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This House Believes That Religious Conversion for Middle East Refugees Should Become the Criteria for Their Entrance to European Asylum Countries
Let’s start with what the possible criteria for acceptance are. There have been various cases with a similar tone: visa, passport, etc. So, it is established that there already are and have been parameters for acceptance. Now we have a different parameter being appealed for installation in the current status quo. This debate could be…
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This House Regrets the Remilitarization of Japan
This is a pretty straightforward value-judgment motion which weighs the pros and cons, benefits and harms, of a remilitarization action, in the specific context of the motion happening in Japan. Expect both teams to agree not to discuss about the ramifications of remilitarization (or cancelling the remilitarization) in the future. Motions circulating around the wording…
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As Its Member States, This House Would Disband NATO
When is a treaty disbanded? When is a treaty formed? What are the parameters that might constitute the disbanding and forming? And what are the criteria for a “good time” to disband and/or form? We could talk about the harms and goods. Okay, that’s one. But that’s not all. Because this is not an only…
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This House Would Legalize Gay Marriage
This.. this motion needs a special mention and really needs to get featured in this website of ours. This motion is the bane for all conservative newbie debaters and liberal experienced debaters alike. Conservative newbie debaters drawing (+) under this motion will be as likely to claw their heads in frustration as liberal experienced debaters…
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This House Would Not Expel Pregnant Students
Exercise political correctness wherever you are, not only in a debate chamber. Even if it happens to contradict your chauvinistic/ misogynistic/ pessimistic/ whatever ideals. No matter how much you think that a pregnant girl is promiscuous, you shouldn’t express that opinion out loud, just because. It’s just wrong. Furthermore, the reason behind the discourse of…