THW would allow citizens of democracies to pass, overturn, or modify any law using citizen-initiated referenda
3
TH welcomes the decline of individual character as a key consideration for voters when selecting candidates for political office
Senior Finals
1
THW ban politicians from making appeals to religion while undertaking any political activity
2
THBT organized religion is incompatible with social progress
3
THB in a right to offend religion
Senior Semifinals
1
THW replace standardized testing with holistic assessments for university admissions
2
THW make student evaluations a major factor in determining the pay and promotion of teachers in secondary schools
3
THW teach children to be ashamed of the history of their country
Grand Final
1
THBT adults who haven't found a sense of destiny should use the oracle
Info Slide
The oracle is a machine that, upon use, assigns its user a "destiny" at random. From that moment on the user will feel passionate about pursuing the destiny assigned to them and will dedicate the rest of their life pursuing it. It's irrevocable, and once used once the user can't use it again to change their destiny. The destiny can't be illegal or physically impossible, but is always hard to attain and many will fail trying.
2
THP a world where equality of abilities and outcomes (in terms of smartness, better lookingness, or physical capabilities) is enforced by a benevolent state authority
3
THP a universe without conscious life
Semifinals
1
THBT supporters of Palestine should abandon the narrative that Zionism is colonial and Israelis are non-indigenous
2
THBT the Palestinian Authority should push for Palestinians to be given permanent places of residence in Arab states, even at the cost of ceding a right to return
3
THBT terrorism is a justified response to colonial occupation
Quarterfinals
1
THBT developing states should aggressively incentivize collective farming
Info Slide
Collective farming is where multiple farmers combine their individual farms to create a joint enterprise. Farmers pool resources and work together to run the joint enterprise, and share the profits from its net output.
2
TH, as a developing nation with significant natural beauty, would prioritise tourism as an economic development strategy
3
THS forcibly relocating people from informal housing areas (e.g. slums) into government constructed formal housing (e.g. new built residential apartments)
Round 6
1
THO the premium placed on forgiveness as a virtue
2
THP a social norm in which individuals form their identity around their work
3
THBT the state should promote stoicism
Info Slide
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.
Round 5
1
THBT Ukraine shoud reject any resolution of the Russia-Ukraine War that rules out any possibility of future NATO membership
2
THBT it is in the interests of the European Union to acquire nuclear weapons
3
TH predicts that the United Kingdom will reenter the European Union within the next 10 years
Round 4
1
THO Thailand's promotion of vice industries (cannabis, casinos)
2
THBT feminists in Southeast Asia should actively oppose female leaders from prominent political dynasties (e.g. Sara Duterte, Aung San Suu Kyi, Yingluck Shinawatra, Megawati Sukarnoputri etc.)
3
THBT a prolonged US-China trade war would be in the interest of Thailand
Round 3
1
This House prefers a Buy-to-Play (B2P) model for games as opposed to the Free-to-Play (F2P) model
Info Slide
Buy-to-play (B2P) is a revenue model for video games where a game can be played after a one-time purchase.
Free-to-play (F2P) gives players access to a significant portion of their content without paying, but they are heavily incentivized to pay microtransactions to access additional content.
2
This House, as a medium-sized video game company, would prioritize developing an online competitive game whose mechanics prioritize a high degree of skill expression (like Starcraft, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, or Chess) as opposed to an online competitive game whose mechanics prioritize unexpected outcomes and randomness (like Mario Kart, Fall Guys, or Uno)
3
This house believes that competitive esports should aim to maintain a stable meta across a competitive season rather than one which is constantly changing
Info Slide
A patch in esports is a set of notable changes to the game which may add or remove content or alter aspects of existing content. They are used as a means of making the game more balanced and/or to alter the game's meta. Patches are used either semi-regularly over a season to consistently develop and change the meta (e.g. League of Legends) or infrequently (often at the start of a season) with the competitive meta and game state not notably changed afterward (e.g. Starcraft).
Round 2
1
THW implement a global cap-and-trade system
Info Slide
Cap and Trade is an environmental policy mechanism designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by setting a limit (cap) on total emissions and allowing companies to buy and sell (trade) emissions allowances.
2
THW hold the directors of multi-national companies liable to pay reparations to victims of environmental harms that have resulted from any part of their supply chain
3
THBT policies that may have significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a 'supreme court' of scientific experts
Round 1
1
THR the glorification of soldiers
2
THR the glorification of motherhood
3
THR the glorification of the "American Dream"
Info Slide
The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of background, can achieve success, prosperity, and upward social mobility through hard work, determination, and individual effort.