Past Inter-House Debate Motions
Senior House Debates
The following are a selection of motions which have been used (or at least considered) in past Inter-House Senior Debating Competitions. Motions are usually controversial in some way, and are often topical.
- This house believes that the scientist is more valuable than the artist.
- This house believes that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer.
- This house believes that love of money is the root of all evil.
- This house believes that we should turn the other cheek.
- This house believes that the EC is a European Economic disaster as far as Britain is concerned.
- This house believes that religion does more harm than good.
- This house believes that the world benefits more from enterprise than from compassion.
- This house believes that manners maketh man.
- This house believes that debating is a useless activity.
- This house believes that the good old days are a myth.
- This house believes that the end justifies the means.
Junior House Debates
The following have all been used as topics for the Inter-House Junior Debating Competition:
- Sports
- Children's television programmes
- Professions
- Greatest contributors to 'Personkind'
- Authors
Senior Debate Rules
Junior Debate Rules
Tips for Debaters
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