NorthAms 2025

1. Round 1THP a world where graduate programs do not admit students applying immediately after their undergraduate course of study.Practise this motion
2. Round 2THBT exclusive art spaces do more harm than goodPractise this motion
3. Round 3THBT it is in the best interest of developing nations to pursue the creation of freely floating currency unions (e.g. ECOWAS) over those which are fixed to a Western Currency (e.g. the CFA Franc)Practise this motion
4. Round 4THS the Fire Camp programPractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT North American cities with declining populations should embrace a policy of "de-growth" (e.g. repurposing unused infrastructure for other uses, converting unused parking lots to parks) rather than trying to encourage growth (e.g. offering tax breaks to businesses that move to the city)Practise this motion
6. Round 6THBT governments in Latin America should pursue an integration over segregation policy in prisons for gangsPractise this motion
7. Partial OctofinalsTH, as Greenland, Supports the United States's efforts to purchase GreenlandPractise this motion
8. QuarterfinalsTHR Basel III's push towards the use of centralized risk models in banking.Practise this motion
9. SemifinalsTHS the rise of exceptionalist over realist black artPractise this motion
10. Grand FinalTHR the romanticization of unrequited love in popular media.Practise this motion
11. Novice SemifinalsTHB that local animal rights groups in local areas should heavily prioritize prevention over preservation strategies in their activismPractise this motion
12. Novice FinalsTHS the consolidation of streaming services (Netflix, Hulu, Max, etc.)Practise this motion

1. Round 1THBT primary and secondary education systems should significantly increase their usage of game elements (eg, leaderboards, point systems) when teaching studentsPractise this motion
2. Round 2THW require producers of large language models (LLMs) to pay companies for training data those models skim from the Internet when that data is not otherwise freePractise this motion
3. Round 3THP the narrative that everyone should go to therapy over the narrative that therapy is only necessary for some peoplePractise this motion
4. Round 4THBT it is in the interests of authoritarian regimes to use the "Anaconda in the Chandelier" method of repression rather than the "Law and Order" method of repressionPractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT Brazilian feminists should oppose government subsidies for cosmetic plastic surgeryPractise this motion
6. Round 6THW break up all large American defense companies (eg, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Palantir, etc.)Practise this motion
7. OctofinalsTHBT governments should financially incentivize adults to cohabitate with their elderly parentsPractise this motion
8. QuarterfinalsTH, as the BJP, would offer amnesty to violent separatist groups conditional on them participating peacefully in domestic politicsPractise this motion
9. SemifinalsTHBT the Bank of Japan should raise its interest ratePractise this motion
10. Novice SemifinalsTHBT indigenous advocacy in Canada should prioritize obtaining government support (eg, welfare schemes, hospitals near reservations) rather than obtaining legal recognition of indigenous law (ie, separate laws and legal processes developed by indigenous peoples to govern their relationships, manage their territory, and resolve conflicts)Practise this motion
11. Novice FinalsTHBT India's export ban is in the interests of IndiaPractise this motion

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1. Round 1THR the glorification of women's resiliencePractise this motion
2. Round 2THBT left-wing political movements, in ridings where they are certain to lose (eg. Democrats in deep red states) should prioritize running progressives over moderatesPractise this motion
3. Round 3THBT FIFA should significantly limit the number of players that teams can loan in/outPractise this motion
4. Round 4THW abolish the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) of the World Trade OrganizationPractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT all isolated religious communities (eg. Hasidic Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses) should offer 18-year-olds in their community a 'Rumspringa'Practise this motion
6. Round 6THP the capitation over the 'fee for service' systemPractise this motion
7. OctofinalsTHR the presence of organised religion in Truth and Reconciliation processes in post-conflict states.Practise this motion
8. QuarterfinalsTHR the environmental movement’s focus on climate destruction over the financial benefits of green technologiesPractise this motion
9. SemifinalsIn countries where there is no unique official currency, THW adopt the usage of a new blockchain-based digital currency over conventional currency systems.Practise this motion
10. Grand FinalAssuming feasibility and proportionate punishments (e.g., if an Angel descended from Heaven and slapped you every time you lied), THW criminalize ordinary acts of lying and promise breakingPractise this motion
11. Novice SemifinalsTHP works of literature set in utopias rather than dystopiasPractise this motion
12. Novice FinalsTHBT CGI or other technology should not be used to simulate the performance of a deceased actorPractise this motion

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1. Round 1THBT the left should oppose the use of judicial review by unelected courts.Practise this motion
2. Round 2As a minority parent, THW prefer to live in a poorer all-minority neighborhood than a richer neighborhood in which they were a minority.Practise this motion
3. Round 3THW institute a worldwide 50 year debt jubilee.Practise this motion
4. Round 4THP a world in which everyone considers morality to be universal as opposed to a world in which everyone considers morality to be culturally specific.Practise this motion
5. Round 5TH, as the feminist movement, would endorse positive masculinity instead of deconstructing masculinity.Practise this motion
6. Round 6TH, as the CCP, would have allowed the Ant Group to IPO.Practise this motion
7. OctofinalsTH, as the anti-theist movement, would aggressively donate money to progressive and liberal churches.Practise this motion
8. QuarterfinalsTHW repeal the Volcker rule.Practise this motion
9. SemifinalsTHBT perpetually oppressed peoples have no duty to obey the law, even under otherwise just governments.Practise this motion
10. Grand FinalAssuming the intentions of this specific ASI could not be corrupted, THP a world with an active ASI, which governs the world with the aim of protecting humanity.Practise this motion
11. Novice SemifinalsTHBT the US government should nationalize Facebook and Twitter.Practise this motion
12. Novice FinalsTHS the unification of the United States and Canada.Practise this motion

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