THR the glorification of motherhood (I have a mom)
24%
6%
4 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
21%
6%
7 Gov vetoes
2 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THR the glorification of the "American Dream" (I have a dream)
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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.
24%
24%
4 Gov wins
4 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
12%
9%
4 Gov vetoes
3 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 2
THW implement a global cap-and-trade system (Cap and Trade)
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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.
29%
12%
5 Gov wins
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
21%
9%
7 Gov vetoes
3 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
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 (Amazon?)
12%
12%
2 Gov wins
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
15%
29%
5 Gov vetoes
10 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
THBT policies that may have significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a 'supreme court' of scientific experts (Experts)
24%
12%
4 Gov wins
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
15%
12%
5 Gov vetoes
4 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 3
This House prefers a Buy-to-Play (B2P) model for games as opposed to the Free-to-Play (F2P) model (should i)
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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.
29%
24%
5 Gov wins
4 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
9%
12%
3 Gov vetoes
4 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
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) (open it)
12%
18%
2 Gov wins
3 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
18%
18%
6 Gov vetoes
6 Opp vetoes
probably balanced
This house believes that competitive esports should aim to maintain a stable meta across a competitive season rather than one which is constantly changing (or keep it sealed)
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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).
12%
6%
2 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
24%
21%
8 Gov vetoes
7 Opp vetoes
probably balanced
Round 4
THO Thailand's promotion of vice industries (cannabis, casinos) (Vice Industries)
18%
24%
3 Gov wins
4 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
12%
15%
4 Gov vetoes
5 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
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.) (Feminism?)
12%
6%
2 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
26%
12%
9 Gov vetoes
4 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
THBT a prolonged US-China trade war would be in the interest of Thailand (Trade war)
12%
29%
2 Gov wins
5 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
12%
24%
4 Gov vetoes
8 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 5
THBT Ukraine shoud reject any resolution of the Russia-Ukraine War that rules out any possibility of future NATO membership (Ukraine)
24%
35%
4 Gov wins
6 Opp wins
probably balanced
12%
4 Gov vetoes
0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THBT it is in the interests of the European Union to acquire nuclear weapons (EU)
18%
18%
3 Gov wins
3 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
15%
9%
5 Gov vetoes
3 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
TH predicts that the United Kingdom will reenter the European Union within the next 10 years (Prophecy)
6%
1 Gov win
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
24%
41%
8 Gov vetoes
14 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 6
THO the premium placed on forgiveness as a virtue (Forgiveness)
12%
12%
2 Gov wins
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
29%
1 Gov veto
10 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
THP a social norm in which individuals form their identity around their work (Work)
12%
29%
2 Gov wins
5 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
24%
12%
8 Gov vetoes
4 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
THBT the state should promote stoicism (Stoicism)
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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.
18%
18%
3 Gov wins
3 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
24%
9%
8 Gov vetoes
3 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Quarterfinals
THBT developing states should aggressively incentivize collective farming (Farm Frenzy)
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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.
25%
1 Gov win
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
13%
25%
1 Gov veto
2 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
TH, as a developing nation with significant natural beauty, would prioritise tourism as an economic development strategy (Tourism)
50%
25%
2 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
13%
0 Gov vetoes
1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
Semifinals
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 (Permanent)
100%
0 Gov wins
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Grand Final
THBT adults who haven't found a sense of destiny should use the oracle (Oracle)
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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.
100%
1 Gov win
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Senior Semifinals
THW replace standardized testing with holistic assessments for university admissions (Tests)
50%
0 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Gov vetoes
1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
THW teach children to be ashamed of the history of their country (History)
50%
0 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
25%
1 Gov veto
0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Senior Finals
THW ban politicians from making appeals to religion while undertaking any political activity (Politics)