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Delhi CVS PD (5th) 2025

2025-11-15 · India · AP

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54 teams (This edition), 36 teams (2024), 43 teams (2023)

Motions

Delhi CVS PD (5th) 2025 (2025)43 motions
  • Round 0THS the promotion of mortal salience in media.
  • Round 0THS the rise of conspiracy culture online.
  • Round 0THS the promotion of mortal salience in media.
  • Round 0THS the rise of conspiracy culture online.
  • Round 0THS the promotion of mortal salience in media.
  • Round 0THS the rise of conspiracy culture online.
  • Round 0THS the promotion of mortal salience in media.
  • Round 0THS the rise of conspiracy culture online.
  • Round 0THS the promotion of mortal salience in media.
  • Round 0THS the rise of conspiracy culture online.
  • Round 1THW decolonize developmental studies
  • Round 1This House supports the rise of geopolitical sorting of higher education in US
  • Round 1This House Would abolish all "Gifted and Talented" (G&T) programs
  • Round 2THP friendships that are "ideologically-diverse" (i.e., with people who hold different core political/social values) over ones that are "ideologically-aligned".
  • Round 2THO the romanticisation of sacrifice in relationships (romantic, filial, platonic etc)
  • Round 2THP a world where parents emotionally overshare with their children over one where they are emotionally opaque.
  • Round 3This House Regrets the feminist movement’s shift away from politicising sexual preferences in Western Liberal Democracies
  • Round 3THBT the EWS reservation policy should also include members from vertically reserved categories
  • Round 3THS the further rise of queer politicians in western right wing parties eg. Ric Grenell, Log Cabin Republicans, Tory ministers, Scott Bessent (United States Secretary of the Treasury) etc.
  • Round 4THO media's humanization of those responsible for heinous acts or crimes. eg Kyle Rittenhouse (responsible for school shooting), Rioters in the Capitol, the Joker etc
  • Round 4THS the promotion of mortal salience in media.
  • Round 4THS the rise of conspiracy culture online.
  • Round 5This House supports the accelerating shift from active investing to passive investing.
  • Round 5THBT globalization has done more harm than good for the American working class
  • Round 5THW mandate companies to redistribute the revenue generated through the automation of labor to increase the average income of their existing workforce
  • Novice SemifinalsTHW abolish filibustering in the US Senate
  • Novice SemifinalsThis House Believes That Sanctuary Cities Like Los Angeles Should Actively Resist Federal Immigration Raids (e.g., ICE Raids)
  • Novice SemifinalsThis House Opposes the trend of the US government taking direct ownership stakes in "strategically important" private companies
  • Novice FinalsThis house believes that the interests of the Chinese people would be better served by a peaceful transition into a democracy, rather than a continuation of the one party rule
  • Novice FinalsThis House Prefers ASEAN mediation efforts in the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict instead of the USA
  • Novice FinalsTHBT Western powers should provide covert support (e.g., intelligence, drones) to rebel groups fighting the Malian junta.
  • Open Pre Quarter FinalsThis House Believes That Sanctuary Cities Like Los Angeles Should Actively Resist Federal Immigration Raids (e.g., ICE Raids)
  • Open Pre Quarter FinalsThis House Opposes the trend of the US government taking direct ownership stakes in "strategically important" private companies.
  • Open Pre Quarter FinalsTHW abolish filibustering in the US Senate
  • Open Quarter FinalsThis House Prefers the Probable-cause model over FIR-based system in initiating criminal investigation
  • Open Quarter FinalsThis House Supports the widespread use of civil "gang injunctions" as a policing tool
  • Open Quarter FinalsAssuming no further appeals can be filed, This House Would waive off double jeopardy for grave offenses
  • Open Semi FinalsThis house believes that the interests of the Chinese people would be better served by a peaceful transition into a democracy, rather than a continuation of the one party rule
  • Open Semi FinalsThis House Prefers ASEAN mediation efforts in the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict instead of the USA
  • Open Semi FinalsTHBT Western powers should provide covert support (e.g., intelligence, drones) to rebel groups fighting the Malian junta.
  • Open Grand FinalsTHBT labour unions in Indonesia, should actively encourage the use of religious language (e.g., "jihad," "God's justice") and framing in its organizing and protest movements
  • Open Grand FinalsThis House, as the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), would excommunicate priests and bishops who are "red-tagged" (publicly accused of being Communist terrorists) by the government
  • Open Grand FinalsTHP the use of faith based rehabilitation programs over secular state based programs for juvenile offenders

You vs this tournament

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  • Philosophy · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 21% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 21% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 16% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 16% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 7% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

22% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 4 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.8.

Last edition: 12 of 54 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break12 teams
  • Novice break8 teams

How scoring works here

74.6 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.5 and 76.7.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.1

Top-10 pace 78.2

Top-20 pace 77.2

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

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