Heritage Parliamentary Debate 2026

1. Round 1This house regrets the gamification of early education (e.g., tablet-based learning, Kahoot, reward-based educational apps).Practise this motion
2. Round 1THBT the romanticisation of the pursuit of excellence in competitive hobbies (e.g. debating, sports, etc) has done more harm than good.Practise this motion
3. Round 1This house would abolish the streaming of students based on academic ability in primary and secondary schools.Practise this motion
4. Round 2Assuming feasibility, this house would allow individuals to sell their units of Intelligence Quotient (IQ).Practise this motion
5. Round 2THR the normalisation of AI-generated models in fashion advertising.Practise this motion
6. Round 2This House would develop pharmacological interventions for human attachment.Practise this motion
7. Round 3This House opposes the prevalence of the "Chosen One Narrative" in the media.Practise this motion
8. Round 3This house would ban the use of "AlgoSpeak" and moderate slang designed to bypass content moderation algorithms on social media.Practise this motion
9. Round 3This house would ban parents from monetizing content featuring their children on social media (e.g.,"family vlogging" , Instagram child influencers).Practise this motion
10. Round 4THBT the perception of being a 'model minority' has brought more harms than benefits to the Asian diaspora in Western nations.Practise this motion
11. Round 4This house, as a Gen-Z protest movement, would form a traditional political party to contest elections.Practise this motion
12. Round 4This House Supports the West Bengal SIR.Practise this motion
13. Round 5This House, as the LGBTQ+ Movement in a conservative region, would prioritize advocating for found family over family acceptance.Practise this motion
14. Round 5TH as a citizen of Indian Society W pursue warabel.Practise this motion
15. Round 5This house believes that environmental movements should embrace the sabotage of fossil fuel infrastructure (e.g., pipelines, refineries) as a legitimate tactic.Practise this motion
16. Novice FinalsThis house regrets the targeting of high-ranking foreign military and political leaders as a tool of statecraft.Practise this motion
17. Novice FinalsThis house regrets the implementation of the "Don't ask, don't tell" military doctrine.Practise this motion
18. Novice FinalsThis house believes that civilian technology companies (e.g., SpaceX, Palantir, Google) should be legally prohibited from selectively denying their services to state militaries during active conflicts.Practise this motion
19. Open SemifinalsThis house regrets the targeting of high-ranking foreign military and political leaders as a tool of statecraft.Practise this motion
20. Open SemifinalsThis house regrets the implementation of the "Don't ask, don't tell" military doctrine.Practise this motion
21. Open SemifinalsThis house believes that civilian technology companies (e.g., SpaceX, Palantir, Google) should be legally prohibited from selectively denying their services to state militaries during active conflicts.Practise this motion
22. Open Grand FinalsThis house, as Batman, will choose to abandon his "no-kill-rule".Practise this motion
23. Open Grand FinalsThis House, as Charles Leclerc in 2017 waiting on his dad’s death bed, would choose to tell the truth.Practise this motion
24. Open Grand FinalsThis house, as the Recording Academy, would roll back the new Asian Pop Music Performance Category.Practise this motion

1. Round 1THBT para-social relationships between influencers and their audience have done more harm than good.Practise this motion
2. Round 1THO the rise of social media influencers from the healthcare industry (eg. Dr. K, Dr. Oz, Doctor Mike, etc.)Practise this motion
3. Round 1THW prohibit employers from basing their hiring or dismissal decisions on their employees' / potential hirers' social media postsPractise this motion
4. Round 2THW remove gender and sex markers in government identification forms as opposed to the inclusion of non-binary markersPractise this motion
5. Round 2TH as a young and upcoming actor would refuse to work in roles that portray any version of the pick me womanPractise this motion
6. Round 2TH, as the feminist movement would reject non-intersectional feminist celebrities as feminist iconsPractise this motion
7. Round 3THW allow parents to remove their children from specific classes at school (such as sports, religious studies, sex education and science) on moral, religious or political groundsPractise this motion
8. Round 3In areas with low enrollment into schools, THW pay additional benefits to families on welfare according to their children’s academic performance (Eg: outperforming other students in final exams, consistently achieving high scores in assignmnets etc).Practise this motion
9. Round 3THR the premium placed on obtaining a college degreePractise this motion
10. Round 4THW allow the electorate to sue politicians for non-fulfilment of a manifesto which they officially declared during campaignsPractise this motion
11. Round 4Given the choice, This house, as a convict sentenced to the death penalty, would opt for a life sentence without parole instead of the death penalty.Practise this motion
12. Round 4THBT media platforms should be made legally responsible for regulating hate speech and misinformation.Practise this motion
13. Round 5TH, as the European Union, would impose substantially high tariffs on Chinese EVsPractise this motion
14. Round 5TH would allow employees to trade benefits (sick leaves, vacations) for monetary compensationPractise this motion
15. Round 5THBT states should incentivise people to invest in their leisure rather than economic productivity (Ex- More paid leaves for the workers, no overworking hours)Practise this motion
16. OctofinalsThis House believes that environmentalists should put a monetary value on environmental functions (e.g., animal habitats, rainforests, communities reliant on their environment for livelihoods, etc.)Practise this motion
17. OctofinalsTHBT environmental movements should reject funding from companies guilty of greenwashingPractise this motion
18. OctofinalsTHBT environmental movements/groups in the developing world should push for governments to invest in initiatives to adapt to climate change as opposed to ones to decrease carbon emissionsPractise this motion
19. QuarterfinalsTHO the 'cut-off culture'Practise this motion
20. QuarterfinalsTHW oppose the marketing of indigenous cultures for the purpose of tourismPractise this motion
21. QuarterfinalsTH, as an immigrant parent, would raise their child in the dominant culture of the immigrated country over their heritage culturePractise this motion
22. SemifinalsTHO Saudi Arabia's decision to not renew the Petrodollar contractPractise this motion
23. SemifinalsTHBT Hungary should vote to support Ukraine and allow for its membership into the NATOPractise this motion
24. SemifinalsReductedPractise this motion
25. Grand FinalTHBT the Samajwadi Party's victory* in Uttar Pradesh will do more harm than good.Practise this motion
26. Grand FinalFor the 2029 election, TH, as the BJP would field a different candidate instead of ModiPractise this motion
27. Grand FinalTH, as the President would voluntarily resign.Practise this motion
28. Novice QuarterfinalsThis House believes that environmentalists should put a monetary value on environmental functions (e.g., animal habitats, rainforests, communities reliant on their environment for livelihoods, etc.)Practise this motion
29. Novice QuarterfinalsTHBT environmental movements should reject funding from companies guilty of greenwashingPractise this motion
30. Novice QuarterfinalsTHBT environmental movements/groups in the developing world should push for governments to invest in initiatives to adapt to climate change as opposed to ones to decrease carbon emissionsPractise this motion
31. Novice SemifinalsTHO the 'cut-off culture'Practise this motion
32. Novice SemifinalsTHW oppose the marketing of indigenous cultures for the purpose of tourismPractise this motion
33. Novice SemifinalsTH, as an immigrant parent, would raise their child in the dominant culture of the immigrated country over their heritage culturePractise this motion
34. Novice FinalsTHR the narrative that individuals must become westernized and abandon their traditional identity for success in post-colonial countries.e.g having English as your primary medium of instruction, preferring to wear western clothing as opposed to tradtional, only fraternizing in circles that are westernized/anglocizedPractise this motion
35. Novice FinalsTHW falsify history in post-war societies in order to ensure peacePractise this motion
36. Novice FinalsTHP a world where the legacies of radical revolutionaries are glorified over the legacies of peaceful revolutionariesPractise this motion

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