💭 Motion Statistics
Round 1

TH, as a Bollywood actor heading towards retirement, would prefer the SRK route as opposed to the Amir Khan route (SRK <333)

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22%
28%
8 Gov wins 10 Opp wins
probably balanced
8%
11%
6 Gov vetoes 8 Opp vetoes
probably balanced

THBT sharing culture has done more harm than good (Sharing Culture)

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19%
11%
7 Gov wins 4 Opp wins
imbalanced at 50% level
8%
29%
6 Gov vetoes 21 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level

THR the rise in popularity of thrifting (Thrifting)

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11%
8%
4 Gov wins 3 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
33%
10%
24 Gov vetoes 7 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
Round 2

THR horse race reporting (Horse Race Reporting)

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23%
14%
8 Gov wins 5 Opp wins
imbalanced at 50% level
16%
13%
11 Gov vetoes 9 Opp vetoes
probably balanced

THO the transition of media coverage of sports to social media (e.g. athletes promoting themselves on social media, sports associations streaming games for free online) at the expense of traditional sports journalism (e.g. televising of games on TV, journalists providing long-form features on athletes) (Sports Social Media)

29%
1 Gov win 10 Opp wins
imbalanced at 1% level
27%
9%
19 Gov vetoes 6 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level

THBT it is in the interests of media outlets in nascent democracies to give the state a right of reply (Right of Reply)

9%
23%
3 Gov wins 8 Opp wins
imbalanced at 50% level
7%
29%
5 Gov vetoes 20 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
Round 3

THP a world where children are raised under the collective parenting model as opposed to the nuclear family unit (Community vs Family Unit)

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34%
37%
12 Gov wins 13 Opp wins
probably balanced
10%
7 Gov vetoes 1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive

THP a world where co-parenting is primarily conducted by consenting partners who have no romantic or sexual relationship (e.g., friends) (Co-Parenting)

11%
11%
4 Gov wins 4 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
24%
7%
17 Gov vetoes 5 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 2% level

TH, as a queer parent, would raise their children without gender roles (Queer Gender Roles)

6%
0 Gov wins 2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
16%
41%
11 Gov vetoes 29 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
Round 4

THR the glorification of 'benevolent' strong-man leaders in Asia (e.g., Lee Kuan Yiew of Singapore, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk of Turkey etc.) (Benevolent Strong-Man)

6%
1 Gov win 2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
26%
30%
18 Gov vetoes 21 Opp vetoes
probably balanced

THBT states in ongoing civil conflicts should offer amnesty to defectors of insurgent groups in exchange for them agreeing to serve in the military (Insurgent Amnesty)

23%
23%
8 Gov wins 8 Opp wins
probably balanced
16%
11 Gov vetoes 3 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level

THBT the Indian National Congress should prioritise running ordinary working class citizens over career politicians in national elections (Indian National Congress)

14%
31%
5 Gov wins 11 Opp wins
imbalanced at 50% level
9%
14%
6 Gov vetoes 10 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 5

THR the portrayal of mythological women as feminist icons (Lilith, Medusa etc.) (Mythological Feminists)

0 Gov wins 1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
34%
6%
23 Gov vetoes 4 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level

THO the rise of the "unbecoming woman" trope (Unbecoming Woman)

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9%
18%
3 Gov wins 6 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
9%
32%
6 Gov vetoes 22 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level

THBT feminist organisations in the West should have a global agenda, as opposed to a local one (Western Feminists)

32%
38%
11 Gov wins 13 Opp wins
probably balanced
7%
12%
5 Gov vetoes 8 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Open Octofinals

In cases where the deliberate economic policies by another state have caused significant economic harm, THBT international law should recognise the legitimacy of military retaliation (Legitimate Retaliation)

25%
25%
2 Gov wins 2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
6%
13%
1 Gov veto 2 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive

THW make victims' forgiveness a significant mitigating factor in criminal sentencing (Mitigating Factor)

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25%
25%
2 Gov wins 2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
25%
13%
4 Gov vetoes 2 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Open Quarterfinals

THBT Western multinational corporations operating in South Asia should adhere to the environmental and labour standards of their home country (Western Standards)

25%
25%
1 Gov win 1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
13%
0 Gov vetoes 1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive

THBT resource-backed loans to developing nations do more harm than good (Resource-Backed Loans)

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25%
25%
1 Gov win 1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
13%
0 Gov vetoes 1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
Novice Finals

THW significantly re-allocate funding from police systems to community-based intervention programmes (i.e. identifying young men susceptible to gun violence and providing them with cognitive-behavioural therapy, hands-off strategies involving initiatives like changing the recipients of 911 calls or engaging local community members to intervene in conflicts before they escalate into violence.) (Community-Based Interventions)

100%
0 Gov wins 1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Open Semifinals

THBT the environmentally conscious large investors should sell their stakes in environmentally damaging companies rather than engage in shareholder activism (Shareholder Activism)

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50%
0 Gov wins 1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
25%
1 Gov veto 0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive

THW grant patents and intellectual property rights only on technological goods and processes which reach a reasonable sustainability standard (Reasonable Sustainability Standard)

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50%
1 Gov win 0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Gov vetoes 1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
Open Grand Finals

THW only recruit atheists to be part of the group, and would not allow any religious books or items of worship on board (Space Odyssey)

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100%
1 Gov win 0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion