DTU Monsoons Pre-ABP 2026

1. Round 1This house supports the use of religious adherence apps in liberal democracies.Practise this motion
2. Round 2This house believes that Vietnam’s Blazing Furnace campaign has done more harm than good to the people of Vietnam.Practise this motion
3. Round 3This house believes that moral realism is true.Practise this motion
4. Round 4This house regrets the recent expansion of academic accommodations for students with neurodevelopmental or mental health conditions at colleges and universities in the United States.Practise this motion
5. Round 5This house regrets the rise of private credit.Practise this motion
6. Open QuarterfinalsThis house opposes the expectation that married parents considering separation should remain together for the sake of their children.Practise this motion
7. Open SemifinalsThis house regrets the shift in the composition of center-left parties in Western liberal democracies away from politicians with working-class backgrounds and toward career politicians.Practise this motion
8. Grand FinalThis house believes that, in two years, the average overall well-being of people living in Cuba will be better, rather than worse, than it is today.Practise this motion
9. Novice FinalThis house regrets the rise of social movements that seek political change while rejecting electoral politics.Practise this motion

1. Round 1THR the glorification of emotional maturity among young peoplePractise this motion
2. Round 2TH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)Practise this motion
3. Round 3THBT the US government should prioritize the use of alternative medicines over conventional treatment to combat opioid addictionPractise this motion
4. Round 4THBT the rise of small parties as kingmakers has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
5. Round 5THS sectoral bargainingPractise this motion
6. Pre-Semi FinalsTH prefers the fundholder-owned model to the shareholder-owned model in investment management firmsPractise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHS China monopolizing the electric vehicle industryPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalTHS implementing ethnic federalism in post-conflict states with ethnic fragmentationPractise this motion
9. Novice FinalsTHO the demonization of nationalismPractise this motion

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1. Round 1THBT the environmentalist movement should primarily focus on religious-based advocacy (e.g. using religious narratives) as opposed to secular-based advocacy (e.g. using data and scientific fact)Practise this motion
2. Round 2This House prefers hiring external professionals (such as business executives and politicians) to work as Senior Administrators at universities rather than the promotion of faculty members to those postsPractise this motion
3. Round 3This house, as India, would join the RCEPPractise this motion
4. Round 4This House regrets the increasing societal obsession with tracking and optimizing happiness (through apps like FitBit, Apple Health's Mood Tracker, Daylio, etc.)Practise this motion
5. Round 5THW allow political crimes to be pardoned by national referendumPractise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsThis House opposes the vilification of envyPractise this motion
7. SemifinalsThis House opposes the public expectations of continuous economic growthPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalThis house would only punish criminals if their actions are not in line with the action shown by the machinePractise this motion
9. Novice SemifinalsTH prefers, as a means of enrolling people in the army, conscription by lottery rather than the aggressive recruitment of volunteersPractise this motion
10. Novice FinalsThis House prefers individuals opting into stoicism to emotionalism as their prevailing principle in lifePractise this motion

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