[A] That vegetarians and vegans have a moral obligation to aggressively lobby their friends and community to not consume animal products (A Vegetarianism and friends)
24%
21%
10 Aff wins
9 Neg wins
probably balanced
6%
17%
5 Aff vetoes
14 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level
[B] That the West should not import food from nations with chronic food shortages (B Food imports)
17%
26%
7 Aff wins
11 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
11%
17%
9 Aff vetoes
14 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
[C] That we should ban all advertising and education which implies that addictive or dangerous substances cannot be enjoyable (C Advertising of addictive substances)
12%
5 Aff wins
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
30%
15%
25 Aff vetoes
13 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 10% level
Round 2
[A] That major transactions of professional sporting clubs should be subject to a vote of paid club members (A Club member voting)
12%
17%
5 Aff wins
7 Neg wins
probably balanced
20%
18%
17 Aff vetoes
15 Neg vetoes
probably balanced
[B] That there should be character tests for owning or participating in professional sporting teams (B Character tests)
14%
14%
6 Aff wins
6 Neg wins
probably balanced
12%
21%
10 Aff vetoes
18 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
[C] That we should eject sporting teams from international competitions if their fans are found to have committed racist/sexist/queerphobic etc acts during matches (C Fans and bigotry)
24%
19%
10 Aff wins
8 Neg wins
probably balanced
17%
8%
14 Aff vetoes
7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 3
[A] That we regret the depiction of protagonists in children's books and media as aesthetically superior (A Protagonists in books)
10%
4 Aff wins
1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
42%
2 Aff vetoes
35 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
[B] That children should learn history as a unifying national story rather than a criticism of past generations (B Unifying national story)
7%
19%
3 Aff wins
8 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
33%
28 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
imbalanced at 0.1% level
[C] That we should promote the notion that the decision to have a child is a selfish one (C Having children is selfish)
40%
21%
17 Aff wins
9 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
13%
11 Aff vetoes
4 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 10% level
Round 4
[A] That developed nations should pay developing nations to not extract their fossil fuel resources (coal, gas, oil) (A Paying developing nations)
17%
19%
7 Aff wins
8 Neg wins
probably balanced
10%
23%
8 Aff vetoes
19 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level
[B] That governments should not preserve habitats purely for cultural or aesthetic reasons (B Preserving habitats)
17%
10%
7 Aff wins
4 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
31%
8%
26 Aff vetoes
7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
[C] That rather than protecting endangered species the animal rights movement should prioritise maximising the total welfare of the animal population (C Maximising welfare)
14%
24%
6 Aff wins
10 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
10%
19%
8 Aff vetoes
16 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 5
[A] That corporations should be allowed to vote (A Corporations voting)
10%
1 Aff win
4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
42%
35 Aff vetoes
4 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
[B] That we support an aggressively redistributive global income tax (B Redistributive tax)
10%
1 Aff win
4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
39%
1 Aff veto
33 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
[C] That, once sufficient welfare services have been provided to every citizen, the state should not care about relative inequality (C Relative inequality)
26%
50%
11 Aff wins
21 Neg wins
imbalanced at 10% level
6%
6%
5 Aff vetoes
5 Neg vetoes
probably balanced
Round 6
[A] That couples should be able to enter relationship contracts which make any future infidelity a state-enforced crime (A Future infidelity)
33%
19%
14 Aff wins
8 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
13%
8%
11 Aff vetoes
7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
[B] That we should support online vigilantes to act against perpetrators of crime and police departments/prosecutors who fail to effectively prosecute them (B Online vigilantes)
17%
2 Aff wins
7 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
30%
11%
25 Aff vetoes
9 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
[C] That we should grant overweight people the same protections from discrimination and hate speech as other vulnerable groups (C Overweight people)
19%
7%
8 Aff wins
3 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
30%
4 Aff vetoes
25 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Round 7
[A] That we should abolish NATO (A NATO)
29%
2 Aff wins
12 Neg wins
imbalanced at 1% level
23%
7%
19 Aff vetoes
6 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
[B] That Modi's victory over the Congress Party should be celebrated (B Indian election)
10%
14%
4 Aff wins
6 Neg wins
probably balanced
27%
21%
23 Aff vetoes
18 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
[C] That ransoms should not be paid to Boko Haram (C Boko Haram)
19%
24%
8 Aff wins
10 Neg wins
probably balanced
21%
0 Aff vetoes
18 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Round 8
[A] That the feminist movement should exclude activists who argue that transwomen are not women (A Transwomen)
14%
14%
6 Aff wins
6 Neg wins
probably balanced
31%
1 Aff veto
26 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
[B] That full equality between the sexes requires the complete abolition of femininity and masculinity (B Femininity and masculinity)
36%
17%
15 Aff wins
7 Neg wins
imbalanced at 10% level
12%
15%
10 Aff vetoes
13 Neg vetoes
probably balanced
[C] That, as an attractive educated woman, we would choose to marry for money rather than pursue a career (C Marrying for money)
7%
12%
3 Aff wins
5 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
36%
30 Aff vetoes
2 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Open Octofinals
[A] That the state should vet all advertisements intended for public spaces to ensure they do not perpetuate racist or sexist stereotypes (A Public spaces)
13%
25%
1 Aff win
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
[B] That progressive public forums should actively recruit controversial, socially regressive speakers in order to spark public outrage and discussion (B Recruiting speakers)
13%
13%
1 Aff win
1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
6%
1 Aff veto
0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
[C] That adoption organisations which preference, or facilitate biological parents' preferences for, placing children in heterosexual homes should be closed (C Heterosexual adoption)
13%
25%
1 Aff win
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
ESL Semifinals
[A] That indigenous communities who have historically lived in the Amazon should not be punished for acts of vigilantism against poaches and illegal loggers (A Amazon vigilantism)
50%
1 Aff win
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
[C] That indigenous citizens should be paid a salary for life as a form of reparations (C Salary as reparation)
50%
1 Aff win
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
Open Quarterfinals
[A] That the West should force the immediate resignation of Nouri al-Maliki (A Nouri al-Maliki)
25%
25%
1 Aff win
1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
13%
25%
1 Aff veto
2 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
[B] That reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah is bad for Palestine (B Hamas and Fatah)
25%
1 Aff win
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
13%
1 Aff veto
0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
[C] That, in spite of the opposition of the Burmese Government, the international community should set up a safehaven for the Rohingyas in Burma (C Rohingyas in Burma)
25%
1 Aff win
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
13%
13%
1 Aff veto
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
Open Semifinals
[B] That we regret that Barack Obama has not made his racial background a significant issue during his Presidency (B Obama and race)
50%
1 Aff win
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
[C] That it would be better for the United States of America if the Southern states were to secede (C Southern secession)