with many political parties in which no one party typically gets a majority of the vote Seats in the parliament are allocated in proportion to the number of votes received by each party on a national level (‘proportional representation’) The government is formed by the coalition of parties that has a majority in the parliamentWUDC,2017,ESL QF
THBT the US should provide campaign funding for federal and state confressmen and senators who score highly on bipartisan metrics* *Info: Scores derived from instances of voting with the other party, co-sponsoring bills, etc, calculated by independent bodies
WUDC,2018,ESL SF
TH prefers a non-adversarial legal system
In an adversarial legal system (which is implemented in most countries), the prosecution and defense perform investigations, provide evidence, question witnesses and make legal arguments in an attempt to win the case, while the judge(s) are relatively passive observers and act as an impartial referee. In a non-adversarial legal system, the judge takes responsibility for most of the investigative process ? questioning defendants and witnesses, ordering searches to be done ? in an attempt to gather facts and look for any and all evidence in an impartial way. The prosecution and defense may be questioned by the judge, but have no control over the proceedings, and perform a minor role within the court.WUDC,2018,SF
THW create an international court with the ability to classify national debt as “odious debt” at the debtor nation’s request and remove the obligation of that nation to repay
UADC,2018,3
THW lower the burden of proof in cases of sexual assault to a balance of probabilities in a court of law
Currently, for someone to be found guilty of criminal misconduct, they have to be found guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt". Finding someone guilty based on "Balance of probabilities" means that it is merely more likely than not that the person is guilty. It means that it is probable, i.e., the probability that some event happens is more than 50%Asian Bridge,2017,1
THBT governments which societies have gender gap should financially incentivize men to be house-husbands
Asian Bridge,2017,1
In the context of post conflict area, THW financially incentivize interracial and interfaith marriage
NDO,2018,1
THW ban religious street preachers in public
Elizabeth,2017,4
THW prohibit the sacrifice of animals for religious purposes
EUDC,2019,2
THBT it is in the interest of the Chinese Communist Party to cease attempts to infringe on “One Country, Two Systems” in Hong Kong, rather than continuing its current approach
EUDC,2018,OF
THW prefer a religion which preaches that one’s fate in the material world is predetermined rather than one which preaches that choices influence it
EUDC,2017,8
This house believes that LGBT groups should actively seek to include Side B Christians
Side B Christians are Christians who identify as experiencing same sex attraction but nevertheless believe that homosexual sex is sinful and therefore attempt to remain celibate.EUDC,2017,9
THS the creation and use of Lethal Autonomous Robots
Lethal Autonomous Robots are fully autonomous military weapons that can select and engage targets without human interventionICU-T,2018,OF
THBT citizens should vote for the candidate they prefer the most rather than the candidate who they prefer less, but is more likely to win the election
ICU-T,2018,OF
THW prohibit past holders of public office from profiting off their own autobiography
Momiji,2019,1
THW allow workers to sell their rights in exchange for higher pay
Momiji,2019,GF
THR the rise of social influencers
A Social Influencer is a user on social media who has established credibility in a specific field. A social media influencer has access to a large audience (e.g. followers on Twitter/ Instagram and subscribers on YouTube) and can persuade others by virtue of their appeal and reachNDO,2019,1
THW actively teach girls to occasionally compromise themselves by playing traditional feminine roles in order to maneuver in male-dominant group
ICU-T,2018,5
THBT A.I. Tomoya should be shut down
During the Adj. Core discussion last night , Tomoya explicitly said “I do not want an A.I. version of me to exist at any time in the future. “ A few hours later, he dies in a car crash while doing backflips on the expressway. In 2028, you meet an A.I. Tomoya in a foreign land. You realise that A.I. Tomoya is built and functions based on deep learning of Tomoya’s memories, and has continued to evolve and learn. A.I. Tomoya is not aware that he is an A.I.BP Novice East,2018,1
THW not give medical treatment to patients of attempted suicide
BP Novice Kanto,2017,1
THW ban sacreligious expressions
Icho,2019,OF
TH supports the usage of violence by environmental campaign groups to achieve their goals
Icho,2018,Pre Oct
THBT CEOs of large corporations should be selected by employees rather than shareholders
Spring Tournament,2019,3
THB that Western states should engage in covert cyber-attacks against infrastructure designed to limit freedom of speech* in authoritarian states. *e.g., the Great Firewall of China
UADC,2019,2
TH prefers a world where all relationships (platonic and romantic) are pursued without the intention of achieving long-term sustainability
UADC,2019,OF
TH, as the India National Congress, would appeal to religious nationalism as a political strategy
The Indian National Congress is one of the main opposition partie in India. It ruled India for most of its post-independence history,but in 2014, they lost the general election to the Bharatiya Janata Party, a Hindu nationalist party. In the recent 2019 elections, the BJP once again won the election by a convincing margin of 303 seats to INC's 52, out of 545 seats.NDO,2019,1
THBT policy making on abortion in Parliament should be carried out exclusively by women
NDO,2019,2
Assuming that there is high possibility of significant scientific discovery, THBT scientists should always conduct non-ethical experiments including but not limited to animal experiments and gene modification
NDO,2019,GF
THW apply the standard of “Preponderance of Evidence”, rather than “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” in prosecuting police officers who are involved in police brutality
Preponderance of Evidence(POE): lower burden of proof which only requires the prosecution to prove the defendant is more guilty than not.(51% bar) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt(BRD): the highest burden of proof where the prosecution must prove that there is no plausible alternative other than guilty.(95% bar)Ryoso,2017,3
THR “#womenagainstfeminism” movement
“#womenagainstfeminism” movement is a social media campaign on Facebook, YouTube, and other internet media in which women post pictures of themselves holding up handmade placards stating reasons why they disapprove of modern feminism.Ryoso,2017,SF
THW legalize self-help
Self-help is an act of remedying a loss inflicted by illegal actions and returning something to its original state by yourself, without resorting to legal proceeding.Self-help includes stealing back what was stolen, or ejecting a tenant from the house when he didn’t pay the rent. It is different from, for example, punching back someone who punched you because punching back doesn’t make yourself back to the original state.Asian Bridge,2018,3
THBT the U.S. should ban the private ownership of all guns
Asian Bridge,2017,3
As a scientist who found new mental disease,THW not name that disease
Ryoso,2017,Rookie GF
THBT schools should put students into classes according to their academic ability from the early stage of education
Spring Tournament,2017,1
In countries with disproportionate internal migration patterns, THW impose immigration cap
Spring Tournament,2017,2
THW issue a military doctrine ordering soldiers to shoot civilians if they feel like their lives are in danger
Titech,2019,1
THS rape shield laws
Under rape shield laws, the prior sexual history of the victim (number of sexual partners, sexual health, history of assault) is generally not admissible as evidence during a criminal proceeding. Rape shield laws have been challenged on the grounds that it hampers a defendant's ability to present a defence.Titech,2019,1
Assuming we can measure the remaining life span of individuals, THBT criminal sentencings should be proportionate to the remaining lifespan of convicts
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.ICU-T,2017,OF
THR Indian Prime Minister Modi’s demonetization policy
A legal tender is the money or currency issued by a country that is given jurisdiction as payment for any and all transactions. Demonetization is the removal of a currency’s status as a legal tender. On November 8 the Indian government announced the recall of 500 rupee and 1000 rupee notes (the highest denomination notes in India). People could exchange these notes at banks during a period of 50 days for new notes following which the old notes will no longer be legal tender. This resulted in a shortage of new notes and people being unable to access services and buy goods. The purpose of this policy was to combat corruption and black moneyICU-T,2017,OF
THBT states with significant budget deficits would prefer to impose an increased Value Added Tax instead of increasing income tax
ICU-T,2017,QF
THW legalize transableism surgeries
Transableism is a term that refers to the desire to acquire a disability by choice. This move may be as a realignment of their physical body with their perceived identity, or as a form of body modificationK-cup,2018,3
THBT social movements should use courts rather than legislature to advance social change
Kyushu,2018,2
TH rejects all narratives that depict insect-jisatsu as honorable
Kyushu,2017,OF
In times of crisis, THBT the state should withhold information that may damage public confidence
ICU-T,2018,5
THR the inflated expectation on A.I. technologies by the general population
Momiji(NA),2017,QF
THW forcibly remove homelss from the street and place them in rehabilitation
Pre Gemini,2018,3
THW legalize the sale of human organs
Pre Gemini,2017,1
THBT multinational corporations operating in developing nations should be compelled to follow the environmental standards of western liberal democracies
Pre Gemini,2017,2
THBT feminists should refrain from using the act of sex to further their personal or political goals
Spring Tournament,2017,2
THW disallow incentives (such as but not limited to scholarships and job placements) in military recruitment
Spring Tournament,2017,3
THBT the gay rights movement should abandon the claim that sexuality is not a choice
UADC,2018,EFL GF
THW aggressively advocate against procreation in mainstream society
UADC,2018,EFL GF
THW celebrate sending one’s parents to homes for the aged (old folks homes)
Pre-NEAO,2018,5
In relaiton to the sexual allegations scandals of the Vatican, THBT Pope Francis should resign.
Pre-NEAO,2018,SF
THBT the US should cut military funding for Saudi Arabia.
Pre-NEAO,2018,GF
THBT education should reward contentment with what you have, ratehr than ambition to achieve more.
Ryoso,2018,2
THBT taxation policy should be decided by unelected economists selected by their peers.
Ryoso,2017,QF
THW break up banks that are deemed “too big to fail” such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and HSBC
Pre Gemini,2017,2
THBT figureheads of national liberation movement should refrain from running for elected office after their movements succeed
Spring Tournament,2019,2
THBT the transgender community should actively seek to separate themselves ( their issues and their collective identity) from the LGBTQ+ community
Spring Tournament,2019,2
THBT the LGBT movement should oppose popular artists “Queerbaiting” with their own sexuality
Queerbaiting refers to authors, writers, or artists attempting to attract LGBT audiences by suggesting queerness or same-sex relationship between characters. Recently, popular artists such as Ariana Grande have been creating music and music video that suggest their queerness while they have chosen not to discuss their sexuality or have stated they are heterosexualUADC,2017,1
THR the narrative that the empowerment of historically oppressed communities is an intergenerational obligation for members of that community
UADC,2017,1
THW recognise the sovereignty of all land purchased by indigenous clans or tribes
Oxford IV,2017,2
THBT twitter has done more harm than good
Spring Tournament,2019,Rookie GF
TH regrets the rise of recruitment through employee referral
Spring Tournament,2019,Rookie GF
THBT doctors should not report to the police when they give medical treatments to illegal drug users
Spring Tournament,2019,Pre QF
THW mandate all citizens to purchase attorney fee insurance
Spring Tournament,2019,3
THW impose legal obligations on major online media companies (YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, etc.) to censor the Manosphere. (e.g. blocking accounts, taking down content)
The Manosphere is a name given to a loose and informal network of websites and blogs where men express opinions about issues concerning contemporary masculinity and male relationships with women, especially those associated with views that are hostile to feminism and women's rights.Wakaba,2018,3
THW allow donations of vital organs even at the expense of the donor’s life
Wakaba,2018,1
THW force both parents to take parental leave
Wakaba,2018,2
THBT private activities of political candidates should never be disclosed by media
Womens,2018,1
THW introduce female gender quota for judges
Womens,2018,2
THBT the feminist movement should actively oppose norms of stable monogamous relationships
WUDC,2019,3
TH opposes the norm that romantic love should be the primary source of fulfilment in a person's life
China BP,2018,5
THBT academic journals should not publish articles that characterize colonialism as positive
China BP,2018,6
Assuming feasibility, in countries with conscription, THW forcibly delete all soldiers’ memories of combat situations upon their discharge
China BP,2018,8
TH, as Iran, Would resume its nuclear weapons program
China BP,2018,9
THW allow political parties to make binding electoral promises that, once broken, will immediately trigger reelection
China BP,2018,HS GF
THW abolish constitutional monarchies
China BP,2018,QF
THBT President Vladimir Putin is good for Russia
China BP,2018,SF
THBT the Pope should be elected by Catholics around the world
Spring Tournament,2018,1
TH, as feminists, opposes gaining profit through dating(e.g. Papa katsu, Sugar babies)
A Sugar daddy refers to a wealthy older man who gives women lavish or monetary gifts exchange for companionship and sometimes sexual favors. A sugar baby , meanwhile , is normally an attractive younger woman who can’t afford her luxury lifestyle so getting money from sugar daddies.Recently, there has been an increase of sugar daddies. Recently, there has been an increase of sugar babies in Japan and this activity is called papa katsu in JapaneseDebate no Susume,2018,Rookie GF
THW provide welfare in the form of basic goods and services rather than as cash payments
Debate no Susume,2018,QF
THBT Hamas should accept demilitarization in return for a guaranteed sovereign Palestian state
Debate no Susume,2018,SF
THW allow publication of works by decreased authors regardless of prior consent
Spring Tournament,2018,2
THBT criminal sentences should only be based on consequences of the crime, and not intent
Spring Tournament,2018,3
THBT museums should return arts to the countries of their origin
Spring Tournament,2018,4
TH opposes the narrative that it is shameful to sing to money
Spring Tournament,2018,OF
THW not contact secluded communities in order to impart modern knowledge/technologies
Spring Tournament,2018,OF
TH prefers the world where political realignment happens frequently
Spring Tournament,2018,OF
THBT members of the parliament should resign when they change/quit the parties they represent during elections
WUDC,2019,ESL SF
TH supports governments significantly increasing their use of big data-based predictive models in decision-making to replace human judgements (e.g. criminal justice policy, allocation of healthcare resources, housing development)
Recently there has been an increased use of big data and sophisticated algorithms in making various policy judgements. As technology in machine learning and artificial intelligence advances, it is becoming more feasible to apply such methods to more government decision making process.China BP,2018,GF
THBT Asian education systems should actively promote the view that Asian culture is superior to Western Culture
China BP,2017,1
THBT China should set maximum rents for residential properties in large urban centers
Elizabeth,2018,3
THW not allow individuals to take life prolonging treatments
Gemini,2017,OF
THW allow individuals to pay the state to buy exemption from compulsory military service
Gemini,2017,OF
In post-conflict societies, THBT the government should mandate society diversity in community living (e.g. housing, schools, workplace)
TDO,2017,5
THW force all directors to use blind audition in filming casting, unless the film’s content requires race-based casting (e.g., a film about Martin Luther King’s Life)
Icho,2017,GF
THBT opinion polls do more harm than good for democracy
WUDC,2018,7
TH, as Iran, would cease all support for military groups in the Middle East (e.g. Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, etc.)
