Diliman Pre-UADC 2026

1. Round 1THR the emphasis on credentials (e.g. degrees, professional certifications, standardized test scores etc.)Practise this motion
2. Round 1THP the trend of having multiple moderately strong friendships over attempting to find a small, extremely close circle of friendsPractise this motion
3. Round 1THBT academic journals should adopt diversity quotas in peer reviewPractise this motion
4. Round 2THBT the state should pay reparations to individuals convicted in the past for actions that are no longer recognised as crimesPractise this motion
5. Round 2As a parent of a marginalised minority community living in the West, THW teach their children to distrust the authoritiesPractise this motion
6. Round 2THBT it is morally wrong to use 'nudging' to push citizens towards socially desirable choicesPractise this motion
7. Round 3THS the inclusion of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms in free trade agreementsPractise this motion
8. Round 3THS the mandatory standardization of technology (e.g. USB-C charging mandates, common AI safety and transparency standards, interoperable messaging/payment systems)Practise this motion
9. Round 3THR the growing trend of retail investors buying the dipPractise this motion
10. Round 4In multiethnic states, THW constitutionally implement the Ethnic Powersharing ModelPractise this motion
11. Round 4THP a world where the success of a liberation struggle is attributed to a movement, rather than an individual (e.g. ANC instead of Nelson Mandela)Practise this motion
12. Round 4THP a world where states centred their national identities around figures and cult heroes, as opposed to ideologiesPractise this motion
13. Round 5THS the appeal towards aesthetics, in environmental activismPractise this motion
14. Round 5THBT social movements in developing countries should actively utilise narratives intended to evoke extreme guilt, in their advocacyPractise this motion
15. Round 5This house believes that minorities should emphasise their conformity with rather than distinctiveness from, the dominant culture as a strategy for improving social conditionsPractise this motion
16. QuarterfinalsThis house supports the decline of geopolitical alliances based on cultural identityPractise this motion
17. QuarterfinalsTHBT the war in Iran is in the interest of the CCPPractise this motion
18. QuarterfinalsTHBT Western states should support local rebel groups (e.g. by funding them and giving them intel) as opposed to direct military intervention in other statesPractise this motion
19. SemifinalsTHO the World Bank's "Climate Smart" Mining InitiativePractise this motion
20. SemifinalsTHBT multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses that occur anywhere in their supply chainPractise this motion
21. SemifinalsTHP centralised urban planning system to decentralised urban planning systemPractise this motion
22. Grand FinalTHP a world where religions were not founded on Holy BooksPractise this motion
23. Grand FinalTHBT western leftism's prioritisation of deference over scrutiny when addressing Islamic practices and beliefs has done more harm then goodPractise this motion
24. Grand FinalTH, as the Catholic Church, would abolish sainthoods and canonisationPractise this motion
25. Novice FinalsTHR cosmopolitanismPractise this motion
26. Novice FinalsThis house, as an average individual in the US, would choose not to have childrenPractise this motion
27. Novice FinalsTHP a world where humanity is risk-averse as opposed to one where they are risk-seekingPractise this motion
28. Schools FinalsThis House believes that Southeast Asian nations should actively seek closer ties to ChinaPractise this motion
29. Schools FinalsThis House regrets the prevalence of colonial determinism in discourse surrounding African development and politicsPractise this motion
30. Schools FinalsThis house predicts that the rise of artificial intelligence will make liberal democracies less democratic over the next 10 yearsPractise this motion

1. Round 1This house regrets the rise of 'Silicon Valley Culture'Practise this motion
2. Round 1This house believes that labor unions should have their power suspended during times of economic crisisPractise this motion
3. Round 1This house regrets the premium placed on professionalismPractise this motion
4. Round 2This house regrets the narrative of "if he wanted to he would"Practise this motion
5. Round 2This house believes that feminist movements should campaign to reject masculinity rather than coopt masculinity to serve feminist goalsPractise this motion
6. Round 2This house supports pre nuptial agreementsPractise this motion
7. Round 3This house, as a Muslim majority Southeast Asian nation, would reject Saudi Arabian investments in educationPractise this motion
8. Round 3This house believes that the Obama administration should have intervened with boots on the ground against ISISPractise this motion
9. Round 3This house believes it is in the interest of Xi Jinping to significantly withdraw China's military support for RussiaPractise this motion
10. Round 4This house believes that Pope Francis has failed the Catholic ChurchPractise this motion
11. Round 4This house believes that it is in the interest of the Catholic Church to abandon the doctrine of "divine inspiration" of the Bible, in favor of one that admits it was written by flawed human beingsPractise this motion
12. Round 4This house believes that the Philippine Catholic Church should embrace folk CatholicismPractise this motion
13. Round 5This house believes that it is in the interest of developing countries to outsource education to private agenciesPractise this motion
14. Round 5This house would proportionately subsidise (e.g. scholarship and funding) university courses according to the employability of their graduatesPractise this motion
15. Round 5This house believes that parents of minority children should strongly emphasize the importance of internal validation as opposed to external validationPractise this motion
16. QuarterfinalsThis house prefers a world where all social media was demetrified from the beginningPractise this motion
17. QuarterfinalsThis house would break up major mass media conglomerates (e.g. Fox, Disney, Sony, Paramount)Practise this motion
18. QuarterfinalsThis house believes that the non-English speaking world should oppose the rapid development and adoption of real-time AI translation modelsPractise this motion
19. SemifinalsThis house believes that left-wing political campaigns should heavily prioritize forwarding "firebrand" political candidatesPractise this motion
20. SemifinalsThis house prefers a cynical and pessimistic perception of democratic politics to an idealistic and optimistic onePractise this motion
21. SemifinalsThis house prefers a world where the legacies of violent radical revolutionaries are celebrated more than the legacies of revolutionaries who prioritized nonviolent means of reconciliationPractise this motion
22. Grand FinalThis house believes in a universal intergenerational obligationPractise this motion
23. Grand FinalThis house believes that parents should not have the right to reject life-saving treatment for their children when recommended by medical professionalsPractise this motion
24. Grand FinalThis house believes that it is immoral to act against one's consciencePractise this motion
25. Novice SemifinalsThis house prefers a world where all social media was demetrified from the beginningPractise this motion
26. Novice SemifinalsThis house would break up major mass media conglomerates (e.g. Fox, Disney, Sony, Paramount)Practise this motion
27. Novice SemifinalsThis house believes that the non-English speaking world should oppose the rapid development and adoption of real-time AI translation modelsPractise this motion
28. Novice FinalsThis house believes that left-wing political campaigns should heavily prioritize forwarding "firebrand" political candidatesPractise this motion
29. Novice FinalsThis house prefers a cynical and pessimistic perception of democratic politics to an idealistic and optimistic onePractise this motion
30. Novice FinalsThis house prefers a world where the legacies of violent radical revolutionaries are celebrated more than the legacies of revolutionaries who prioritized nonviolent means of reconciliationPractise this motion

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