Tournaments
XVII CNLU Parliamentary Debate 2026
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Fri 11 Sep 2026
From 1 tab, newest XVII CNLU Parliamentary Debate 2026.
How many points did it take?
4points were safe
in 2026
The last team in averaged 79.0 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Philosophy54%
- Law & Crime4 of 24
- International Relations3 of 24
- Social & Identity3 of 24
Out of 24 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
6of 24 teams made the open break
in 2026
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
XVII CNLU Parliamentary Debate 202624 motions
- Round 1THBT micro-dramas are a better cultural ambassador for China than state-funded media.Practise this motion
- Round 1TH, as the CCP, Would legalise and subsidise births outside marriage.Practise this motion
- Round 1TH, as a Chinese woman, prefers an AI partner to a human one.Practise this motion
- Round 2TH, as Penelope, would keep writingPractise this motion
- Round 2TH, as Rose, W leave Cal for JackPractise this motion
- Round 2Th, as Jeetu, would continue his corporate jobPractise this motion
- Round 3THBT emotivism should be universally accepted over objective moral realismPractise this motion
- Round 3THBT you have no obligation to your future selfPractise this motion
- Round 3THBT there is a duty to be well-informedPractise this motion
- Round 4This house, as young first generation politician, would prefer ideology over political opportunism.Practise this motion
- Round 4This House believes that the growing pronatalist movement and policies in developed countries does more harm than goodPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT the pursuit of financial literacy does more harm than good for the average individualPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTH, as Norway, Would prioritize accelerating resource extraction over environmental preservation as Arctic Ice Melts.Practise this motion
- SemifinalsTH Predicts that the US will surpass China's global favorability index ranking in the next decadePractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT post-conflict states should pursue joint truth commissions over unilateral truth commissions when addressing cross-border human rights abuses.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHP a world without the concept of compound interestPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHP a world where Abrahamic religions also believed in karmic reincarnationPractise this motion
- Grand FinalAssuming the trial is still ongoing, THBT Lindsay Clancy should be found not guilty of murder on the grounds of insanityPractise this motion
- Novice Semi-FinalsTHBT post-conflict states should pursue joint truth commissions over unilateral truth commissions when addressing cross-border human rights abuses.Practise this motion
- Novice Semi-FinalsTH Predicts that the US will surpass China's global favorability index ranking in the next decadePractise this motion
- Novice Semi-FinalsTH, as Norway, Would prioritize accelerating resource extraction over environmental preservation as the Arctic Ice Melts.Practise this motion
- Novice FinalsTH, as the feminist movement, would embrace the 'monstrous feminine' as opposed to the 'divine feminine' representation in mediaPractise this motion
- Novice FinalsTHBT the feminist movement should actively encourage women to decenter men rather than improve their existing relationships with menPractise this motion
- Novice FinalsTHBT the feminist movement should abandon the belief that a freely-made choice is automatically a feminist choicePractise 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 break6 teams
- Novice break6 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 74.2
- where most speakers land
- 71.6 to 76.7
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker79.5
- 10th speaker77.8
- 20th speaker74.5
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.