NDO,2017,GF
THBT Colombian government should not conclude any peace treaty with FARC, unless it gets a popular support through a national referendum
NEAO,2018,GF
TH, as the executive body would choose to eliminate based on utility over a random draw.
In 2200, the world is unable to accomodate everyone. The only way for half the population to survice is to eliminate the other hald. A confidential world executive body was formed in order to deal with this issue.NEAO,2017,4
THS South Korea’s rejection of the potential trilateral military USA-Korea-Japan alliance
President Moon Jae-in has recently commented that it is not appropriate to develop the cooperation to a level of trilateral military alliance in response to USA’s demand for such an alliance. “In response to North Korea’s nuclear and missiles provocations, in addition to the cooperation with the US, such cooperation with Japan has also become very important.” “But I don’t believe that it is desirable to develop the trilateral cooperation into a military alliance.” ? Moon Jae-in, Nov 3 2017Titech,2019,2
THBT the IMF should not bail out Pakistan
Pakistan is seeking its 13th bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to deal with a current account deficit that threatens to trigger a debt crisis. The IMF is demanding that Pakistan enact structural reforms(Structural Adjustment Policies). These recommended policies aim to reduce fiscal imbalance, and reduce spending. Spending has boosted growth but blown out the government budget. As of now, the bailout talk between the two parties has been extended since they failed to agree on the terms of a bailout. Meanwhile, Pakistan already has taken out billions of dollars in loans from China in recent years to finance a collection big infrastructure projects called China-Pakistan-EconomicCorridors(CPEC).NEAO,2017,7
THBT development of infrastructure in developing countries should be led by the state, as opposed to the private sector
Titech,2018,3
TH prefers Facebook and other social media to manipulate users’ newsfeeds in order to promote content that is opposed to their beliefs
Titech,2018,3
THR the rise of internet celebrity (i.e. youtubers) as a form of business
Cambridge IV,2018,2
THS countries withdrawing from the International Criminal Court in order to create their own regional replacements (e.g. an African Criminal Court, an InterAmerican Criminal Court)
Osawa,2017,1
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 communities give necessities of lives, education and money for independence etc. to all children equally. Also, parents and children live apart, and don’t keep special connection to each other.Osawa,2017,3
THBT social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) should sensor contents produced by extremist political parties
Osawa,2017,GF
Assuming the drugs which completely remove criminal mind from convicted criminals and change themselves into ones obedient to law & calm exist, THW inject the drugs into all convicts & release them instead of imprisonment and death penalty
China BP,2017,3
TH regrets the heavy prioritization of STEM subjects in Asian elementary schools
China BP,2017,4
THW grant medical staff the right to object to providing specific treatments on religious and ethical grounds
Debate no Susume,2019,SF
THS the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law
Bangsamoro is a region in the Philippines that is predominantly Muslim that has aspired independence from the Philippines. The people who reside in this region are referred to as the people of Moro and they are compromised of 14 different ethnic groups. The Bangsamoro Organic Law provides the following.・80-member diverse parliament.・Judiciary system that gives Shari’ah courts jurisdiction over cases exclusively involving Muslims in the region. Allows Tribal laws to still apply to disputes of indigenous peoples within the region.・Fiscal autonomy and special development fund. Five percent of the net national internal revenue will be automatically allocated. This law provides the establishment of an autonomous political entity. it allows the region to have it’s own government having access to it’s own budgeting, economic zones, social services and a justice system.Debate no Susume,2018,4
In post conflict societies, THW subject people who commit severe corruption to the death penalty
Debate no Susume,2018,GF
TH regrets the dominant narrative that human lives must have a purpose
NAUDC,2017,Rookie SF
THR the modern high prioritization of sexual compatibility in romantic relationships.
Debate no Susume,2017,3
THBT the US would be better off with a multi-party system where the Democratic and Republican parties broke apart into multiple smaller parties
Debate no Susume,2017,3
TH opposes the narrative that infidelity should lead to break ups
Debate no Susume,2017,GF
TH, as the feminist movement, would campaign against the narrative that men should bear a larger financial burden in romantic relationships
Pre Gemini,2017,3
TH, as feminists, would publicly encourage women to use the rape-prevention products (e.g. Undercover Colors)
‘Undercover Colors’ is wearable nail tech that identifies the presence of date rape drugs in one’s drink through color change.Pre Gemini,2017,3
THBT police forces should reflect the racial composition of the communities that they serve
Pre-NEAO,2018,4
THW allow foreign funding of local political NGOs.
Ryoso,2018,3
THW ban private healthcare curation websites
UADC,2017,3
THS the establishment of an ASEAN body with jurisdiction to prosecute human rights violations
UADC,2017,3
THBT South Korea should pursue closer economic, political, and military ties with China, even at the expense of its relationship with the United States
UADC,2017,4
In times of humanitarian crisis, THS countries seeking loans from private corporations as opposed to relying on international aid
Gemini,2018,3
In countries where the population is ethnically diversed, THW force ethnic minority to provide education in national language instead of their native toungue
Gemini,2018,SF
THBT it is legitimate for states to exaggerate threats to pass unpopular legislations deemed to be in the interest of national security.
Gemini,2018,SF
THBT the environmental activists should never use violence as a strategy to forward their cause.
Gemini,2018,GF
TH as you would remain in closeted
You are a closeted homosexual living in a discriminatory society, and you are the CEO of a successful company.Japan BP,2018,2
In portraying the relationships of sexual minorities, THBT popular media should focus on conflicts within the relationship rather than societal discrimination
WUDC,2018,1
THW ban all communication tech companies (such as Google, Apple, Facebook, Whatsapp, etc.) from encrypting their users data, including the content of their communications, in such a way that the company cannot retrieve that data even under a court order
WUDC,2017,ESL SF
TH, as the pope, would abolish the requirement for clerical celibacy
K-cup,2018,1
THBT parents and educators should encourage children to prioritize their passion over materially successful life when they are mutually exclusive
K-cup,2018,2
THBT LGBT movements should not glorify coming out
Coming out of the closet, or simply coming out,is a metaphor for LGBT people’s self-disclosure of their sexual orientation or of their gender identityKyushu,2019,SF
TH, as a parent, would teach their daughters to embrace the ideal of the “independent women”
The ideal of the ‘independent women’ refers to the ideal that a woman ought to be entirely self sufficient, and should not have to receive external validation to feel good about herself and to be able to achieve success. This ideal pushes the notion that being financially and environmentally independent is best for women.Kyushu,2018,3
Assuming the development of AI medical robots that are proven to perform better than human doctors,THW conceal all incidents of medical accidents caused by AI
Kyushu,2018,Pre QF
THBT it is never justified to assassinate state-sponsored scientists and researchers conducting research about weapons of mass destruction
Momiji(NA),2017,1
THW ban the use of models sho are below a healthy weight
Momiji(NA),2017,2
THBT elected politician should NOT resign when immoral but not illegal behavior (i.e adultery) is discovered
NDO,2017,GF
THBT the Dalai Lama should announce that he will not reincarnate and declare that the office of the Dalai Lama will henceforth not exist
Dalai Lama’s reincarnation：Upon the Dalai Lama’s decease, the process of finding the reincarnated Dalai Lama begins. Once a candidate has been found, it must be confirmed by the Panchen Lama to be appointed as the next Dalai Lama. Currently there are two Panchen Lama. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was appointed as the 11th Panchen lama by Dalai Lama 14th in May 1995. He is currently being held captive by the Chinese government, and his whereabout is unknown. In November 1995, Gyaincain Norbu was appointed as the 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese government.The current Dalai Lama 14th turns 81 this year.NEAO,2017,5
THS the allocation of research funding in universities based purely on the utility factor of the research
“Utility factor” refers to the total, foreseeable impact on society produced by academic research. The utility factor is determined by the universities themselves.Oxford IV,2018,5
THBT the South African government should incentivize the movement of people out of townships, rather than focus on policies that try to economically develop townships
Oxford IV,2017,1
THW provide means-tested welfare in the form of basic goods and services (including vouchers), rather than cash payments
Spring Tournament,2019,Pre QF
THW require isolated religious communities to have their children live outside of their communities for a certain period of time (e.g. for one or two years at the age of 15)
Spring Tournament,2018,1
TH, as feminists, opposes classic Disney Films(e.g. Snow White, Cinderella etc.)
Spring Tournament,2018,1
THW allow minorities to form exclusive companies that only hire minorities
Spring Tournament,2018,QF
TH, as Government of Indonesia, would abolish sharia law in Aceh
Oxford IV,2017,4
THBT investors should cease purchasing bonds issued by the Venezuelan government
Oxford IV,2017,5
THBT minority parents should shelter their children from the existence of racism for as long as possible
Oxford IV,2017,ESL GF
THW ban the creation of all artificial conscious beings
Oxford IV,2017,Rookie GF
THW require all sold products to clearly display their price in Dead Children Currency
Cambridge IV,2018,3
In areas of chronically low academic attainment, THBT the general approach of educational charities should be to focus resources on maximising the potential of exceptional students, over helping the lowest achieving
Cambridge IV,2018,SF
THR 'Operation Car Wash'
Operation Car Wash' is a broad investigation conducted in Brazil that revealed extensive corruption. As a result of the operation, the left-leaning Workers' Party have lost power, and far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has been elected presidentUADC,2017,8
THR the Trump administration’s decision to end arming Syrian rebels against the Assad regime
China BP,2017,2
THW grant amnesty to dictators who leave office voluntarily
TDO,2018,SF
THBT the European Commission should cease funding EU member states that do not comply with standards of democracy and rule of law
TDO,2017,4
When educating the public about sexual abuse, assault and harassment. THW always speak of all genders and never emphasize the protection of women
TDO,2017,4
TH, as a parent, would teach their daughter about the existence of rampant and widespread sexism from a young age
TDO,2017,6
THBT environmental advocacy groups should not campaign on the basis of the claim that humanity, as a whole, faces imminent environmental catastrophe
The Kansai,2019,3
THBT the LGBT movement should abandon the words “gay marriage” and seek the legalization of civil unions or any other form of incomplete marriage equality instead
WUDC,2019,8
THBT the United States should disengage from Syria
The Kansai,2018,Rookie SF
THW exempt indigenous communities from environmental regulations
The Kansai,2018,Rookie GF
TH opposes public entertainment (such as but not limited to dance, comedy, and circuses) which people with disabilities utilize their disabilities
The Kansai,2018,QF
THBT digital profile checks(Facebook posts,tweets) should not be allowed in the college and job admission process
WUDC,2019,EFL SF
THW grant individuals and organisations open standing to challenge the constitutionality of laws enacted by their government
In most legal systems, in order to initiate legal proceedings, potential plaintiffs must demonstrate that they are directly involved in the issues of a case in a way that is distinct from general members of the public. This means that an ordinary citizen cannot challenge a law as unconstitutional if they cannot prove that it has, or is imminently likely to, directly affect them. A doctrine of open standing would allow anyone to initiate legal proceedings in court. Plaintiffs would still need to demonstrate a valid legal argument. For example, under the status quo, new healthcare legislation which may increase many people's premiums could not be challenged by a general member of the public. Under a doctrine of open standing it could be.Elizabeth,2018,4
TH regrets the use of civilian spyware applications between couples such as Dr.Fone, Spyera, and FlexiSpy that allow users to track phones, text messages and all media and applications on the phone
The Kansai,2019,4
THW tax companies that actively replace human workers with artificial intelligence or robots at significantly higher rates than other companies
The Kansai,2019,Rookie GF
TH supports "No Platform" Policies in universities
"No Platform" refers to university policies that prevent certain groups of people/ certain ideologies from spreading their ideas within the university(e.g. homophobia, Holocaust denial, etc.). This may happen by protests, banning of student groups, or rescinding invitations to someone asked to speak at an event, such as a guest lecture at a policy used by the British National Union of Students to prevent far-right wing racists from giving speeches on UK college campuses.WUDC,2019,SF
THW impose a narrow banking regulation
In the status quo, financial institutions use the money deposited by customers (e.g. in a bank account) to make loans and investments. Deposits could alternatively be used to buy government-back safe assets (e.g. treasury bonds), which tend to have the lowest risk of default of all assets. In this debate, an “equity account” would be an account where the financial institution can use deposits for loans and investments. The value of an equity account fluctuates based on the value of its underlying assets. A “narrow banking” regulation is the requirement that all financial institutions back up all deposits with an equivalent value of government-back safe assets, unless customers choose to deposit their money in an “equity account”.WUDC,2018,2
THS job security legislation
For the purpose of this debate, “job security legislation” refers to laws intended to make businesses fire employees less often. Its goal is to disincentives the termination of existing employees, whether the business employs an alternative individual to replace them or not. Examples of this legislation include, but are not limited to, increased severance pay and detailed cause requirements for terminating employment. Protections against discriminatory termination or similar laws do not fall under this term.WUDC,2018,3
THW redefine the criterion for excessive force in the US to be any use of beyond what is reasonable given all the facts of the case, including the benefit of hindsight (e.g. whether the individual had a gun, not whether it was reasonable to believe he had a gun)
The current criterion in the US as to whether a police offices used excessive force is whether he acted reasonably given his perspective at the time and without the benefit of hindsight. Academic research has shown that when using this criterion, juries consistently conclude that officers harming or killing black individuals acted reasonably in almost all circumstances.WUDC,2017,6
THB the world would be a better place if women from privileged backgrounds turned down any benefits arising from AA programs
Gemini,2019,GF
THW accept the offer
You are the leader of prominent feminist political party which enjoys reasonable support but is highly unlikely to win an election on its own. The recently elected head of state, with a historically poor record with women’s rights, has asked for your party to be part of a coalition governmentGemini,2018,1
As feminist movement, THR the rise of songs by female pop artists that glorify assertive female sexuality
Gemini,2018,1
THBT the feminist movement should actively discourage women to take risky behavior (wearing seductive clothing, drinking alcohol etc) in order to avoid sexual assault
Gemini,2018,1
THBT the feminist movement should actively support gender exclusive schools
Icho,2018,GF
THW prohibit slum tourism
Gemini,2017,3
THW grant those diagnosed with terminal illness the right to access to treatments that have not completed clinical testing
Gemini,2017,4
THW substantially tax unhealthy food (e.g. junk food, sugary beverages)
Gemini,2017,4
THW ban video games in which players engage in brutal and immoral violence in a realistic setting
ICU-T,2018,1
THW subsidise companies to introduce flextime
Flextime is a flexible hours schedule that allows workers to alter workday start and finish time as long as they fulfill a given quota (such as 45 hours a week). There is also a “core” period in which the employee must be present at work (e.g. from 11 AM to 3 PM)ICU-T,2018,2
THBT feminists should support initiatives of porn websites to spearhead sex education
Tokyo Mini,2018,1
THBT minority groups should not repurpose terminologies that were formerly used to oppress them.
