Vienna IV 2025

1. Round 1THO the glorification of novelty in academic researchPractise this motion
2. Round 2THPAW where heads of government are only allowed to appoint cabinet members from elected officials (e,g, Members of Parliament, Senators etc), rather than being allowed to appoint unelected peoplePractise this motion
3. Round 3THS the aggressive pursuit of social media & reality T.V. campaigns in sportsPractise this motion
4. Round 4THS the Vienna Secession movementPractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT the expansion of tech giants into financial services & banking will do more harm than good (e.g. digital wallets, credit cards, loan offerings, banks)Practise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsIn countries with conscription (e.g. Pakistan, Turkey, Israel, Ukraine), THO faith integration into the militaryPractise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHW require bankrupt firms to sell their company's assets as a single bundle through an open-market auctionPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalTHBT Lucifer was legitimate in bringing knowledge to humanity at the cost of exiting the Garden of Eden.Practise this motion
9. Novice FinalsThis house predicts that the end of civilisation is near* *within the next 100 yearsPractise this motion
10. ESL SemifinalsThis House Believes That the US should intervene diplomatically and economically to pressure India to demilitarize Jammu and Kashmir.Practise this motion
11. ESL FinalsTH regrets the role of royal marriages in consolidating empiresPractise this motion

1. Round 1In countries where private ownership is illegal, This house would not destroy expropriated products of poaching (e.g. ivory, turtle shells, tiger furs, etc.)Practise this motion
2. Round 2This house supports the banning of non-compete clausesPractise this motion
3. Round 3Presuming the process is peaceful, This house supports the break-up of the world's super states* *USA, Russia, China, India and BrazilPractise this motion
4. Round 4This house supports self declaration for adults with conditions that do not currently have a biological testPractise this motion
5. Round 5This house supports absolute free speech on social media platformsPractise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsThis house, as a young woman in South Korea, would engage in 4BPractise this motion
7. SemifinalsThis house believes that, in the 21st century, Christianity is a force for good in the developing worldPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalThis house would fight the invading force as opposed to surrenderingPractise this motion
9. ESL SemifinalsThis house, as a young woman in South Korea, would engage in 4BPractise this motion
10. ESL FinalsThis house believes that the minor gods should unionisePractise this motion
11. Novice FinalsThis house regrets the trend of trad wives on social mediaPractise this motion

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1. Round 1THO the perception that psychoanalysis is a sciencePractise this motion
2. Round 2THBT media should be allowed unrestricted access to war zonesPractise this motion
3. Round 3THBT it is in the interest of Vienna to be the "Capital of Spies"Practise this motion
4. Round 4THS laws setting maximum markup for a product to be 30%.Practise this motion
5. Round 5THW impose volunteer dutyPractise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the EU to reinstate all EU import taxes on Ukrainian farm exportsPractise this motion
7. ESL SemifinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the EU to reinstate all EU import taxes on Ukrainian farm exportsPractise this motion
8. Novice FinalTHP a world where Match.AI is widely usedPractise this motion
9. SemifinalsGiven the existence of an Artificial General Intelligence, THP that it would be based on virtue ethics and not utilitarian framework.Practise this motion
10. ESL FinalGiven the existence of an Artificial General Intelligence, THP that it would be based on virtue ethics and not utilitarian framework.Practise this motion
11. Grand FinalTHBT that human nature is incompatible with communism.Practise this motion

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1. Round 1THP a system in which the vast majority of high school students go into boarding schools in developed countries.Practise this motion
2. Round 2THBT developing countries should privatize their State-Owned Enterprises (such as airlines, railway utility companies, etc)Practise this motion
3. Round 3TH prefers a world in which the prevailing norm is one of serial monogamy rather than monogamyPractise this motion
4. Round 4This house believes that states of the former Yugoslavia should not commemorate the events of the Yugoslav Wars.Practise this motion
5. Round 5THW disallow religious leaders from publicly endorsing, rejecting, or commenting on any political party or candidate.Practise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsTHS judicial activismPractise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHR the mass deregulation of the financial sector (e.g investing in high-risk financial derivatives)Practise this motion
8. Grand FinalTH welcomes the decline of the USA as a sole global superpowerPractise this motion
9. ESL Semi FinalsTHS judicial activismPractise this motion
10. ESL FinalTHS the philosophy of objectivismPractise this motion
11. Pro Am FinalTH, as a talented altruistically-minded graduate, would follow the 80,000 Hours approach to their professional career rather than joining an altruistic organisationPractise this motion

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