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  • The 10th Elementary School Championship: February 17(Sat) ~ February 18(Sun)
Category Round Type of Topic Motions
Preliminary
Rounds
Round 1
Impromptu [Family]

This House supports programs that allow parents to monitor and control their child's iinternet record and usage(e.g. Xkeeper, Google Family Link, etc.).
Round 2 Impromptu [Relationship]

This House opposes the emphasis on sacrifice within love.
Round 3 Impromptu [Criminal Justice System]

Info Slide:
In crinminal trials, mitigating factor refers to any circumstance or element that lessesns the severity of a crime or the punishment of it.

Chance of rehabiliation is one of the mitigating factors, which considers the likelihood that a criminal can successfully reintegrate into society after a prison sentence.

This House would not consider 'chance of rehabiliation' as a mitigating factor in criminal trials.
본선 Round 1 Impromptu [Education]

This House prefers that the elementary school curriculum prioritizes developing the moral personality of students(e.g. civics, ethics) rather than academic development(e.g. math, science).
Round 2 Impromptu [Politics]

This House, as South Korea would develop nuclear weapons.
Round 3 Impromptu [Art]

Info Slide:
'AI-generated art' refers to artworks created by algorithms without direct human involvement. These algorithms are programmed or trained to produce images, music, poetry, or other forms of artisctic expression based on codified rules or datasets.

This House regrets the rise of AI-generated arts.
Round 4 Impromptu [Social Movement]

Info Slide:
There are two ways for messaging in social movements.

'Emphasizing struggles' means highlighting inequalities, daily discrimination, and other forms of suffering that minority individuals and groups uniquely face in society.

On the other hand, 'emphasizing commonalities' means focusing on similar experiences that individuals have, regardless of their identity.

This House believes that the social movement supporting racial minority rights should emphasize the unique struggles rather than emphasizing commonalities between racial majority and minority groups.
※ These topics are subject to change.



  • The 14th Middle School Championship(Online) : August 12(Sat) ~ 13(Sun)
Category Round Type of Topic Motions
Preliminary Rounds
(General/EFL)
Round 1 Impromptu [Education]

This House Would actively encourage students to use AI-based tools (e.g. chat gpt) in school assignments.
Round 2 Impromptu [Society]

This House Believes That South Korean government should heavily invest in attracting more immigrants rather than increasing national birth rate.
Round 3 Impromptu [Culture]

This House believes that the increasing trend of defining an individual's personality based on one's MBTI does more harm than good.
Round 4 Impromptu [Business]

Info slide:
Ariel is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Disney's animated film "The Little Mermaid," which was released in 1989. Ariel was traditionally considered to be a white character. However, in the recently released film 'The Little Mermaid', Disney casted a black actresses to play Ariel.

This House, as Disney, regrets casting a black actress as Ariel in 'The Little Mermaid'
Elimination Rounds
(General)
Octo-Finals Impromptu [Criminal Justice System]

This House Would significantly increase the punishment on false accusation of victim reported crimes(sexual harassment, child abuse, etc,.)
Elimination Rounds
(General/EFL)
Quarter-Finals Impromptu [Sports]

This House would allow athletes to express their political beliefs in international sport events.
Semi-Finals Impromptu [Economy]

Info slide:
Apart from traditional minimum wage, a subminimum wage is the wage paid to service industry employees (i.e., those who rely on tips, such as waitstaff, bartenders, food delivery workers). It is assumed that consumers will cover the difference to put employees at, or over, the normal minimum wage an hour. Service industry employees typically rely on the goodwill of customers to provide the majority of their earnings. Currently the federal subminimum wage is at $2.13 per hour, federal minimum wage at $7.25, mimum wage in New York at $15.

This House, as the United States, would abolish federal subminimum wage.
Grand-Final Impromptu [Philosophy]

Info slide:
"Law of Jante" is a code of conduct that has originated in fiction, and emphasizes egalitarian values. It stresses that all individuals should not consider themselves special or unique to other individuals. Examples of some rules in the law include, "You're not to think you are anything special.", and "You're not to imagine yourself better than we are."

This House prefers a world where individuals percieve themselves according to the 'Law of Jante' as opposed to being special and distinctive.


  • Past Tournament Motions
Category Type of Topic Topic
Preliminary round 1 Impromptu debate Round 1: Children’s Rights
· THBT child labor is justified
· THBT sparing the rod spoils the child
THB hagwons (private academies) are another form of child exploitation
Preliminary round 2 Prepared debate Round 2:
THW go vegetarian
Preliminary round 3 Impromptu debate Round 3: Law and Order
· THW ban electronic devices while driving
· THW raise the legal drinking age
THW legalize the sale of marijuana
Preliminary round 4 Prepared debate Round 4:
THBT unions do more harm than good
Preliminary round 5 Impromptu debate Round 5: Culinary Controversies
· THBT Japan has a right to fish whales
· THW legalize the sale of dog meat
THW breed exotic animals for consumption
Round 16 Impromptu debate Octos: Terrorism
· THS the use of force against opposition movements
· THW ban broadcasting of recordings from terrorists
· THW torture terrorists
EFL Grand Finals EFL Semis: Sports
· THBT money is ruining sport
· THW allow performance enhancing drugs in sports
· THW equalize prize money for male and female athletes
Round 8 Prepared debate Quarters:
THS the use of opium licenses in Afghanistan
EFL Quarter-finals EFL Finals:
THW sell organs for profit
Round 4 Impromptu debate Semis: International Relations
· TH prefers sanctions to war
· THW exploit Antarctica for natural resources
· THW grant immunity from prosecution to dictators who step down
Grand Finals Prepared debate Finals: THS an aid invasion


  • Prepared debate
  • - The topic for the prepared date will be announced on the website one month prior to the
      Championship.
  • Impromptu debate
  • - The motion for the impromptu debate will be released on the day of the Championship at
       the Main Hall after the match-up is released.