Tokyo Mini,2018,2
As a strategy for upcoming election campaign, THBT Democratic Party should predominantly push democratic socialism as its core agenda.
Tokyo Mini,2017,3
THR the existence of valuable natural resources (e.g. oil, diamonds) in developing countries with ethnically/religiously diverse populations
UADC,2018,1
TH place warning labels pertaining to the contravention of secular laws on all religious texts
UADC,2018,1
THW mandate the use of religious establishments as places of refuge for the homeless in order to qualify for tax breaks
ICU-T,2017,QF
Assuming the technology exists, THW allow the copying of deceased individuals’ genetic makeup into embryos
ICU-T,2017,SF
THW prohibit religious institutions from considering applicants’ religious affiliation for any position whose primary function is not the performance of religious rites(e.g., administrators, teachers, fundraisers, etc.)
ICU-T,2017,GF
Overnight, the world’s Christian turn into New Atheists, They vaguely remember their past as Christians, but consider themselves enlightened to have moved from that dark period, TH prefers this brave new world
New Atheists are a group of modern atheist thinkers and writers who advocate the view that superstition, religion and irrationalism should not simply be tolerated but should be countered, criticized, and exposed by rational argument wherever its influence arises in government, education and politicsICU-T,2017,GF
TH, as a parent belonging in a minority religion, would discourage their children from expressing their faith publicly
UADC,2018,3
THW allow the retrospective application of laws for felonies that were committed in the period where they were not criminalised
Debate no Susume,2019,SF
THBT Tibet should relinquish its claims to independence in return for semi-autonomous status with China
Debate no Susume,2019,GF
THR Filial Piety
Filial Piety is a virtue of respect for one’s parents, elders, and ancestors. In more general terms, it means to be good to one’s parents; to take care of one’s parents; to engage in good conduct not just towards parents but also outside the home so as to bring a good name to one’s parents and ancestors.UADC,2018,4
TH regrets the narrative that democracy is the ideal form of governance under all circumstances.
UADC,2018,5
In countries where tertiary education is heavily subsidised or completely free, THW allow students who have passed their high school board exam to study any subject in any local university of their choosing
Wakaba,2019,2
THBT divorce should be recognized as a positive decision
Wakaba,2018,2
THW provide welfare in the form of basic goods and services rather than cash payments
Womens,2017,GF
THBT the feminst movement should celebrate the decline of birth rate
Debate no Susume,2017,Rookie GF
THW put a cap on college tuition fees
NAUDC,2017,3
Of religions that promise reward for faithful practice, THW prefer religions that promise reward will come in the afterlife as opposed to those that promise material reward in this life.
UADC,2018,6
THW require a proportionate investment by Multi-National Corporations (MNCs) directed toward rural areas for every capital inflow to urban areas
NDO,2017,4
THBT the US government should abolish privatized prison
NDO,2017,SF
THBT Yasukuni Shrine should remove the enshrinement of Class-A war criminals
NEAO,2017,1
THW abolish the statute of limitations for heinous crimes (e.g. murder, sexual assault, grievous bodily harm)
A statute of limitations sets out the maximum time that parties have to start legal proceedings after the date of an alleged offense.UADC,2018,7
TH regrets the popular portrayal of individuals with mental disorders as creative geniuses
UADC,2018,7
THW rank all charities based on their effectiveness and give tax breaks accordingly
UADC,2018,7
THW make welfare (E.g. Housing grants, food stamps, unemployment income) conditional on financial necessity only
BP Novice West,2019,2
TH celebrates the increasing number of children going to cram schools
Gemini,2019,GF
THR the rise of political correctness
UADC,2018,8
THBT the white community in Zimbabwe should be paid reparations by the State for being subjected to racial discrimination and violence
Zimbabwe is a former colonial state. British South Africans and Afrikaner colonists came to Zimbabwe in 1890s. The white community took control of Zimbabwe until 1980 when universal enfranchisement and sovereignty were established. Under Robert Mugabe's authoritarian regime (1980-2017), the state security apparatus dominated the country and was responsible for widespread human rights violations against the white community. Mugabe's government- sanctioned purge in the 2000s saw violent seizures of land, murders of white Zimbabweans, and refusal to prosecute those who were responsible for the atrocities. The violence against the dwindling white community, particularly against white farmers, persists up to this dayNEAO,2019,7
THBT governments should actively discourage consumerist lifestyles
WUDC,2020,2
This House supports the rapid global elimination of both tariff and non-tariff barriers to free trade.
UADC,2018,EFL GF
THBT parents should introduce their teenage children to robot lovers
A few companies are in the process of creating robot lovers. These robots are designed to create emotional support and are supposed to be able to adapt to different personalities to create romance. These robots are also available for sexual gratificationNEAO,2019,1
TH supports the active use of "OK Boomer" by the younger generation
"OK Boomer" is a catchphrase that gained popularity among the younger generation to dismiss or mock attitudes stereotypically attributed to the older generation (in particular baby boomers). These include such as but not limited to perceived resistance to technological change, rise in living standards, college debts, climate change denial, marginalization of minorities or opposition to younger generations' ideals.NEAO,2019,2
TH Supports the creation of a Northeast Asian Union (i.e. a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes the integration at social, economic, and political levels)
Pre Gemini,2018,1
TH regrets movies glorifying anti-social behavior
Pre Gemini,2018,1
THW ban racist and extremist political parties
Pre Gemini,2018,2
THW not make criminal records accessible to the public
Pre Gemini,2018,2
THW never bail out failing corporation
Pre Gemini,2018,3
THW ban all advertising of consumer goods and services
Pre Gemini,2018,3
THW legalize performance enhancing drugs in professional sports
UADC,2017,6
THS the rise of peer-to-peer lending as an alternative to financial institutions
UADC,2017,6
THBT countries should use their land and natural resources as collateral when issuing bonds
Pre Gemini,2017,4
THBT media should actively portray terrorists as criminals with legitimate grievances rather than demonizing them
WUDC,2018,6
THBT all states should mandate that research on and use of CRISPR technology be exclusively carried out by institutions funded entirely by the state
CRISPR is currently the only existing technology that allows cheap, fast and targeted gene edition in living organisms. It potentially allows for heritable* changes, though so far very little research on such heritable changes in humans has occurred. * heritable changes are changes that can be passed on from parents to their children.SIDO,2017,GF
TH regrets the decision to list democracy as a fundamental human right in the UN’s universal declaration of Human Rights
Japan BP,2017,3
THW require social media companies to block contents/sources that are deemed to be fake news by the state
Spring Tournament,2019,Pre QF
THW prohibit the poor and lower middle class from purchasing risk assets
Risk Assets refers to assets that have a significant degree of price volatility, such as equities, junk bonds, real estates and currencies. It may possibly bring a high return in exchange for high risk.Spring Tournament,2019,QF
THR the accelerated competition in the Japanese QR code payment business
Spring Tournament,2019,GF
THW teach children to question and undermine authority
Spring Tournament,2019,GF
THBT all trials should be incorporeal trials
An “Incorporeal trial” is a regular criminal/civil trial that abolishes physical hearings. The judge and/or jury will still preside over the case with documents and evidence submitted for the purpose of adjudication and sentencing. However, the lawyers, plaintiff and defendant are not physically present. Cross examination will be conducted via written text or voice recordings, and submitted as such.Spring Tournament,2018,QF
TH, as the Philippines, would distance itself from the One Belt One Road Project
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 corruptionNDO,2019,Rookie GF
THBT artists from dominant cultural groups should not portray minority cultural groups
NDO,2019,Rookie GF
TH does not believe in "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
NDO,2019,Rookie GF
TH, as the Pope, regrets the commodification of the Christmas tradition i.e. KFC tradition, gift exchange competitions, selling Bible CDs, Christian pop concerts, etc
Spring Tournament,2017,4
THW illegally smuggle the Syrian refugees to safety
You are a legal immigrant in the EU, leading a quiet life with your family. One day, you find several Syrian refugees washed ashore on the beach. You have the choice to illegally smuggle these Syrian refugees to safety (which will take an indefinite period of time), or turn a blind eye and leave the refugees as they are. If you choose to smuggle these refugees, there is a significant risk, but not guaranteed, of getting caught, for which the punishment is the removal of you and your family’s legal status, imprisonment.Spring Tournament,2017,SF
THBT the state should sysetematically use subconscious manipulation to nudge citizens towards good choices
There is growing evidence from behavial economics that seemingly trivial alterations in the way decisionds are presented can substantially affect choices. For instance, printing smiley faces on the electricity bills of low-usage households decreases their future electricity consumption. As another example, consumers presented with a list of financial choices are morelikely to choose items placed near the middle of the list.Kyushu,2017,4
THBT the international community should abandon attempts to denuclearize North Korea
Spring Tournament,2017,4
THW establish life on the paradise planet
You and a group of scientist are sent into outer space, on a sub-light speed ship for the mission to resettle Earth after the effects of climate change subsides. Some humans remained on Earth and while human societies survived, civilization did not, returning human activity on Earth to a primitive state. While waiting for climate change to expire, you have ventured around the galaxy, and found an uninhabited paradise planet. Due to the nature sub-light travel, your crew only aged a few years, while a millennia has passed on Earth, and all of your commanders have died. You now have two exclusive choices; to return to Earth and fulfill your mission, or to abandon your mission and establish life on paradise planet.TDO,2018,2
TH regrets the glorification of positive thinking
TDO,2018,2
THW shame people who publicly state their racial preference in their dating and sex lives
TDO,2018,3
THW mandate that pharmaceutical companies allocate a percentage of their research budget for rare diseases
The Kansai,2017,Rookie SF
Assuming feasibility, TH, as individuals, would abandon the concept of love
Gemini,2017,2
THW criminalize the membership of criminal organizations
The Kansai,2019,Rookie GF
THW consider politicians to be under oath when making public statements on political issues
When you are "under oath", You formally promise to tell the truth. If you lie, you get a criminal punishment for perjury(偽証)The Kansai,2019,Pre QF
THW ban religious institutions from propagating practices of mortification which may cause significant physical harm upon believers as a form of salvation
The Kansai,2019,QF
TH supports the US's use of economic warfare (tariffs, targeted sanctions etc.) against China in order to force compliance with the rules of the global neoliberal economic order (opening up its economy, protecting intellectual property, not engaging in currency manipulation, etc.)
The Kansai,2017,3
Suppose we live in the 23rd century Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been developed to a level that they can feel emotions the way humans can Assuming that an AI is emotionally and logically intelligent, THW allow It to run for public office
The Kansai,2017,GF
THS antinatalism
Antinatalism is a philosophical position that assigns a negative value to birth.NDO,2017,4
THBT parents should be legally liable for the criminal acts committed by their children
NDO,2017,4
THBT indigenous people would be justified in sabotaging (violently or otherwise) economic projects in the event that they are built across or their land without their democratic consent
NEAO,2018,5
THW ban presidential pardons.
