Motions

Novice Finals

  • This House Opposes the popularity of the “enemies to lovers” trope in fiction.
  • ESL Finals

  • This House Believes That a new nuclear deal with the United States is in the interests of Iran.
  • Grand Final

  • In democracies, This House Opposes attempts by courts to ban far right political figures from running for office*, even in cases where they are alleged to have committed crimes. *e.g. Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Calin Georgescu in Romania, Marine Le Pen in France.
  • Semifinals

  • This House Predicts That the end of ultra-loose monetary policies* in developed countries will do more long-term harm than good. *e.g. near-zero interest rates, quantitative easing, and yield curve control in Japan, the US, and the EU.
  • Round 5

  • This House Believes That choice feminism has done more harm than good for the feminist movement.
  • Round 4

  • This House Believes That Brazil should classify major organized crime groups* as terrorist groups. *e.g. Comando Vermelho (CV), Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), etc.
  • Round 3

  • This House Believes That the US Democratic Party should embrace the Abundance Agenda.
  • Round 2

  • This House Regrets the rise of podcast culture.
  • Round 1

  • This House Believes That universities should lift all restrictions on the use of Artificial Intelligence for assignments.