💭 Motion Statistics
Round 1

This House supports religious institutions integrating contemporary cultural trends, references and practices in their outreach (e.g., encouraging the emergence of Vatican-backed social media influencers, adapting trending hip-hop music to Hindu sacred texts, delivering sermons referring to pop culture gossip, creating Muslim dating apps, etc.) (Religious Institutions 🛐)

70%
30%
16 Prop wins 7 Opp wins
imbalanced at 10% level
Round 2

This House opposes the rise of the meal replacement industry (Meal Replacement 🐄)

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21%
79%
5 Prop wins 19 Opp wins
imbalanced at 1% level
Round 3

This House prefers a world where pop culture icons are held to the same behavioural standards and expectations as government officials (e.g., mandatory disclosure of major income streams, strict consequences for personal misconduct, etc.) (Celebrities 👩🏽‍🎤)

61%
39%
14 Prop wins 9 Opp wins
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 4

This House believes that diaspora engagement initiatives that grant citizenship or residency rights to descendents of formerly enslaved Africans (e.g., Ghana's Year of Return, Benin's My Afro Origins initiatives, etc.) do more harm than good (Diasporan Africans 🌍)

61%
39%
14 Prop wins 9 Opp wins
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 5

This House regrets the dominant narrative of good always winning in children's media. (Children's Media 🧚🏽)

43%
57%
10 Prop wins 13 Opp wins
probably balanced
Partial Octofinals

This House prefers the mediation of diplomatic negotiations by third-party states to mediation by international organizations (Diplomatic Negotiations 🫱🏽‍🫲🏽)

100%
0 Prop wins 4 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
Quarterfinals

Assuming feasibility, This House, as Dexter, would permanently erase all memories of Nancy (Dexter and Nancy 🧑🏾‍❤️‍🧑🏼)

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75%
25%
3 Prop wins 1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
Semifinals

This House believes that sports leagues facing declining viewership should significantly prioritize the development of modified short-form versions of their games (Short-Form Sports ⛹🏽‍♀️)

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100%
2 Prop wins 0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
Grand Final

This House believes that Gulf States attempting to transition away from hydrocarbon reliance should shift from a public investment-led approach to a market-led approach (Drill, Baby, Drill 🛢️)

100%
0 Prop wins 1 Opp win
balance inconclusive