The Kansai,2017,Rookie GF
Given the trolley problem, THW pull the lever
The trolley problem is a thought experiment in ethics. The general form of the problem is this: There is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead, on the tracks, there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance off in the train yard, next to a lever. If you pull this lever, the trolley will switch to a different set of tracks. However, you notice that there is one person on the side track. You have two options:Do nothing, and the trolley kills the five people on the main track.Pull the lever, diverting the trolley onto the side track where it will kill one person.Which is the most ethical choice?Titech,2018,1
During compulsory education, THW actively seek to create the impression that some historical icons were LGBT
NDO,2019,QF
THW jury nullfication as a means of combating racial injustices
Jury Nullification: the process where numbers of a trial jury find a defendant not guilty if they do not support a government’s law, do not believe it is constitutional or humane, or do not support a possible punishment for breaking the lawNDO,2019,QF
THBT corporations should be criminally liable for woke-washing as false advertising
Woke-washing is the promoting of progressive values by corporations as a part of their advertising pitch i.e. Mark & Spencer’s LGBTQ sandwich, Nike’s “Kaepernick ad” etcNDO,2019,QF
THW allow parents of convicted criminals to bear a fraction of the total punishment that was originally and exclusively given to the children
NDO,2019,GF
THR the social norm that vengeance, hostility and agony towards individuals or tragic events are unhealthy forms of self-motivation
Tokyo Mini,2018,3
TH opposes sympathizing and humanizing portrayals of Nazi soldiers
Tokyo Mini,2018,GF
THW abolish all requirements for adopting children related to the income, marital status, sexuality, race, etc. of the adopting parent(s)
Tokyo Mini,2017,1
THBT schools should actively rank children based on their achievements and encourage competition
Tokyo Mini,2017,2
THBT the accumulation of personal data by large social media corporations (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) does more harm than good to consumers
Pre Gemini,2018,1
THBT the disability community should oppose TV program which inspirationally portray people with disabilities (such as 24 hours TV)
UADC,2018,OF
THBT the West should collectively commit to bailing out infrastructure projects that default on their Chinese loans
Spring Tournament,2017,OF
THW ablolish all private schools
ABP,2018,Pre QF
TH, as Imran Khan, Would attempt to significantly decrease the influence of the military over Pakistan’s politics
Imran Khan: the newly elected Prime Minister of PakistanABP,2018,GF
THBT the probability of success should be removed from the Just War Theory
Spring Tournament,2017,OF
THW allow individuals to buy a priority in the waiting list of organ transplant
Spring Tournament,2017,QF
TH, as Abe Administration, Would stop dispatching SDS foreces for PKO
Spring Tournament,2017,QF
THBT UK Government should deprive Asma Assad of her UK citizenship
Asma Assad is the wife of Bashar Al Assad, the incumbent Syrian president. SHe lives in Syria and actively supports the Regime as FIrrst LAdy(i.e.attending a variety of public events with his husband). SHe is believed to have both UK and Syrian citizenship.Spring Tournament,2017,SF
THBT Nobel Prize should be able to be revoked retrospectively
TDO,2018,2
TH regrets the dominant social narrative that people should get married
The Kansai,2017,GF
THR the dominant conception that “”humility is a virtue””
ABP,2018,1
TH regrets the Goldwater rule
The Goldwater rule is a law in the United States that states it is unethical for mental health professionals to give a professional opinion about public figures they have not examined in person and from whom they have not obtained consent. Thus, it opens them for libel if they give a public psychiatric competence analysis on non consenting public figuresABP,2018,2
THBT resources rich developing nations (e.g. Nigeria, Botswana) should distribute, as a dividend to citizens, income derived from natural resource extraction
TDO,2018,3
THW, as the doctor, lie to her parents
You are a doctor in a conservative, developing country. You have been asked to conduct a pre-natal screening test. You have good reason to believe that the parents are likely to abort the child if the baby is female. You found that the baby is a girl.TDO,2018,3
THW establish, upon request of the minor, absolute privilege over all communications between a minor and a medical professional (i.e. counseling sessions, request for contraception)
TDO,2018,4
THW, as a feminist, date an incel
Incels are an online subculture whose members define themselves as being unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one; discussions in incel forums are often characterized by resentment, misogyny, racism, and the endorsement of violence against sexually active women and more sexually successful men.WUDC,2020,Pre Oct
TH prefers religions in which all individuals have roughly equal religious obligations and are encouraged to develop a personal connection with the divine, over religions in which religious obligation and access to the divine are concentrated in religious authority figures
Oxford IV,2019,2
This House, as North Macedonia, would seek closer ties with the Eurasian Economic Union
Cambridge IV,2019,2
This House Believes that feminist movements in the developing world should integrate religious messages and institutions into their advocacy, rather than distancing themselves from them
ABP,2019,5
THBT the UN should offer Brazil a large amount of money in return for them permanently ceding sovereignty over the Amazon to international stewardship
ABP,2018,5
THBT a pursuit of long-term special economic zones is in the interest of the communist government of Vietnam
Special economic zones commonly offer investors greater investment incentives and fewer restrictions than available in the country hosting the zone. Individuals or companies holding the lease on the land are usually granted a high degree or autonomy that is ceded from the central governmentABP,2018,HS GF
THBT historically oppressed communities should heavily prioritize teaching values of individualism to their children
Asian Bridge,2018,2
THW establish exclusive schools for the LGBTQ
Asian Bridge,2017,3
THBT LGBT community should oppose hook upculture
BP Novice West,2018,SF
THW allow individual to pay the state to buy exemption from compulsory military services
BP Novice West,2018,GF
TH regrets the dominant narrative "the more choices you have, the happier you are"
Cambridge IV,2017,EFL GF
THR the use of the term “moderate Muslim” by Muslims to identify themselves
Oxford IV,2017,QF
THR the creation and adoption of cryptocurrencies
Oxford IV,2017,SF
THBT Mohammed bin Salman’s policies are in the interests of the ruling House of Saud
Oxford IV,2017,GF
Assuming it could be done peacefully, THW replace all existing governments with a single global democratic government
Titech,2019,2
THBT the Social Credit System is in the interest of Chinese citizens
The Social Credit System is a national reputation system built by the Chinese government aiming to be fully implemented by 2020. The system scores people based on their personal behavior such as failing to pay debts, bad driving, smoking in non-smoking zones, overspending and posting fake news online. Based on this score, people are prioritized or otherwise banned in activities such as the purchase of flight tickets, loans, application to jobs, schools, visas or speed internet access.Titech,2017,1
THBT the sexual industry is a necessary evil
Titech,2017,1
THBT Japan should leave the International Whaling Commission
Titech,2017,2
THW grant the indigenous communities within areas of rural development schemes the right to veto those projects
Pre Gemini,2017,3
THW allow emplyees to choose not to receive any basic provision in their labor contracts in exchange for a proportional increase in wage
Employees are provided basic welfare through labor contracts. This includes health and safety standards in the working environment, protection from unfair dismissals, and other conditions to protect employeesPre-NEAO,2018,1
THBT electronic sports should be included in the Olympics.
Pre-NEAO,2018,2
TH, as the feminist movement, would support robot brothels.
Pre-NEAO,2018,3
THW criminalize the creation and spreading of science-based conspiracy theories (flat earth, global warming is a hoaz, vaccines cause autiusm, etc.)
Titech,2018,1
THBT governments of conservative societies should financially incentivise men to be house-husbands
Titech,2018,2
THW base monetary criminal fines primarily on the income of the perpetrator rather than the severity of the crime
Titech,2018,2
In nations with high rates of crime against women, THBT the international community should sanction the political elite in the country
Titech,2018,2
Assuming technology exists, THW incapacitate juries from recognising the racial/ethnic background of suspected criminals and victims
Debate no Susume,2017,SF
THBT a significant proportion of state funding for research should be allocated for every 10-20 years instead of annually
UADC,2017,OF
THS pandemic bonds
WUDC,2019,QF
TH supports a norm of embracing anger in public discourse rather than one of aspiring to dispassionate objectivity
WUDC,2017,OF
THW ban advocacy for religious belief in public places
EUDC,2017,QF
This house, as women's rights groups in India, would adopt violent female goddesses as prominent symbols
EUDC,2017,SF
THR the mass deregulation of the financial sector
Wakaba,2019,3
THW introduce a female quota to the number of executive board of companies
Wakaba,2018,1
THBT schools should put students into classes according to their academic ability from the early stage of education
NAUDC,2017,1
THBT civil rights legal organizations (e.g. ACLU) should refuse to provide legal resources to white supremacists and other hate groups.
NEAO,2019,6
Assuming the switch will never be discovered, THW tell the poor couple that their baby died and hand the surviving baby over to the wealthy couple.
You are a doctor in the emergency unit of a hospital. One night, two critical cases come to you: a wealthy couple's newborn baby and an extremely poor couple's newborn baby are both diagnosed with a rare disease, which requires high maintenance. Despite hours of frantic efforts on your part to keep them alive, tragedy strikes by dawn and the wealthy couple's baby dies.Japan BP,2019,1
THBT states should punish media corporations for directly or indirectly spreading misinformation (i.e. hosting factually incorrect information by users/advertisers)
WUDC,2020,1
THW impose a BBC-style impartiality requirement on all news platforms.
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is legally required to cover the news impartially. This means: 1. It cannot take sides on controversial issues. 2. The amount of coverage each viewpoint gets should roughly reflect the level of support that viewpoint has in society. 3. It is not required to be neutral on certain fundamental issues like the rule of law and the legitimacy of the democratic process.WUDC,2020,EFL SF
TH prefers a world where, starting today, all humans have identical intellectual abilities (equivalent to the current global average)
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
Gemini,2019,3
THW make tax exemption to religious organizations contingent upon them not discriminating (e.g. refusing to perform religious services, not allowing participation by homosexuals.)
WUDC,2017,1
THBT post-genocidal regimes should destroy all places of extermination (for example, death camps)
HKDO,2017,6
TH prefers a world where adult children take in their elderly parents rather than supporting them to live separately
HKDO,2017,7
THBT HK government should pose strict restriction on non-holders of HK passport’s (Sandeep Kamal Chulani) right to purchase properties
ICU-T,2017,3
THBT the Radical Monarchs should abandon its policy of limiting membership to women of color
The Radical Monarchs are a US social justice group exclusively for girls of color aged 8-12. Its members earn badges for completing tasks on topics such as Black Lives Matter, the LGBTQ movement, and the environment. It aims to give girls of color a fuller understanding of issues affecting mostly black and Latino communitiesICU-T,2017,4
THW give developmental aid to failed states(e.g. South Sudan and Somalia) at the expense of states that are developing, but comparatively better run
ICU-T,2017,4
THW give indigenous communities the right to legislate and implement all environmental regulations on their territories
ICU-T,2017,5
THW allow children to sue their parents for religious indoctrination
ICU-T,2017,SF
THW close adoption agencies that facilitate biological parents’ preference to house their child in heterosexual homes
ICU-T,2017,SF
TH, as the feminist movement, would condemn the practice of young women becoming ‘cam girls’
‘Cam girls’ are young women who publish pictures or videos of themselves of a sexual nature for profit online, either on websites( ‘cam sites’ ), their own blogs, or social mediaICU-T,2017,1
THW make soldiers’ participation in active duty combat an automatic mitigating factor for violent and/or sexual offenses committed after their return
ICU-T,2017,1
THW not punish people below the poverty line for economic crimes
ABP,2017,GF
This house believes that countries whose main language is not English, should adopt English as the main language of politics, academia, and commerce
UADC,2019,3
THW allocate a significant proportion of non-dividend shares in a company to associations or unions formed by the consumers of the company
UADC,2019,EFL QF
THBT the pro-choice movement should adopt the strategy of interpreting scriptures in favor of abortion
UADC,2019,EFL QF
TH, as organizations within Abrahamic faiths, would abandon the notion that followers have a moral duty to proselytize
UADC,2019,EFL QF
THBT it is in the interests of non-believers to oppose any movements that attach the faiths of believers
NDO,2019,SF
THBT the US Supreme Court should mandate Donald Trump to directly cooperate with, instead of undermine or avoid any Congressional investigations
NDO,2019,SF
TH prefers a three-state solution to a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The three-state solution is an approach to peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by returning control of the West Bank to Jordan and control of the Gaza Strip to Egypt. This solution has gained interest as alternative for two-state solution because it shows allegedly higher possibility to resolve the prolonged conflict with the joined force of Israel, Jordan and EgyptWUDC,2020,4
This House would abolish the Olympic Games
BP Novice East,2018,2
This house regrets the China-Vatican deal on the appointment of Chinese bishops
Before this agreement below. Chinese Catholics were split between a faction that registered with the State-controlled Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA), and an underground Catholic community that swore loyalty only to the Pope. The CPA had appointed Chinese bishops in the past, who were excommunicated by the Vatican church. The new deal makes the Vatican recognize China's system of nominating its own bishops, but gives the Pope veto powers over new nominations.BP Novice East,2018,4
THBT feminist movement should seek a ban on contents that sexually objectify women (including but not limited to some pornography and animated characters on magazines)
BP Novice West,2018,1
THW ban religious party in politics
BP Novice West,2018,2
In times of crisis, THBT the state should withhold information that may damage social order
BP Novice West,2018,3
TH regrets the idealization of motherhood
BP Novice West,2018,4
As a teacher from an underprivileged racial/ethnic minority, THW intentionally inflate the grades of students from similarly disadvantaged groups
BP Novice West,2018,QF
In newly democratized post-conflict society, THW subject people who commit severe corruption to the death penalty
BP Novice West,2017,1
THW legalize duels to the death under government supervision
BP Novice West,2017,SF
THW require university graduates to move to economically deprived areas for a substantial period of time after graduation
BP Novice West,2017,GF
TH opooses careerism
BP Novice Kanto,2017,2
THBT the media should anonymize the identity of convicted criminals (incl, but not limited to their age, face, and race/nationality)
BP Novice Kanto,2017,4
THR the western feminist narrative that regards victims revealing their marks of domestic violence as a form of female empowemrment
Debate no Susume,2019,2
THW prefer a monocultural society over a multicultural society
Debate no Susume,2019,GF
THW allow children to sue their parents for giving birth to them
Elizabeth,2017,2
THW establish exclusive school for LGBT
Gemini,2019,2
THW deny broadcasting rights to news channels that consistently fail to meet a minimum truth requirement
EUDC,2019,1
THBT Greece should introduce significant financial incentives for companies and individuals currently based in Athens to relocate to other Greek cities
Over a third of the Greek population lives in AthensEUDC,2019,4
THBT it is in the interest of dominant organised religions for their leaders to declare more progressive interpretations of traditional dogma
e.g. on dietary and pilgrimage requirements, the acceptability of contraception, same-sex relationshipsEUDC,2019,5
THBT consumers should predominantly aim to buy locally produced goods and services
Gemini,2019,QF
THS the use of sex appeal to generate interest in female sports
Gemini,2019,SF
THR the nagative stigma of lobbying
Gemini,2019,SF
THR the stigmatization of selfishness
Gemini,2019,SF
THR the narrative of having one great calling or purpose in life
HKDO,2017,4
THBT it is a legitimate lifestyle for individuals to be a 宅男(Zhai Nan)
A 宅男(Zhai Nan) is an individual heavily involved in internet culture and online social spaces. As a result, he/she is almost entirely disconnected from real life.Icho,2019,SF
THW abolish labor unions and labor protections during times of economic crisis
K-cup,2018,1
THBT tiger-parenting does more harm than good as aform of education
Tiger parent is an extremely strict parent who makes his/her childeren work excessively hard so that they can attain high levels of academic achievementK-cup,2018,2
THW allow the production of animated child pornography
K-cup,2018,3
Assuming feasibility,THW incapacitate people from connitting suiside
The Kansai,2019,Pre QF
THR the glorification of continued self-improvement (e.g. popular cultural works that glorify self-improvement, the act of constantly becoming a better person or constantly improving one's skills and abilities)
NDO,2017,SF
THBT Japan should abolish the Imperial system
NEAO,2017,SF
THW all movies and TV shows to introduce racial-blind casting for all characters
Racial-blind casting is the selection of actor regardless of the characters intial racial indentity, which may result in characters such as： African American Hermione Granger in Harry Potter Caucasian Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost In The Shell.NEAO,2017,GF
THBT ‘armies of opinion shapers’ should never be a legitimate political tool for states
‘Armies of opinion shapers’ are used by some governments to spread government views, drive particular agendas, and counter government critics on social media. These individuals are paid to distort the digital information landscape in the government’s favor, without acknowledging sponsorship.TDO,2017,2
THR the rise of New Atheism
New Atheist (e.g. Richard Dawkin) advocate that religious beliefs and superstitions are incompatible with science, rationality, and morality. New Atheism holds that religion should not be tolerated and must be actively criticized and exposed by rational challenge wherever its influence arises in government, education and politicsThe Kansai,2019,2
TH does not recognize patriotism as a virtue
Titech,2017,1
THW ban the private ownership of cars/vehicles
Titech,2017,GF
Assuming feasibility, THW remove the criminal mind from convicted people
UADC,2018,2
TH, as Iran, would covertly restart and accelerate the acquisition of nuclear weapons
NDO,2019,4
THW ban religious or faith-based rehabilitation programmes in prison
NDO,2019,4
THP a world where governments prioritize economic growth over economic redistribution
Womens,2019,2
TH opposes National Coming Out Day
The Kansai,2020,3
THBT girls should be taught the existence of rampant and widespread sexism and how to maneuver around it from a young age.
