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  • The 8th Elementary School Championship (Online) : February 12(Sat) ~ February 13(Sun)
Category Round Type of Topic Motions
Preliminary
Rounds
Round 1
Impromptu [Criminal Justice]

This house would not allow employers to have access to criminal records of prisoners who finished their sentence
Round 2 Impromptu [Media]

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Activism consists of efforts to promote, stop, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good.

Cancel culture refers to the popular practice of group shaming of public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive.

Cancel culture is generally performed on social media.

THBT activist movements should embrace cancel culture as a tool to promote social change
Round 3 Impromptu [Education]

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De-emphasizing the value of academic excellence is often done through implementing a pass or fail system and/or abolishing all academic awards and rankings

This House Believes that schools should heavily de-emphasize the value of academic excellence
Break
Rounds
Round 1 Impromptu [Family]

"To take someone in" means to allow them to stay in your house.

This house prefers a world where adults take in their elderly parents rather than support them to live separately
Round 2 Impromptu [Science and Technology]

This House believes that it is in the interest of human race to extensively explore space.
*extensively: as to cover a wide range or area
Round 3 Impromptu [Morality]

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To "instill" means to put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone's mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way that person thinks or behaves.

Values are basic and fundamental beliefs that guide or motivate attitudes or actions. They help us to determine what is important to us.

This House supports the use of fear to instill values in children
Round 4 Impromptu [Environment]

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An environmentalist a person who is interested in or studies the environment and who tries to protect it from being damaged by human activities.

Environmental Degradation is the process of worsening the general health of the environment (ex: deforestation, global warming, animal/plant extinction)

This House believes that environmentalists should emphasize blaming large companies for environment degradation, as opposed to focusing on individual responsibility
※ These topics are subject to change.



  • The 13th Middle School Championship (Online) : August 20(Sat) ~ February 21(Sun)
Category Round Type of Topic Motions
Preliminary
Rounds
(General/EFL)
Round 1 Impromptu [Media]

This house regrets the glorification of successful college dropouts in popular media.
Round 2 Impromptu [Economy]

This house believes that resource-rich developing countries should nationalize all resource extraction companies.
Round 3 Impromptu [Environment]

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For the purpose of this debate, "adaptation efforts" refer to taking actions to prepare for and adjust to both the current effects of climate change and the predicted impacts in the future. "Mitigation efforts" refer to actions to make the impacts of climate change less severe.

This house believes that environmentalist groups should prioritize advocating for the "mitigation efforts" of climate change rather than campaigning for "adaptation efforts".
Round 4 Impromptu [Society]

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For the purpose of the debate, philanthropy refers to the giving away of money, especially in large amounts, to organizations that help people. "Philanthrocapitalism" refers to a type of philanthropy that reflects the way that business is done in the for-profit world.

This house regrets the rise of "philanthrocapitalism"
Elimination
Rounds
(General)
Octo-Finals Impromptu [Philosophy]

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FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) is a lifestyle movement that aims to gain financial independence and retire early.

This house opposes the FIRE movement.
본선
(General/EFL)
Quarter-Finals Impromptu [Feminism]

This house, as a feminist historian, would prioritize uncovering female contributions in historical events (e.g. independence movement, nation building, etc.) rather than investigating past sufferings of women (e.g. dictatorial oppression, patriarchal norms in history, etc.)
Semi-Finals Impromptu [Criminal Justice System]

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For the purpose of this debate, "criminal liability" refers to a legal responsibility imposed on someone for breaking the criminal law.

For the purpose of this debate, "criminal liability" refers to a legal responsibility imposed on someone for breaking the criminal law.
Grand-Final Impromptu [Politics]

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For the purpose of this debate, "political outrage" refers to a practice of showing aggressive expression and anger in political discussion. "Political civility" refers to a practice of showing restraint and courtesy in political discussion.

This house prefers "political outrage" as a norm over "political civility".


  • 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.