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Dialectica Pre-UADC 2026

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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Sat 23 May 2026

From 1 tab, newest Dialectica Pre-UADC 2026.

How many points did it take?

4points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 78.3 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 48 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

19of 83 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Dialectica Pre-UADC 202648 motions
  1. Round 0THO the narrative that women should marry rich.Practise this motion
  2. Round 0THS the narrative that human rights are universal as opposed to culturally relative.Practise this motion
  3. Round 0THR the glorification of stability.Practise this motion
  4. Round 0THO the narrative that women should marry rich.Practise this motion
  5. Round 0THS the narrative that human rights are universal as opposed to culturally relative.Practise this motion
  6. Round 0THR the glorification of stability.Practise this motion
  7. Round 0THO the narrative that women should marry rich.Practise this motion
  8. Round 0THS the narrative that human rights are universal as opposed to culturally relative.Practise this motion
  9. Round 0THR the glorification of stability.Practise this motion
  10. Round 0THBT professional sports leagues should transition from physical arenas to primarily virtual reality spectator experiences.Practise this motion
  11. Round 0TH, as an indie studio, would produce Metrodvanias over Roguelikes.Practise this motion
  12. Round 0THS the enhanced games.Practise this motion
  13. Round 0THBT professional sports leagues should transition from physical arenas to primarily virtual reality spectator experiences.Practise this motion
  14. Round 0TH, as an indie studio, would produce Metrodvanias over Roguelikes.Practise this motion
  15. Round 0THS the enhanced games.Practise this motion
  16. Round 1THO the narrative that women should marry richPractise this motion
  17. Round 1THS the narrative that human rights are universal as opposed to culturally relativePractise this motion
  18. Round 1THR the glorification of stabilityPractise this motion
  19. Round 2THBT professional sports leagues should transition from physical arenas to primarily virtual reality spectator experiences.Practise this motion
  20. Round 2TH, as an indie studio, would produce Metrodvanias over Roguelikes.Practise this motion
  21. Round 2THS the enhanced games.Practise this motion
  22. Round 3TH, as the CCP, Would establish a universal sovereign wealth fundPractise this motion
  23. Round 3THBT the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) should significantly tighten restrictions on derivatives trading (e.g. limiting the availability of derivatives, implementing position limits and price limits, increasing the minimum trading amount).Practise this motion
  24. Round 3THW establish an international court of finance to adjudicate and enforce sovereign debt restructuring.Practise this motion
  25. Round 4TH, as the Trump administration, would pursue leadership decapitation in Cuba.Practise this motion
  26. Round 4THBT post-conflict states should prioritize narratives of economic progress over narratives of struggles for independence when constructing national identity.Practise this motion
  27. Round 4THP open primaries over closed primariesPractise this motion
  28. Round 5TH prefers to know immediately that their love is unrequited, rather than live with ambiguity.Practise this motion
  29. Round 5This house regrets the rise of nonchalance in modern dating and romance.Practise this motion
  30. Round 5THR the narrative that one should "love themselves" before entering a romantic relationship.Practise this motion
  31. OctofinalsIn cases involving conflict between religious personal law and secular law, THW constitute benches with members predominantly belonging to the religion in question.Practise this motion
  32. OctofinalsThis house believes that it is in the interests of religious leaders to forbid the use of artificial intelligence for any religious purposesPractise this motion
  33. OctofinalsTHO the rise of bivocational ministers.Practise this motion
  34. QuarterfinalsTH Predicts that the average person's cognitive capacity (e.g. memory, creativity, problem-solving skills) will increase, rather than decrease, in the next decadePractise this motion
  35. QuarterfinalsTH Predicts that the number of violent crimes will increase, rather than decrease, in the next decadePractise this motion
  36. QuarterfinalsTH Predicts that China's GDP will outgrow the United States' GDP over the next decadePractise this motion
  37. SemifinalsThis House, as Ethiopia, would formally rescind the Somaliland Memorandum of UnderstandingPractise this motion
  38. SemifinalsTHS ECOWAS conducting unilateral military operations to combat terrorism in Sahelian statesPractise this motion
  39. SemifinalsTHBT the Zimbabwean government should aggressively invest in the development of its nuclear capabilitiesPractise this motion
  40. Grand FinalTHO transhumanism.Practise this motion
  41. Grand FinalTHW press the red button rather than the blue button.Practise this motion
  42. Grand FinalAssuming intelligent aliens exist, THBT humans should embrace anthropocentric policies.Practise this motion
  43. Novice SemifinalsIn cases involving conflict between religious personal law and secular law, THW constitute benches with members predominantly belonging to the religion in question.Practise this motion
  44. Novice SemifinalsThis house believes that it is in the interests of religious leaders to forbid the use of artificial intelligence for any religious purposesPractise this motion
  45. Novice SemifinalsTHO the rise of bivocational ministers.Practise this motion
  46. Novice FinalsTH Predicts that the average person's cognitive capacity (e.g. memory, creativity, problem-solving skills) will increase, rather than decrease, in the next decadePractise this motion
  47. Novice FinalsTH Predicts that the number of violent crimes will increase, rather than decrease, in the next decadePractise this motion
  48. Novice FinalsTH Predicts that China's GDP will outgrow the United States' GDP over the next decade.Practise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

Every break in 2026

  • Open break19 teams
  • Novice break6 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.1
where most speakers land
74.3 to 77.9

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.9
  • 10th speaker79.1
  • 20th speaker78.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.