The Kansai,2020,4
THBT media should anonymize the identity of convicted criminals(incl, but not limited to their age, face and race/nationality).
Asian Bridge,2019,1
Assuming feasibility, THW replace all adjudicators with AI
Asian Bridge,2019,1
THBT public universities in liberal democratic countries should not accept the children of ruling elite of oppressive regimes
Asian Bridge,2019,2
THW allow public servants to criticize their government
Autumn Tournament,2019,2
TH opposes the narrative that having a child is intinsically fulfilling experience
Cambridge IV,2017,GF
THBT it is always immoral to fight for one’s country
China BP,2018,1
TH regrets narratives that glorify the elderly (e.g. “The old know better”; “The old deserve more” etc.)
China BP,2018,2
THBT Supreme Courts should refrain from making decisions on controversial social issues (e.g. gay rights, abortion)
Gemini,2018,QF
THW criminalize violent fouls in sports
Debate no Susume,2018,4
TH opposes the right to keep silent
Debate no Susume,2018,Rookie GF
THW require religious schools to give safe sex education regardless of parental consent
Debate no Susume,2018,QF
TH, as Rwanda, would launch a military intervention in the Domestic Republic of the Congo
SIDO,2017,OF
THBT the state should redistribute all donations to charities according to an evidence-based assessment of their utility
The Kansai,2017,SF
THBT assassination of dictators can be justified
UADC,2017,EFL GF
THW ban caste-based parties in India
EUDC,2019,SF
THBTcommunities that have been victims of atorocities should emphasis the narrative of the ‘banality of evil’ when interpreting those atorocities
The concept of ‘banality of evil’ claims that great act of evil can be committed by ordinary indivisuals within a bureacracy. Under this theory, most perpetrators of great evil are ordinary people, with no motive for their actions other than promoting thier own advancement in the systemEUDC,2019,GF
THBT the Greek government should have rejected the 2015 bailout deal and sought to negotiate further concessions, even at the risk of not receiving a bailout
EUDC,2018,2
THBT State Health Services should allow private companies to run hospitals for profit
EUDC,2018,3
THBT the State should fund the creation of, and access to, realistic androids that simulate romantic relationships
ABP,2019,EFL SF
As Papuan Activists, THW abandon the Papuan separatist agenda and focus on the fulfillment of social and economic rights of Papuans (e.g. countering racism against Papuan students, increasing the allocation of central resources to development in Papua)
ABP,2019,EFL GF
TH supports the politics of class warfare
EUDC,2017,ESL SF
THW allow local governments to issue immigration permits that grant access to Defined Permit Services* in the local area only
Defined Permit Services include access to the purchasing or renting of property, employment, and government services such as education, healthcare and welfare.EUDC,2017,ESL GF
THB that Western European states at high risk for terror attacks should implement 'state of emergency' laws
EUDC,2017,GF
TH as the Kremlin would commemorate the 1917 Russian Revolution as a tradegy rather than a triumph for the nation
ABP,2017,EFL SF
This house supports NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence
NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence refers to the forward deployment of NATO troops in Eastern Europe to protect and reassure NATO’s Eastern member states of their security. Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and invasion of Ukraine, NATO agreed to forward deploy four multinational battalion battle groups to NATO members most at risk of a possible Russian attack ? specifically Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty enshrines the principle of collective defence, where an armed attack against one member state must be deemed to be an armed attack against all member states.ABP,2017,Pre QF
This house, as a consumer living in the first world, would boycott ‘fast fashion’
‘Fast fashion’ retailers are clothing retailers who deliver current, up-to-trend clothing styles to mass consumers at a low price. Typically, they achieve this by deriving designs from new fashion shows, outsroucing production, and aggressive marketing. Example of ‘fast fashion’ retailers are Zara, H&M, and Topshop.Gemini,2017,2
THBT judges of Supreme Court should be directly elected by the citizens
Asian Bridge,2017,2
THW prohibit methods of animal slaughter prescribed by religions that cause prolonged pain to the animals involved
Asian Bridge,2017,2
THW legalize the usage of all recreational drugs including but not limited to marijuana, cocaine, and MDMA
Asian Bridge,2017,2
THW require all schools to provide sex education
Asian Bridge,2017,3
THW ban broadcasting crimes which supposed to gain public attention
Autumn Tournament,2018,3
THW abolish all regulations against service industry (such as sanitary condition of the hotel or additional car license for cabbing) except for those related to immediate impact to one's life
Autumn Tournament,2017,1
THBT the world would be better off without the concept of gender identity
Autumn Tournament,2017,GF
THW use the weapon
You are a commander and losing at war. In your possession is a weapon that ends the war in a victory. The cost of using this is the life of every soldier in the battlefied, including your own. You have no time to command them to evacuate.Icho,2017,1
THW ban child beauty contests
Icho,2017,2
THW never bail out big failing companies
Icho,2017,3
THW legalize surrogacy for profit
Icho,2017,4
THW ban animal eperiments
Icho,2017,Pre Oct
THBT medeia should not report the news on suicide (including but not limited to one by famous individuals)
Icho,2017,QF
THBT developing country should not host international sporting events
Icho,2017,SF
THW abolish plea-bargaining
BP Novice East,2018,3
THBT democracies should actively combat the rise of right wing populism (e.g. suppressing their speech acts, dismantling their political parties)
ICU-T,2018,GF
THR the usage of martyrs as emblems of social movements
BP Novice West,2017,2
TH, as Japan, regrets quality supremacy
Quality supremacy: concept that the quality of products is the most significant one for business. And companies often seek for quality beyond the necessityBP Novice West,2017,3
THW abolish tax execmptions for religious organizations which neglect LGBT rights
BP Novice West,2017,4
THBT states should not make contracts with private military contractors in combat roles
BP Novice Kanto,2017,3
THBT economic development organizations (e.g. IMF, WB) should not make aid conditional upon trade liberalization
Cambridge IV,2017,3
THBT former human rights activists under dictatorial regimes should not seek elected office (e.g. MP) after the transition to democracy
Cambridge IV,2017,ESL SF
THBT criminal justice systems should never incorporate retribution as an aim in determining criminal punishments
Cambridge IV,2017,QF
THW force all companies worth over $1 billion to list publicly
China BP,2018,7
THBT the deaf rights movement should disproportionately emphasize the positive experiences associated with being deaf
China BP,2018,HS SF
TH prefers a world with a dominant norm of not expressing strong emotions
China BP,2017,5
TH regrets the liberal media’s demonization of white supremacists
Japan BP,2017,OF
THW prohibit media from broadcasting private life of politicians
Japan BP,2017,QF
THBT the purpose of military intervention should be purely about preventing collateral damage instead of defeating the oppressive regimes
Japan BP,2017,SF
THBT states should periodically review and either re-authorize or revise their constitutions
Japan BP,2017,GF
THBT children from minority groups should be taught the reality of oppression and how to maneuver around it
Debate no Susume,2019,GF
THBT that children of racial minorities should be adopted by parents of their respective races
Debate no Susume,2018,1
THBT income taxes should be levied on the profit produced by AI robots
Debate no Susume,2018,1
TH, as Japan, would shift from a membership-based employment system to a job-based employment system
Debate no Susume,2018,2
TH, as a prominent Japanese feminist, would not participate in the #metoo movement
Debate no Susume,2018,2
THBT the feminist movement should condemn women who seek to ‘marry rich’
Debate no Susume,2018,2
THBT social movements should abandon the strategy of attacking and delegitimizing the viewpoints of other people on the basis of their privilege
Debate no Susume,2018,3
THR the narrative that children should love their parents
Debate no Susume,2018,3
THW instill nationalism in primary education
ESUJ,2017,QF
THW allow people to opt out of the national pension system
ESUJ,2017,SF
TH opposes organized religion
Momiji,2018,1
THW force companies to reflect the racial diversity of national population on employee composition
Momiji,2018,2
THW require individuals to pass a political general knowledge test in order to gain the right to vote
EUDC,2019,7
THBT schools should teach children to be skeptical of parental authority
EUDC,2019,8
In circumstances where a unanimous decision is currently required, THP majority voting as the European Council’s decision-making approach
In matters of high sensitivity and complexity, the European Council requires unanimous decision-making. These matters include, but are not limited to foreign policy decisions, granting new rights to EU citizens and suspending the rights of current member states.EUDC,2019,9
THW make police commanders personally criminally liable for instances of police brutality committed by their subordinates
NEAO,2017,EFL GF
THW legalize advanced directives requesting non-voluntary euthanasia for oneself
“An advanced directive is a legal document signed by an individual that determines the treatment or care they wish to receive or not receive if they become unable to undertake medical decisions ? due to conditions SUCH AS: ? very severe dementia; ? vegetative state etc. Advanced directives are irreversible ? they remain binding. NON-voluntary euthanasia is NOT INvoluntary euthanasia. It merely means that no EXPLICIT CONSENT is granted at the time.”EUDC,2018,QF
THBT the IMF should require direct control over a country’s monetary policy as a condition of national bailouts
EUDC,2018,GF
THR the shift in the #MeToo movement from victims sharing their experiences to holding public figures to account
EUDC,2017,1
This house believes that the US should ban extremist groups (e.g. the KKK and neo-Nazi groups)
EUDC,2017,2
This house believes that the WTO should allow developing countries to impose policies aimed at protecting domestic industries, even at the expense of harming international trade
Pre Gemini,2019,2
THW require all citizens to perform two years of national civic services (ex. Healthcare, education, etc.)
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.Pre Gemini,2018,4
THBT consumers living in the first world should boycott "fast fashion".
Gemini,2019,1
THBT schools actively rank children based on their achievements and encourage competition
Gemini,2019,1
THR the rise of university enrollment in developed countries
Gemini,2019,2
THR progressive movements broadcasting private information of an individual or an organization on SNS as a means of punishment
Gemini,2018,3
THW prioritize victims over state when providing post-war compensation.
