Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    THS the establishment of religious political parties
  • 2
    In multi-religious states, THBT states should financially incentivize parents to send their children to secular schools
  • 3
    THR the integration of religion in the formation of nation-states
  • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    THW impose restrictions on party-hopping in the Philippines
  • 2
    TH, as a Filipino labor rights group, would withdraw their boycotts on these companies
  • 3
    THW distribute senate seats based on geography, similar to the US
  • Grand Final

  • 1
    THBT states should use AI to encourage compatible individuals to enter relationships with one another
  • 2
    THP a world where people can pre-set their relationship durations
  • 3
    THP a world where this technology is prominently used
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    THS the establishment of religious political parties
  • 2
    In multi-religious states, THBT states should financially incentivize parents to send their children to secular schools
  • 3
    THR the integration of religion in the formation of nation-states
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THW impose restrictions on party-hopping in the Philippines
  • 2
    TH, as a Filipino labor rights group, would withdraw their boycotts on these companies
  • 3
    THW distribute senate seats based on geography, similar to the US
  • Round 4

  • 1
    TH, as the UP System, Would significantly weigh household income in the UPG
  • 2
    TH, as the student, would stay in the Philippines
  • 3
    TH, as a low-income progressive student, would enter a business-oriented course as opposed to a social science-oriented course
  • Round 3

  • 1
    TH, as the feminist movement, would actively oppose men from conducting feminist fieldwork and research (e.g., studies on reproductive rights, gender-based violence, gender wage gap)
  • 2
    THBT drag shows should abandon the standard of looking hyperfeminine (e.g., wearing high heels, using wigs, having nails done, looking "sexy" by cinching the waist or wearing breasts)
  • 3
    THS the rise of flash movements
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THW implement term limits for US Supreme Court Justices
  • 2
    THBT a second term for Donald Trump would be in the interest of the US economy
  • 3
    THR the predominance of identity politics in the US
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THW require social media companies to remove content that is flagged as false by independent fact-checkers
  • 2
    THBT it is in the interest of social movements to lobby for the abolition of hate speech laws
  • 3
    THBT cancel culture has done more harm than good