Motions

Juinor Grand Final

  • THBT people who witness, but do not report a crime, should be punished
  • Open Grand Final

  • THS Vietnamese youth actively denouncing/rejecting the existing norms of success (e.g., wealth, prestigious careers, and business achievement).
  • Junior Semifinals

  • THS "earning to give"
  • Open Semifinals

  • THBT developing countries experiencing rapid economic growth should aggressively protect traditional cultural products and activities (e.g. dance, literature, music, foods and drinks) from foreign competition (e.g. with subsidies, restrictions on foreign imports, etc)
  • Junior Quarterfinals

  • THBT parents should not financially support their adult children beyond the age of 18.
  • Open Quarterfinals

  • THR the decline of tightly integrated families (e.g. families where multiple generations live together, where members have close emotional ties other than with their most immediate members, etc)
  • Junior Octofinals

  • THBT universities should determine admissions purely based on standardised testing, rather than considering additional factors such as personal essays, extracurriculars, volunteering, or performance interviews
  • Open Octofinals

  • THW require universities to hire an equal proportion of professors representing various ends of the political spectrum (left/right, liberal/conservative)
  • Round 5

  • THBT the feminist movement should celebrate women who succeed in traditionally masculine fields (e.g. the military, police, sports, tech), instead of celebrating women who succeed in traditionally feminine fields (e.g. nursing, teaching, motherhood, fashion)
  • Round 4

  • THBT Vietnam should significantly prioritize investment in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education instead of ESL (English as a Second Language) education.
  • Round 3

  • THO the use of 'Peace Through Strength' as the dominant framework of international security
  • Round 2

  • TH, as developing countries, would significantly restrict activities in the shadow economy (increased surveillance, mandatory tax policies, harsher punishment...)
  • Round 1

  • As an individual entering a competitive environment, THW choose to be underestimated rather than highly expected of