SIDO,2017,3
THBT feminists in developing countries should encourage women not to have children
Spring Tournament,2019,QF
THBT Google should not have pulled out of the military contract with the Pentagon
Google decided last year to end its contract for Project Maven, a project in which Google cooperated with the Pentagon to study on the military use of artificial intelligence and image recognition which could be used to enhance drone strikes in the futureSpring Tournament,2019,QF
THW prohibit the end to end encryption of telecommunication
End to end encryption refers to technology that prevents anyone including the application developer, the network service provider, or the law enforcement to be able to decode the content of interaction over the network.Spring Tournament,2019,SF
THW abandon the use of GDP as the standard index to measure a nation's prosperity
Spring Tournament,2019,SF
THS Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to break up large tech companies
Elizabeth Warren has proposed to break up large tech companies if she is elected president in 2020. The plan includes two main steps. 1. Large tech companies that own platforms (such as marketplaces, exchanges, platforms to connect third parties) must be registered and must be separated from services that participate in that platform. 2. Mergers by large tech companies that are deemed anti competitive by regulators will be retrospectively broken upSpring Tournament,2019,SF
THW levy size-based business tax instead of corporation tax on profit
Size-based business tax is a form of corporation tax. It levies tax according to corporations’ value added and capital stock even if they don't make any profitSpring Tournament,2019,GF
TH opposes the narrative “Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you”
Gemini,2017,QF
THBT social movements in democratic countries should drive social change through the courts rather than the legislature
Gemini,2017,QF
In a country where feminism is not widely accepted, THBT the feminist movement should form one single movement, rather than diverse types of movements under different feminist ideologies
Gemini,2017,SF
THW prohibit atheletes from making political expressions at international sporting events
Spring Tournament,2018,2
THW abolish juvenile law
TDO,2017,5
TH celebrates the adoption of a distinctively Taiwanese (as opposed to Chinese) identity by the Taiwanese people
TDO,2017,5
THBT prefers a world where African-American artistes provide message of peace, rather than confrontation, in their music
TDO,2017,6
TH welcomes Donald Trump’s foreign policy
HKDO,2018,6
THW criminalise blasphemy in Western Liberal Democracies
Blasphemy is the act of offending or showing contempt towards a religious deity or a sacred object/personHKDO,2018,7
THW abolish all grading in primary, secondary, and tertiary education
HKDO,2018,HS GF
TH prefers polyamourous relationships over monogamy
HKDO,2018,OF
THW only allow women to make new purchases of real estate and land
HKDO,2018,QF
THBT the US and the EU, should stop all military, political and financial support to both Israel and the Palestinians until they reach a peace agreement
Titech,2019,GF
Assuming quantifiable, THW pay compensation for sleepdeprivation and sleeping disorder
Icho,2019,2
TH opposes peace education that uses shocking graphic images of war victims
Icho,2019,3
THW ban sacrilegious arts
To make this motion clear, “”Sacreligous art”” is art which severely insults a religion or their God.Icho,2019,4
THBT developing states should prioritize the education for the mass over the education for creating elites
UADC,2018,4
TH, as the leader, would curtail media freedom and jail fundamentalist-minded dissidents
You are a progressive leader of a democratic nation that is going through a rise in extremely conservative viewpoints. You are convinced that the prevalence of such political beliefs will inevitably lead to a rise of intolerance and discrimination towards minorities.UADC,2018,5
THW allocate research funds in public universities purely on state-determined utility factors
ICU-T,2018,4
THR the global youth’s prioritisation of improving their resume at all costs
ICU-T,2017,OF
In times of economic depression, THBT central banks should implement quantitative easing as opposed to austerity
Quantitative easing (QE) is a monetary policy in which a central bank creates new electronic money to buy government bonds or other financial assets such as but not limited to securities from commercial banks. This is done in order to lower interest rates and increase money supplyICU-T,2017,QF
THBT the state should be able to harvest organs from brain dead individuals regardless of prior consent
Umeko,2019,QF
TH, as moderate feminist groups, would actively label and criticize radical feminists as “Feminazis”
”Feminazi” is an artificial term which is a blend of ”Feminist” and ”Nazi”. It was popularized by politically conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh during the 1990s. The term particularly points at radical or militant feminists who are intolerant of opposing views or feminists who want superiority of women over menUmeko,2019,SF
In cases of interracial adoption, THW allow foster parents to force their children to alter their racial appearance
Umeko,2019,GF
THW forcibly introduce a CO2 emission limit to all countries even when it hinders economical growth
Umeko,2018,2
THR the dominant narrative that it's taboo to talk about "sexual related things" (inc. sexual preference, sexual experience, sexuality etc.) openly in public
Umeko,2018,3
THBT we should stop teaching children that their parents always act for the sake of children
Umeko,2018,4
THW prohibit art which glorify suicide
Umeko,2018,SF
THBT prominent civil society activists should choose not to run for public office
Umeko,2017,1
THW legalize bestiality(sexual intercourse between a person and an animal)
Umeko,2017,2
TH, as black rights activist, opposes this account
Yes,You’re Racist is a twitter account which names and shames people who alledgedly reported as white spremacists by crowdsorcing their idenfication via Internet. The account is followed by 400,000 accounts, and resulted in at least one person being fired from his office.Womens,2018,3
THW not restrict sexual expression in public (e.g. public nudity, displayal of pornographic images)
WUDC,2019,ESL GF
In the lead up to the 1994 negotiated settlement in South Africa, THBT the ANC should have demanded further concessions (e.g. removing the amnesty provision in the TRC, greater land and economic rights) even at the expense of prolonging the conflict
WUDC,2018,Pre Oct
THBT ASEAN should negotiate all investment deals with Chinese government entities as a bloc (with decisions made by majority vote of its members), so that no member state can enter into investment deals without the rest of the world
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organisation comprising of Southeast Asian states which promotes Pan-Asianism and greater economic integration within the ASEAN common market. There are 10 ASEAN member states, namely, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, Cambodia, Loas, & Vietnam.WUDC,2018,OF
THS the court’s decision to acquit Tehlirian
Soghomon Tehlirian was an Armenian whose family was killed during the Turkish genocide against Armenians. In Berlin in 1921, Tehlirian assassinated Tallat Pascha, widely considered the main orchestrator of the Armenian genocide. Despite conclusive evidence of his guilt, a Berlin court decided to acquit Tehlirian and free him.WUDC,2018,QF
TH, as a parent of a child of ASPD, would enable and support that child given that child’s aims based on their current psychological makeup, instead of trying to make them more empathetic
Individuals with Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD), formerly known as sociopathy, have a highly reduced ability to feel empathy. People with ASPD do potentially have the ability to feel empathy, and, as with other emotions, their capacity to feel empathy can be increased based on exposure to certain experiences and relationships, yet is unlikely to reach what is considered a “normal” level.WUDC,2017,2
THW allow members of the armed forces to form labour unions
WUDC,2017,3
THBT sports leagues should significantly tax and redistribute from wealthier teams to poorer teams
WUDC,2017,4
In areas with rapidly rising property prices, THW suspend all restrictions on property development that are not health and safety requirements (for example, environmental zoning regulations, building height restrictions, and regulations on the appearance of buildings)
WUDC,2017,7
THBT S Korea should produce nuclear weapons
WUDC,2017,8
THR the glamorization of start-up culture that encourages people to start own companies rather than puruse traditional career paths
Japan BP,2018,3
TH prefers a world where death is viewed positively
Japan BP,2018,Rookie SF
THBT developed nations should promote the privatization of health care industry
Japan BP,2018,QF
THBT the billionaire donors who fund morally questionable politicians are more reprehensible than the politicians themselves
Japan BP,2018,SF
TH opposes the free movement of persons in Africa
Kyushu,2018,4
THW institute quota for female leaders in academic institutions/organizations
Kyushu,2018,Rookie SF
THS the complete freedom of movement for refugees
Kyushu,2018,Rookie GF
THBT educational institutions in developed countries should mandate a year-long work/study-abroad program in a developing country for their students
Momiji,2019,2
THBT developing countries with ethnically diverse populations should prohibit vernacular schools
Vernacular school provides education in language which are ingrained in the particular communities and not in the country's primary languageMomiji,2019,3
THBT media should not broadcast private life of politicians
Momiji,2019,QF
THW hold head of religious organizations legally liable when their believers, for religious reasons, deny giving medial treatment to their children under life-threatening condition
Momiji,2019,SF
THR the glamorization of start-up culture that encourages people to start their own companies rather than pursue traditional career paths
UADC,2019,2
THW allow parents to sue their children for abandonment
UADC,2019,3
THBT companies in the gig economy (Uber, Grab, Gojek, Pathao etc.) should be required to provide contractors who work as long as full-time employees with the same benefits as full-time employees
UADC,2019,5
TH, as the United States, would not military intervention
UADC,2019,6
TH, as the transgender community, would oppose the use of female-image consultants by trans women
UADC,2019,6
THBT intersex athletes with elevated testosterone levels should not be allowed to participate in women's athletics without undergoing hormone therapy
UADC,2019,8
TH prefers a world where there are fewer but larger charitable organizations combating poverty
NDO,2019,SF
THBT the government of Taiwan should abandon any political and economic strategies calling for independence from the People’s Republic of China
NDO,2019,GF
Assuming the technology exits, THW erase all the memories of soldiers during their deployment in active conflict areas
NDO,2019,Rookie SF
THW castrate convicted rapists
WUDC,2020,OF
TH prefers a cynical and pessimistic perception of democratic politics to an idealistic and optimistic one
WUDC,2020,ESL SF
TH prefers a world without the Neuralink
A highly-valued startup has invented Neuralink technology, which allows people's consciousnesses to be irreversibly uploaded into a powerful supercomputer and maintained indefinitelyNDO,2018,3
THBT post-conflict states should suppress discourse surrounding the period of conflict in order to promote peace
NDO,2018,4
In a super-aging society, THW give more votes to the young
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 reversedNDO,2018,QF
TH regrets categorization of sexual orientation
NDO,2018,SF
Assuming technology, as a debating community, THW make debaters completely anonymous in round rooms (e.g. hide name, gender and appearance, and use voice changer)
Asian Bridge,2020,3
THW ban all forms of pornography
The Kansai,2020,1
THW not use public money on life-extending medical care for people over certain age in super aging society.
The Kansai,2020,1
In super aging society, THW impose additional tax on people without children.
The Kansai,2020,2
THW remove tax exemption for religious organizations.
The Kansai,2020,3
In conservative area, THBT feminist movement should actively oppose male privilege in religion(e.g. a mountain inaccessible to women, a higher position exclusively attainable for men) .
Asian Bridge,2019,2
THBT top officials affected by personal scandal should resign
Asian Bridge,2019,2
THW ban celebrities from participating in politics
Asian Bridge,2019,3
TH opposes tiger-parenting as a form of education
Asian Bridge,2019,3
THBT the feminist movement should oppose popular fairy tales which portray traditional gender roles
NDO,2017,GF
THBT the United States should end the “War on Drug” policy
“War on Drug” policy：Sets of policies conducted by the United States government which include military aid, and military intervention, as well as harsher prohibition laws with the aim of reducing illegal drug tradeNEAO,2018,EFL GF
THR the imposition of the concept of universal human rights.
NEAO,2018,Pre QF
THW universally abolish CRBI (citizenship and residence by investment) schemes.
"Citizenship by Investment" (CBI) and "Residence by Investment" (RBI) schemes are offered by substantial number of countries, such as Canada, Malaysia, UAE. The schemes allow foreigners to obtain citizenship and temporary/permanent residence rights on the basis of local investments or a flat fee.Asian Bridge,2018,3
THW torture terrorist for information.
Autumn Tournament,2018,Rookie GF
THBT student loans should mandate repayment only to those who are capable of paying it back (incl. not limited to: have a stable job or be a child of wealthy parents)
Autumn Tournament,2018,QF
TH, as White group in South Africa, Would declare the formation of violent rebellion against the government in case they amend the constitution
African National Congress, the ruling party of South Africa, is leaning towards constitutional amendment by which seizure of land without compensation can be constitutionally legitimate. Major target of seizure will be White farmers.Autumn Tournament,2018,SF
THBT Feminism movement should not celebrate Mohammed bin Salman
Debate no Susume,2019,1
THBT the use of erotic capital by women does more harm than good
Debate no Susume,2019,1
THBT #metoo movement should prioritise a path towards redemption over retribution
Debate no Susume,2019,2
Assuming Mars has been terraformed and is ready to house human civilisation, THW require that all the settlers on mars be atheists
Debate no Susume,2019,2
TH prefers corporatocracy over democracy
Corporatocracy is an economic and political system controlled by corporations or corporate incentives.Debate no Susume,2019,3
THW require that all ads and packaging of luxury goods to include poverty pin ups (e.g. the price of this bag could have sent ten children to school)
Debate no Susume,2019,3
THBT progressives should abandon the rhetoric of the lottery of birth
Debate no Susume,2019,4
THW allow biological fathers to waive their parental rights and responsibilities prior to the maximum allowable time of abortion
Asian Bridge,2018,3
THW seek the independence of Okinawa
Debate no Susume,2017,Rookie SF
THBT the governments of post conflict societies should delegate their social sciences curriculum to Western countries
Debate no Susume,2017,Rookie GF
THW mandate plain packaging on products that have detrimental effects on health(such as tobacco)
Pkain packaging is packaging that illustrates the health effects of products in a visual manner (blackened out lungs, rotten teeth, etc)Debate no Susume,2017,Rookie GF
THW require all toys to be marketed as gender neutral products
ESUJ,2017,1
THW give more votes to the poor in elections
ESUJ,2017,2
THW allow athletes to express political opinions in the fields and the courts
Spring Tournament,2018,4
TH supports cross ownership of stocks
Cross ownerships is when company is when company A owns part of(but sufficient amount of) stocks of company B who in turn owns part of stocks of A. Many Japanese corporations use this strategy in order to get sustainable connection with another corporation. To be independent from the stock marketSpring Tournament,2018,4
TH supports the growth of megacities as a development strategy
Megacities refer to large cities with population of over 10 million. The largest megacities in the world include Tokyo New Delhi, San Pailo and BeijingCambridge IV,2017,4
TH prefers a world in which all religions believe in Universal Salvation
EUDC,2018,ESL SF
THR the decline of labour union power in the West
Debate no Susume,2019,4
THR the emphasis on sex in romantic relationships
Gemini,2019,2
THW prohibit the media from reporting on the mental illness of those accused of crimes
Gemini,2019,3
THW pay a salary to stay-at-home parents
Gemini,2019,4
THW make developmental aid to developing countries contingent on whether they follow an environmentally friendly agenda
Gemini,2019,4
THW shorten the patents of green technologies by large corporations
Gemini,2018,4
TH opposes peace education that uses shocking graphic images of war victims
Gemini,2018,OF
THBT developing countries should impose a life-long taxation on their citizens who have completed tertiary education and decided to migrate
Gemini,2018,OF
THBT development of infrastructure in developing countries should be led by the state, as opposed to the private sector.
