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DTU Monsoons Pre-ABP 2026
Jun 1, 2026 · BP
Motions from this series
DTU Monsoons Pre-ABP 2026 (2026)9 motions
- Round 1This house supports the use of religious adherence apps in liberal democracies.
- Round 2This house believes that Vietnam’s Blazing Furnace campaign has done more harm than good to the people of Vietnam.
- Round 3This house believes that moral realism is true.
- 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.
- Round 5This house regrets the rise of private credit.
- Open QuarterfinalsThis house opposes the expectation that married parents considering separation should remain together for the sake of their children.
- 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.
- 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.
- Novice FinalThis house regrets the rise of social movements that seek political change while rejecting electoral politics.
DTU Monsoons Pre-ABP 2025 (2025)9 motions
- Round 1THR the glorification of emotional maturity among young people
- 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)
- Round 3THBT the US government should prioritize the use of alternative medicines over conventional treatment to combat opioid addiction
- Round 4THBT the rise of small parties as kingmakers has done more harm than good
- Round 5THS sectoral bargaining
- Pre-Semi FinalsTH prefers the fundholder-owned model to the shareholder-owned model in investment management firms
- SemifinalsTHS China monopolizing the electric vehicle industry
- Grand FinalTHS implementing ethnic federalism in post-conflict states with ethnic fragmentation
- Novice FinalsTHO the demonization of nationalism
What gets set here
Politics17%
Economics17%
Social & Identity11%
Philosophy6%
Health & Medicine6%
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23% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 77.2.
Last edition: 17 of 105 teams broke.
- 202510 pts · 75.9 speaks13/44
- 202611 pts · 78.4 speaks17/105
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break17 teams
- Novice break5 teams
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