Motions

U-13 Finals

  • THR the glorification of child prodigies
  • U-13 Semifinals

  • THBT the rise of audiobooks has done more harm than good for literature.
  • U-15 Finals

  • THP a world in which success and failure are seen as a consequence of random factors, rather than personal actions.
  • U-15 Semifinals

  • THBT the rise of audiobooks has done more harm than good for literature.
  • Novice Finals

  • TH, as the European Union, would maintain its current approach to AI regulation even at the cost of reduced competitiveness in the global AI industry.
  • Novice Semifinals

  • THBT the rise of audiobooks has done more harm than good for literature.
  • Grand Final

  • THR the pedestalisation of elderly wisdom
  • Semifinals

  • THW break up the “AI Big Four” (Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI).
  • Quarterfinals

  • THP a world with no belief in the afterlife.
  • Round 5

  • In countries experiencing severe prison overcrowding, THW prioritise expanding prison capacity over expanding the use of early-release programmes.
  • Round 4

  • TH, as an athlete with huge potential, would accept an offer from another country to change citizenship in exchange for the training and facilities needed to become an Olympian.
  • Round 3

  • THR the glorification of children who financially rescue their families after becoming successful.
  • Round 2

  • THO the rise of content creation as a full-time career.
  • Round 1

  • THBT the intervention of international bodies in domestic conflicts has done more harm than good (e.g. ICC intervention in Sudan and UN intervention in Somalia)