Gemini,2018,OF
THBT in times of high unemployment, governments should remove all minimum standard regulations in the labour market.
Gemini,2017,SF
TH, as historically oppressed indigenous minorities, would embrace and promote positive but inaccurate stereotypes about their culture
Gemini,2017,SF
TH, as a parent belonging to oppressed minorities, would teach their children about the existence of harsh discrimination from a young age
Gemini,2017,GF
THBT parents should not instill their religion into their children
Gemini,2017,GF
THBT religious organization should sell all its cultural artifacts in order to fund poverty alleviation
Gemini,2017,GF
In a context of serious religious conflict, THW ban all religious expression in public places (e.g. public proselytization, the public display of religious symbols)
The Kansai,2019,1
THW abolish intoxication defense in criminal cases
The intoxication defense is a defense by which a defendant may claim diminished responsibility on the basis of ""substance intoxication"" (included but not limited to alcohol). In many jurisdictions being drunk (or under influence of other substances) at the moment of committing a crime is recognized as a mitigating factorThe Kansai,2019,2
TH regrets the dominant narrative in children’s education that good always wins
The Kansai,2019,2
THW not consume the works of art created by people who have engaged in gravely unethical behavior
The Kansai,2019,QF
THW abolish Olympic Gomes
Debate no Susume,2018,GF
THW randomly exchange newborn babies among their parents
Gemini,2017,QF
THBT media should not emphasize successful women’s feminine features
Femininity is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women. Femininity is socially constructed, but made up of both socially-defined and biologically-created factors. Traits traditionally cited as feminine include gentleness, empathy, and sensitivity.Icho,2019,QF
THW offer dictators immunity in return for leaving power
Icho,2018,4
THBT social media (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc.) should actively remove content that they deem to be fake news from their platforms
K-cup,2017,3
THW invade North Korea
K-cup,2017,3
THBT parents should not use “fear” to teach religion to children
Kyushu,2017,3
THW disallow the practice of naturalizing foreign athletes to serve on national sports teams
Naturalization is the legal act or process by which a person from one country changes nationality to another country by acquiring citizenship. Some countries have the practice of naturalizing talented foreign athletes to make them eligible members of their national teams in major international events.Kyushu,2017,Rookie SF
THW make all salaries and employment terms publicly accessible
Kyushu,2017,Rookie GF
THBT schools should prioritize character development over accademic performance
ICU-T,2017,6
THR US deployment of THAAD in South Korea
Philosophy,2019,1
THBT it is immoral to give birth to a new life
Philosophy,2019,2
THR the decline of postmodernist art
Postmodernism ? The premise of the ideology is that there is no definite terms, boundaries or absolute truth in existencePhilosophy,2019,3
TH oppose science as a predominant rationale in understanding the world
Philosophy,2019,GF
THW ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy
Pre Gemini,2019,1
THW limit companies ability to replace workers with technology
Ryoso,2018,4
THBT the feminist movements should support ads and campaigns that fature servicewomen with emphasis on their sexual appearance.
Ryoso,2018,QF
THBT rules and scheduling of professional sports should be made in the interest of fairness and the welfare of competitors regardless of commercial incentives or the interest of audiences
Ryoso,2018,SF
THBT the Islael Philharmonic Orchestra should regularly play the works of Richard Wagner
Ryoso,2018,Rookie GF
THBT celebrities should not publish their political position
Ryoso,2017,GF
TH oppose dominance of the value that telling a lie is vice
SIDO,2018,1
THBT sates should not prosecute menbers of terrorist organizations who leave those organizations and coorperate with the state.
SIDO,2018,2
THW anonymize the funding, display, and sale of art
SIDO,2018,3
As a billionaire who opposes the development of strong artificial intelligence, THW fund violent and destructive action against companies that aim to creat strong AI
Strong artificial intelligence refers to machines that have the ability to think at least as well as humans and could act independent of human instructionNAUDC,2017,2
THW replace existing welfare systems with a universal basic income.
SIDO,2017,6
TH regrets the reign of Qin Shi Huang
Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of a unified china. He unified the country from a collection of warring statesSIDO,2017,7
THW require all citizens to perform two years of national civic services(ex. in healthcare, education, helping the elderly, etc.)
SIDO,2017,QF
THBT social media should manipulate user experience to promote social harmony
SIDO,2017,SF
THBT States should allow private companies to bid for the right to govern part of their territory
right to govern: the making and enforcement of rulesSIDO,2018,4
THBT NATO should end all political, economic, and military support for the Russian Commonwealth
SIDO,2017,2
THBT US government employees should leak embarassing information about the Trump Administration to the press e.g. Trump’s tax returns, details of internal political disputes, embarassing personal details, etc
ABP,2019,OF
In times of financial recession, THBT democratic states should hold general elections
ABP,2019,QF
THBT it is in the interest of Kashmiri people for Pakistan and China to increase their support for Kashmiri separatist movements / groups
ABP,2018,3
TH supports a glorification of honjok* culture
*One in which individuals regularly undertake traditionally communal activities alone (e.g. eating, drinking, traveling, etc.). The term is associated with South Korea, however it is on the rise in various countriesABP,2018,4
THBT military doctors that have conducted, or supervised on, methods aimed to extort information from prisoners should be barred by medical associations from practicing medicine in the civil sphere
ABP,2018,6
THW allow schools with a majority of pupils from oppressed groups to reject children who do not belong to their group from attending the school
Spring Tournament,2017,1
THW force production companies to always cast characters of the ethnicity depicted in their source materials
Spring Tournament,2017,Rookie SF
TH, as Julius, Would quit debating and start ping pong
Julus is a low-level debater, who really loves debating and its culture. One day, Julius suddenly finds that Julius has talent for ping pong that is enough to be called superstar if Julius quits debating and commits to it, but Julis does not really like that sport.Spring Tournament,2017,Rookie SF
THBT all debating activities (including orgcomm) should be conducted in English
Spring Tournament,2017,Rookie GF
THBT advanced countries should ban imports of consumer goods made by child labour
Spring Tournament,2017,Rookie GF
THW limit airtime/coverage for terrorist incidents to only reporting of statistics
Spring Tournament,2017,OF
THW allow telecommunications companies to sell individual’s browsing data
TDO,2018,4
THBT feminists in conservative countries should not oppose scripture, even if it is harmful to women's rights
The Kansai,2018,1
THW allow children to choose to be adopted into a new family without the consent of their current parents
The Kansai,2018,1
TH as a parent who has lost their child would remake the child by clone technology
The Kansai,2018,3
TH regrets the rise of “dark tourism”
Dark tourism is a tourism that involves travelling to places associated with death and suffering caused by human-made disasters/tragedy, such as Auschwits and the Aokigahara Suicide Forest.The Kansai,2018,3
THW criminalize Yakuza membership
The Kansai,2018,3
TH supports the continued remilitaraization of Japan
The Kansai,2018,4
THR the use of female body as a site of feminist protest(e.g nude and topless protests, Slutwalk)
The Kansai,2018,4
TH regrets the dominant narrative of women as non-violent and vulnerable in conflicts and humanitarian crises
The Kansai,2018,4
THBT the feminist movement should oppose the advertisement of beauty services(e.g. makeup, beauty salons)
The Kansai,2018,SF
TH celebrates the rise of social media corporations actively intervening in controversial/offensive posts
The Kansai,2018,SF
TH supports the dominant narrative that “When you give up, that’s when the game is over”
The Kansai,2018,SF
THBT contemporary art has done more harm than good to the field of art
The Kansai,2017,4
THR the dominance of liberalism in contemporary socio-political discourse
BP Novice Kanto,2017,Pre QF
THBT countries with booming populations should allocate every adult a single tradable permit to have a child
BP Novice Kanto,2017,QF
THW ban private ownerships of land
BP Novice Kanto,2017,SF
THW legalize unconditional euthanasia
BP Novice Kanto,2017,GF
TH prefers technocracy to democracy as a system for governance
Tokyo Mini,2017,GF
THW not restrict sexual expressions in public (e.g. public nudity, displayal of pornographic images)
Elizabeth,2017,1
THW ban anonymous writing on SNS
UADC,2017,5
THW ban race/ethnicity-based organizations in universities
Wakaba,2017,1
THW ban gun
Wakaba,2017,2
THW introduce grade retention in compulsory education
Wakaba,2017,3
THW introduce performance enhancing drugs in international sporting events
Wakaba,2017,4
THW prohibit corporations from accessing criminal record of job applicants
Wakaba,2017,1
THW legalize homeschooling
homeschooling is defined as a system where parents take a responsibility over the education of their children instead of schools. It’s different from a system where parents temporarily educate their children on behalf of the school under circumstances where the child is unable to go to school.ICU-T,2018,3
THW impose an absolute cap on the per capita consumption water and electricity per household
The Kansai,2019,1
THW grant amnesty to dictators if they peacefully give up their power
The Kansai,2019,1
THW only imprison individuals who have committed violent crimes and pose a continuing threat to society
UADC,2019,8
THW hide the data
You are the CEO of a charity which provides educational scholarships to students from a poor ethnic minority with historically low graduation rates, you discover that your program has not resulted in significant improvement in those students' graduation rates.UADC,2019,OF
TH, as South Korea, would recognize North Korea as a nuclear power
UADC,2019,OF
THBT developing countries in Asia should reject the adoption of Huawei technology
UADC,2019,SF
THBT governments should be given the option to compel companies to publicly release algorithms that use demographic data
UADC,2019,SF
THS Facebook’s current current moderation policies
UADC,2019,SF
THS the Right to be Forgotten
The right to be forgotten refers the right of individuals to have information, videos or photographs of them deleted from publicly available sources e.g. the InternetUADC,2019,EFL GF
TH supports paying reparations to communities that have suffered from historical injustices
UADC,2019,EFL GF
THBT multicultural states should actively impose a singular national identity (e.g. history, culture, language)
UADC,2019,EFL GF
THBT former British colonies should no longer allow the maintenance of all physical remnants of colonial history (architecture, paintings, etc.)
UADC,2019,GF
THR the rise of corporate mindfulness programs
Mindfulness is defined as the practice of paying attention to thoughts and feelings without judging whether they are right or wrong, and is commonly taught as a technique to deal with stress and anxiety. 22% of employers in the United States provide programs to teach their employees mindfulness and meditation. These companies include Google, Nike, Apple.UADC,2019,GF
THR the practice of Asians adopting Western names
UADC,2019,GF
THR the widespread narrative that living a long life is inherently good
NDO,2019,1
In countries where compulsory military service for men exists, THBT feminists should advocate for the conscription of women
Elizabeth,2019,4
THW legalize dueling to the death
Japan BP,2019,SF
TH, as the minority resistance group, would accept the offer
You are a resistance group in an autocratic state. The state has promised amnesty to all those in the group as long as it gives up the struggle. Your group is greatly outnumberedRyoso,2019,1
THBT religious leaders should not endorse candidates for polotical office
Ryoso,2019,2
As university-oriented English parliamentary debate community oj Japan, TH prefers mandating all debaters to serve as an organaizing committee member over a voluntary system with significant financial compensation(haigher reward for organaizing committee)
Japan BP,2019,3
As a prominent religious leader of a major religion, THW actively promote the narrative that atheists and irreligious people can still be accepted into heaven.
