Motions

NOVICE Semifinals

  • 1
    THW punish poachers of endangered species in the same way as murderers
  • 2
    THBT governments should require that meat packaging include images that vividly and accurately reflect the experiences of the animals slaughtered.
  • 3
    THBT animal rights groups should prioritise their campaigns on farmed animals being treated well and killed without excessive pain and suffering, rather than discouraging the use of animal-based products.
  • Grand Final

  • The motions for this round have not been released.
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    In post-colonial state, THW emphasize a common national identity based on shared anti-colonial struggles
  • 2
    THW overstate the impact of minority forces in wars, even at the cost of historical accuracy.
  • 3
    THW ban all individuals who have advocated or used violence in order to further a political cause in emerging democratic states, from standing for future elections
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THW require parents of minors to serve a portion of the sentences given to their child
  • 2
    THW legalise vigilantism in high crime areas
  • 3
    THW abolish the distinction between an attempted and a completed crime.
  • Novice Quarterfinals

  • 1
    This House would abolish gender categories for the awards in culture
  • 2
    This House supports quotas for women in national parliaments
  • 3
    This House would decrease the entry requirement for men in female-dominated fields (e.g. Psychiatry, nursing, education)
  • Round 5

  • 1
    THR the narrative that centrist/moderate ideologies are better than ideologies characterized as ‘extreme’ or ‘radical’
  • 2
    THR the glamorisation of compromise politics in developing countries.
  • 3
    THBT states should allow all non-citizen migrant workers to vote in local and national elections
  • Round 4

  • 1
    THR the rise of 'trauma dumping' in college essays for applications
  • 2
    THBT educational institutions should heavily de-emphasize the value of academic excellence (eg: Using Pass/fail marking, abolishing distinctions or letter grading)
  • 3
    THBT university admissions should be race-blind
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THR the creation of political icons in Thailand (e.g. Thaksin, Pita, Loong Too, Choowit)
  • 2
    THBT Thailand should aggressively move away from tourism as a driver for economic growth
  • 3
    THBT the media should be prevented by law from intruding the lives of public figures
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THS Rainbow Capitalism
  • 2
    THBT the LGBTQIA+ movement should centre reinterpreting religions in its public agenda.
  • 3
    " THP media representations of queer people that do not centre on their queerness"
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THR the rise of AI art
  • 2
    THW ban micro-transactions in all video games
  • 3
    THS open data laws in all the tech industry (e.g. market research surveys, technological data, consumer analytics etc.).