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Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026
6-7 June · Online · BP · Online
Motions from this series
Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026 (2026)11 motions
- Round 1In conservative areas, THBT the feminist movement should advocate for the extension of modesty standards to men (e.g. vilifying adulting men, mocking men who have a lot of sex, advocating for men to 'cover up,' etc) over advocating for the removal of modesty standards on women (e.g. highlighting the inappropriateness of language that shames women who have a lot of sex, advocating for women to not have to 'cover up,' etc)
- Round 2THW require major tech companies working on generative AI to go open source* *Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify the copy of the code, and share.
- Round 3THR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies
- Round 4During times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy
- Round 5THW ban viatical settlements
- Partial Double QuarterfinalsTHR the rise of 24-hour news culture* *24-hour news culture is an expectation of 24-hour investigation and reporting of news
- QuarterfinalsTHO the glorification of discipline
- SemifinalsIn asymmetric conflicts*, THBT Western democracies should heavily prioritise the provision of defensive military weaponry as opposed to offensive military weaponry *where the Western democracies support the militarily weaker side
- Grand FinalTHW ban the creation of all artificial conscious beings
- ESL FinalsTHR the glorification of globalisation
- Novice FinalsTHBT religion has done more harm than good for art
Vienna Pre-EUDC 2024 (2024)11 motionsCA: Aymaan S., 🇬🇭 Erasmus S., 🇧🇬 Velina A., 🇦🇹 Paula B., 🇷🇴 Ana C., Himan N.
- Round 1In conservative areas, THBT the feminist movement should advocate for the extension of modesty standards to men (e.g. vilifying adulting men, mocking men who have a lot of sex, advocating for men to 'cover up,' etc) over advocating for the removal of modesty standards on women (e.g. highlighting the inappropriateness of language that shames women who have a lot of sex, advocating for women to not have to 'cover up,' etc)
- Round 2THW require major tech companies working on generative AI to go open source* *Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify the copy of the code, and share.
- Round 3THR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies
- Round 4During times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy
- Round 5THW ban viatical settlements
- Partial Double QuarterfinalsTHR the rise of 24-hour news culture* *24-hour news culture is an expectation of 24-hour investigation and reporting of news
- QuarterfinalsTHO the glorification of discipline
- SemifinalsIn asymmetric conflicts*, THBT Western democracies should heavily prioritise the provision of defensive military weaponry as opposed to offensive military weaponry *where the Western democracies support the militarily weaker side
- Grand FinalTHW ban the creation of all artificial conscious beings
- ESL FinalsTHR the glorification of globalisation
- Novice FinalsTHBT religion has done more harm than good for art
What gets set here
Social & Identity27%
Technology18%
Politics9%
Law & Crime9%
Media9%
International Relations9%
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Practice Social & Identity motions ›Read: Generating arguments ›Breaking here
22% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.6.
Last edition: 25 of 115 teams broke.
- 202410 pts · 79.6 speaks25/115
- 202610 pts · 79.6 speaks25/115
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break25 teams
- ESL break11 teams
- Novice break5 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Fraser M. | MG | THW ban viatical settlements | 86 |
| 🇮🇪 Martha P. | GW | In conservative areas, THBT the feminist movement should advocate for the extension of modesty standards to men (e.g. vilifying adulting men, mocking men who have a lot of sex, advocating for men to 'cover up,' etc) over advocating for the removal of modesty standards on women (e.g. highlighting the inappropriateness of language that shames women who have a lot of sex, advocating for women to not have to 'cover up,' etc) | 84 |
| 🇮🇱 Hadar G. | GW | During times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Chris C. | GW | THW ban viatical settlements | 84 |
| 🇮🇱 Hadar G. | OW | THW ban viatical settlements | 84 |
| 🇮🇱 Yishai B. | MG | During times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy | 84 |
| Taha M. | DPM | During times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy | 83 |
| 🇮🇱 Ayal M. | MG | During times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy | 83 |
| Taha M. | MG | THR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies | 83 |
| 🇮🇪 Andy C. | MG | In conservative areas, THBT the feminist movement should advocate for the extension of modesty standards to men (e.g. vilifying adulting men, mocking men who have a lot of sex, advocating for men to 'cover up,' etc) over advocating for the removal of modesty standards on women (e.g. highlighting the inappropriateness of language that shames women who have a lot of sex, advocating for women to not have to 'cover up,' etc) | 83 |
| 🇮🇱 Yishai B. | MO | THR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies | 83 |
| 🇮🇪 Andy C. | PM | THR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies | 83 |
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