EUDC,2018,SF
THBT liberal democracies should constitutionally enshrine the right of regions to unilaterally secede
KK-cup,2019,Pre SF
THW allow privatization of prison
Prvate prisons refer to prisons operated by a private company under contract with the state or federal government. This system is common in states which have large number of prisoners. Private prison is often controvercial in terms of way of operation, such as cost cut and how prisoners are treated etc…KK-cup,2019,SF
TH prefers a world in which all arts were anonymous over a world where they were always attributed to the artist
KK-cup,2018,4
TH supports athletes making political expressions at international sporting events
KK-cup,2018,SF
THBT post conflict states should suppress discourse surrounding the period of conflict in order to promote peace
KK-cup,2017,1
THW prohibit parents from indoctirinating religious belief to children
Kyushu,2018,QF
THBT LGBTQ+ activists in non-Western countries should use and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and individuals using their local historical terms instead of Western terminology
Non-Western countries have rich histories and communities of non-binary/LGBTQ+ individuals, including mahjie(Singapore), Jathil(Indonesia), calabai(Bugis), cult of Tu’er Shen(China), Hijra(India), among othersKyushu,2018,SF
THW hold bystanders of all sexual harassment liable for their failure to help
Titech,2018,GF
THW prohibit states from funding for the arts until the majority of citizens are living above the poverty line
Titech,2018,GF
TH regrets the labeling of someone who has sacrificed him/herself for their country as a “National Hero”
WUDC,2020,ESL QF
In a relatively equal society where the "protected sphere model" is the norm, This House, as a parent, would raise their children according to the "deferred happiness model"
Under the "deferred happiness model" of parenting, there is strong emphasis on setting children up for a successful adulthood, including through a focus on academic or extracurricular achievement, structure, and discipline. Under the "protected sphere model" of parenting, there is strong emphasis on "letting children be children", including through a focus on playtime and personal enjoyment.WUDC,2020,SF
TH prefers a "Brave New World" to the status quo in Western Liberal Democracies
A “Brave New World” has these characteristics: 1. People are genetically engineered and socially conditioned by the state for specific societal roles. 2. People's material and physical needs are unfailingly met. 3. There is no possibility of changing the social order.WUDC,2020,EFL GF
THW abolish the private ownership of (housing) property in major metropolitan areas
WUDC,2020,ESL GF
THBT the United States government should cede the authority to prosecute criminal trials involving African Americans (as either victims or alleged perpetrators) to African American interest groups, and allocate funding for this
Oxford IV,2019,1
This House Would ban political advertising on social media
Kyushu,2018,GF
THBT the stigmatization of outsourcing eldercare* in Asian societies
sending your parents to assisted care facilities retirement communitiesKyushu,2017,2
In liberal democracies where Catholicism is a prominent religion, THBT government should mandate the Catholic Church to denounce and remove verses that communities use to justify discrimination and violence
Oxford IV,2019,3
This House Believes That feminists should adopt the view that feminist identity is based upon self-identification (e.g., "anyone can be a feminist"), as opposed to based on satisfying group-determined criteria (e.g. "feminists must fulfill x, y z criteria")
Oxford IV,2019,4
This House Believes that the widespread adoption of Libra brings more harm than good
Oxford IV,2019,5
This House Prefers protests with clearly identifiable leaders and defined goals to leaderless movements with disparate goals
Cambridge IV,2019,1
This House Would expel states which fail to spend a minimum of 2% of GDP on defence from NATO
Cambridge IV,2019,3
This House Believes That the West should massively discourage and disincentivise economic collaboration and exchange with China
Cambridge IV,2019,4
This House Would raise their child to prefer to be single
Asian Bridge,2020,1
THW criminalize gang membership
Asian Bridge,2020,2
THW introduce 100% inheritance tax
Asian Bridge,2020,2
THW not give financial assitance for the reconstruction of disaster prone areas
Asian Bridge,2020,2
THW eliminate Anti Homeless Architecture
Anti Homeless Architecture refers to a controversial urban design trend in which public spaces are constructed or altered to discourage people from using them in a way not intended by the owner. It is most typically associated with discrimination against the homeless in the form of "anti-homeless spikes" -studs embedded in flat surfaces to make sleeping rough impractical.Asian Bridge,2020,3
THBT feminist movement should actively promote female participation in military
ABP,2019,1
THBT women’s rights advocates should associate themselves with specific policy positions rather than identifying with the broader feminist label
ABP,2019,3
THBT governments around the world should commit to drastically reducing birth rates until the total world population is sustained at 3 billion
ABP,2018,EFL SF
THBT Taiwan should not glorify Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Kai-Shek is the founder of Taiwan and was the leader that ruled China before fleeing to the Island of Taiwan as a result of losing the Chinese civil war. He founded Taiwan as an autocracy and ruled it until his deathABP,2018,EFL GF
TH supports the decline of American influence in East Asia
East Asia includes both Northeast and Southeast AsiaABP,2018,QF
TH prefers a would in which social media sites would have been founded on a subscription based revenue model rather than an ad based model*
*i.e. one in which most of the revenue comes from paying customers and not adsABP,2017,1
This house would, as the feminist movement, advocate for the research, development and usage of artificial wombs
An artificial womb (or artificial uterus) is a device that would allow for extracorporeal pregnancy or extrauterine foetal incubation by growing an embryo or foetus outside the body of an organism that would normally internally carry the embryo or foetus to term. Currently, the technology has been proven successful in growing baby sheep.ABP,2019,4
TH prefers a world where parents are honest with their children about their (i.e. parents’) imperfections and insecurities
ABP,2019,6
THW wholly nationalize the arms industry
ABP,2019,SF
THBT the state should promote stoicism
Stoicism is a school of thought which teaches that (1) people should not allow themselves to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or the fear of pain; and (2) people should not have strong emotional reactions to events around them, whether good or bad.ABP,2019,GF
Assuming the evidence would never be found out otherwise, THBT the scientist should disclose this evidence to the world
A scientist has found irrefutable evidence that God exists. This God does not belong to any religion or belief system that exists on Earth. This God acts randomly without any regard for human suffering.ABP,2017,QF
This house, as India, would not apply the AFSPA to Kashmir
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is an Act of the Indian Parliament that grants the military wide powers of arrest, the right to shoot to kill, and to occupy or destroy property when carrying out counter-insurgency operations in ‘disturbed areas’. The AFSPA was applied to Kashmir in 1990 and has been in force since.NDO,2018,2
THW ban private lawyers from criminal court and establish ‘Public attorneys’ office’ as counter part of ‘Public Prosecutors’ office’
NDO,2018,2
THBT sex offenders should be monitored with GPS technology
NDO,2018,2
THW prohibit criminals from profiting from the publicity of their crimes
Autumn Tournament,2019,1
TH regrets the rise of surveillance capitalism as a business model
Surveillance capitalism is the mone tization of data captured through monitoring people's movements and behavior online and in the physical world. Consumer surveillance is most commonly used for targeted marketing and advertising Marketers combine demographic information with data about people's online activities: their search activity, websites visited, posts and conversations in social media, and so on, to focus marketing efforts where there are most likely to meet with success. In a more direct monetization, many companies also sell customer data gathered through various surveillance channels to partners and other third partiesAutumn Tournament,2019,3
Given a way to accurately measure an individual's empathy, THW only allow individuals with high levels of empathy for people beyond their immediate circles, to vote in election
Autumn Tournament,2018,1
THR the societal emphasis of charity/volunteering as a virtue
Autumn Tournament,2018,2
THS active racebending which is favourable towards socially underprivileged races (i.e., African American, Asian)
Racebending is an act that changes character's perceived race or ethnicity during the adoption of a work from one medium to another. (i.e., Black James Bond, White female Ancient One in Doctor Strange.)Autumn Tournament,2018,4
THBT the environmental movement should abandon the narrative of personal responsibility in favor of one which emphasizes institutional accountability
Cambridge IV,2018,4
THS the rise of computational creativity
Computational Creativity' is a scientific field researching AI models that simulate or replicate human creativity. Projects in the field include but are not limited to using AI to script films, compose music, write poetry, and paintCambridge IV,2018,5
THW give legislative veto power to a Future Generations Commission
For the purposes of this debate, a 'Future Generations Commission' is an independent body mandated with mapping the long-term impacts of governmental policy on the young, or unborn generationsCambridge IV,2018,ESL SF
Where resources are significantly limited, THBT states should actively promote religion in areas of high poverty
Oxford IV,2018,ESL SF
THBT the US should cut all political, economic and military ties with Saudi Arabia
Oxford IV,2018,ESL GF
THBT social movements should reject the glorification of political violence
Oxford IV,2018,Rookie GF
THBT post-conflict states should actively promote a unifying national narrative in the history curriculum
Oxford IV,2018,QF
THW allow city and local governments to be held civilly responsible for deaths that can be ascribed to homelessness
Cambridge IV,2018,EFL GF
TH prefers a world in which all children are conceived with DNA from a global genetic database
Cambridge IV,2018,Rookie GF
THBT it is immoral for individuals who have met their basic needs to not donate any excess wealth to utility maximising causes
Cambridge IV,2018,QF
Actually, THW rather see one innocent man go to jail than see 100 guilty men walk free
Cambridge IV,2017,1
THW give companies tax breaks on all revenues paid as renumeration (salaries and bonus) to all female employees
Cambridge IV,2017,2
THR the substitution of digital entertainment (e.g. TV, movies, video games) for written materials (e.g. novels, Kindle, comic books) in the lives of children
Cambridge IV,2017,SF
In cases where a supreme court would currently rule on the compliance of a given law with a constitutional provision, THW hold a public referendum on whether to abandon that constitutional provision
China BP,2018,3
During economic crises, THBT states should prioritise fiscal stability (i.e. balancing budget) over increasing public spending
China BP,2018,4
THBT international criminal tribunals should introduce the death penalty for individuals convicted of crimes against humanity
Debate no Susume,2017,4
THW make working a low-wage part-time job for an extended period of time (e.g.150hours) compulsory for all citizens
Debate no Susume,2017,Rookie SF
THBT school shouls actively teach children romantic relationship management skills (including but not limited to how to get a boyfriend/girlfriend, how to sustain a relationship, how/when to break up, etc…)
Debate no Susume,2017,Rookie SF
THBT teachers should not include class participation (i.e how often they spoke up, how actively they engages in class discussions) as a factor of grading students
EUDC,2017,3
THR the rise of “Sharing Culture”
“Sharing Culture” (a culture which encourages the frequent posting of both mundane and intimate details of ones life on social media platforms, and the commenting on and reacting to others posts of this nature)EUDC,2017,4
This house believes that states should significantly fund female-only tech companies
EUDC,2017,5
This house, as Israel, supports the Jewish People’s Intelligence Services Doctrine
The Jewish People’s Intelligence Services should have a significant responsiblity not only to Israeli citizens’ security, ut also to the security of Jewish communities abroad. If this doctrine were adopted, Israel would use significant resources and launch potentially violent operations in order to keep Jewish people safe internationally.EUDC,2017,6
THS universities treating students as customers (e.g. by allocating significant resources to improving students lifestyles, and granting students influence over university decisions and the content and delivery of course curricula)
EUDC,2017,7
This house believes that Western institutions should neither cooperate with, nor use the data produced by, non-Western medical institutions that do not meet Western standards on human clinical trials
EUDC,2017,ESL QF
This house believes that having children is immoral
Spring Tournament,2018,Rookie SF
THBT the countries which militarily intervene in another country should receive a significant number of the people who are harmed in the conflict as refugees
Spring Tournament,2018,Rookie SF
TH opposes tourist embargo as a means against oppressive regime
Spring Tournament,2018,Rookie SF
THBT states should hold referenda to approve post-war resolutions
Gemini,2019,4
THBT countries that are major polluters should accept environmental refugees
Gemini,2019,OF
THBT election campaigns should be fully financed by the state
Gemini,2019,OF
THBT political comedians does more harm than good for democracy
Gemini,2019,OF
THW make the weight of votes proportionate to a person’s expected remaining lifespan
Gemini,2019,QF
THBT disabled parents should be able to ensure that their children be born disabled
Gemini,2019,GF
TH, as an openly non-heterosexual individual, would not date people in the closet
Gemini,2018,QF
THW not allow out-of-court settlements for workplace discrimination and harassment.
Gemini,2018,QF
THW impose chemical castration on sexual offenders instead of imprisonment
Gemini,2018,SF
In Western liberal democratic countries which accept a substantial number of immigrants, THW adopt policies that try to integrate them into mainstream society as opposed to actively focus on building exclusive communities (residences, workplaces, schools, social gathering places, entertainment centers, etc.)
Gemini,2017,2
THBT illegally gathered evidence should not be admissible in criminal trials
HKDO,2018,5
TH, in hindsight, supports the 2016 election of Donald Trump
HKDO,2018,SF
THR the emotion of regret (i.e TH prefers a world in which people cannot feel the emotion of regret)
NDO,2018,Rookie GF
TH prefers a world without the system of marriage
ABP,2017,2
This house would allow direct to consumer advertising for prescription drugs and treatments
Direct-to-consume advertising refers to the marketing of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and consumer diagnostics to consumers. In the status quo, pharmaceutical companies are only allowed to advertise their products and treatments to medical professionals.ABP,2017,5
In universities where affirmative action for women exists, this house would institute affirmative action for men in departments where they are underrepresented
ABP,2017,EFL GF
This house celebrates the rise of non-traditional political movements (eg Trumpism, En Marche, Alternative for Germany, etc)
Icho,2019,1
THW introduce a female quota in parliament
Icho,2019,Pre Oct
THW require individuals to pass a general knowledge test in order to gain the right to vote
ICU-T,2018,GF
THBT liberal community has a moral obligation to criticize the hypocrisy displayed by other individuals who actively proclaim to be liberals
ICU-T,2017,2
THR Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program
ICU-T,2017,2
THBT Japan should impose at least a 30% quota of female managers on all large domestic companies
ICU-T,2017,2
TH, as the Okinawa people, would seek for independence from Japan
ICU-T,2018,SF
TH supports the Vatican-China deal
Ties between china and the Vatican have long been strained by disputes over who can appoint bishops in the country. China’s 12 million catholics are split between underground communities that often recognize the pope and those registered with the state-controlled catholic patriotic association, where bishops are appointed by the government in collaboration with local church communities. The underground churches recognize only the Vatican’s authority, whereas the Chinese state churches refuse to accept authority of the pope. Negotiations to broker a framework accord between china and the Vatican on the appointment of bishops are making quick progress towards a deal in what would be a historic breakthrough in relations. Under the agreement. The Vatican would be given limited say in the appointment of future bishops in china. Under this deal, theVatican will have the ability to suggest potential candidates but China will have the final say over the appointments of the bishops.ICU-T,2017,3
THR the use of feminist catch phrases about freedom, empowerment, and choice in advertisement of fashion and beauty products
ICU-T,2017,3
THW require the literature curriculums for primary and secondary schools feature equal numbers of works by female and male authors
ICU-T,2017,5
After each university establishes its own minimum grade requirement, THBT it should accept applicants who meet the grade requirements using a lottery
ICU-T,2017,5
THW prevent universities and their researchers from patenting the products of their research