Parlance 2026

1. Round 0THBT parents should teach children black-and white morality, as opposed to moral graynessPractise this motion
2. Round 0TH Prefers to live in Society A over Society BPractise this motion
3. Round 0THO the cultural valorisation of "genius"Practise this motion
4. Round 0THBT parents should teach children black-and white morality, as opposed to moral graynessPractise this motion
5. Round 0TH Prefers to live in Society A over Society BPractise this motion
6. Round 0THO the cultural valorisation of "genius"Practise this motion
7. Round 0THBT parents should teach children black-and white morality, as opposed to moral graynessPractise this motion
8. Round 0TH Prefers to live in Society A over Society BPractise this motion
9. Round 0THO the cultural valorisation of "genius"Practise this motion
10. Round 0TH, as a Gunter, would accept IOI's payment to withdraw from the huntPractise this motion
11. Round 0TH, as Wade (Ready Player One), would shut down the OASIS permanently after winning control of itPractise this motion
12. Round 0TH, as Wade, W choose to not pursue Art3mis in real lifePractise this motion
13. Round 0TH, as a Gunter, would accept IOI's payment to withdraw from the huntPractise this motion
14. Round 0TH, as Wade (Ready Player One), would shut down the OASIS permanently after winning control of itPractise this motion
15. Round 0TH, as Wade, W choose to not pursue Art3mis in real lifePractise this motion
16. Round 1THBT parents should teach children black-and-white morality, as opposed to moral graynessPractise this motion
17. Round 1TH Prefers to live in Society A over Society BPractise this motion
18. Round 1THO the cultural valorisation of "genius"Practise this motion
19. Round 2TH, as a developing country, W aggressively incentivise students to pursue higher education domesticallyPractise this motion
20. Round 2TH, as a post-colonial state, W allocate substantially more curricular time to pre-colonial history over colonial history, up to secondary educationPractise this motion
21. Round 2THW abolish the concept of a fixed major in undergraduate educationPractise this motion
22. Round 3THW prohibit the removal of children from their parents solely on grounds of neglect caused by povertyPractise this motion
23. Round 3In the process of adoption, THW prioritize keeping siblings together at the cost of placing them separately in 'better' quality homesPractise this motion
24. Round 3THBT social systems should prioritise reunification with biological parents over placing a child in a stable long-term foster homePractise this motion
25. Round 4THR the commodification of nostalgia as the dominant mode of cultural productionPractise this motion
26. Round 4THBT English-language remakes of foreign-language films do more harm than goodPractise this motion
27. Round 4TH, as a studio executive with one slot left, would greenlight a sequel to a hit over an unexplored original scriptPractise this motion
28. Round 5TH would impose restrictions on agribusinesses in the Cerrado region (e.g. quotas on soybean production, moratorium on business expansion, etc.)Practise this motion
29. Round 5TH supports the privatization of water systems in developing countriesPractise this motion
30. Round 5THBT nations should be allowed to restrict indigenous communities' traditional land-use practices which are proven to accelerate local ecological collapsePractise this motion
31. Pre-QuarterfinalsIn countries facing housing market crashes, THBT governments should standardise rental agreementsPractise this motion
32. Pre-QuarterfinalsTHW impose a cap on the net borrowing of developed countriesPractise this motion
33. Pre-QuarterfinalsThis house believes that governments should prioritise supply-side solutions over demand-side and redistributive solutions to address housing crises in major citiesPractise this motion
34. QuarterfinalsTHBT the increasing militarization of Australia and Oceania is good for regional peacePractise this motion
35. QuarterfinalsTH supports religious institutions taking political stances (e.g. endorsing candidates/parties), as opposed to remaining politically neutralPractise this motion
36. QuarterfinalsThis house, as the Singapore government, W remove race as a factor in regulating migrationPractise this motion
37. SemifinalsTHP living in a world in which the majority of people would switch the track to living in a world in which the majority of people would not switch the trackPractise this motion
38. SemifinalsThis house prefers a world where Carshagun existsPractise this motion
39. SemifinalsAssuming an afterlife exists and it is possible to quantify and measure an individual’s morality, THBT people should be allowed entry to heaven or hell based solely on their moral track recordPractise this motion
40. Grand FinalTH, as Wade, would shut down the OASIS permanently after winning control of itPractise this motion
41. Grand FinalTH, as a Gunter, would accept IOI's payment to withdraw from the huntPractise this motion
42. Grand FinalTH, as Wade, W choose to not pursue Art3mis in real lifePractise this motion
43. Novice QuarterfinalsTH, as Haymitch, W refuse to mentor the tributesPractise this motion
44. Novice QuarterfinalsTH, as Katniss, W vote against holding a Hunger Games with the Capitol's childrenPractise this motion
45. Novice QuarterfinalsTH, as President Snow, W offer concessions to the districts after the 74th Games over escalating the scale of repressionPractise this motion
46. Novice SemifinalsTH, as someone still in love with your ex, W refuse to remain friendsPractise this motion
47. Novice SemifinalsTH, as Pranay, W confessPractise this motion
48. Novice SemifinalsTH, as Gunjan, W choose to adopt a Sunday boyfriendPractise this motion
49. Novice FinalsTH, as Guy, would tell the other NPCs that Free City is a gamePractise this motion
50. Novice FinalsTH, as Ralph, would leave Fix-It Felix Jr. to win a medalPractise this motion
51. Novice FinalsTH, as Truman, W choose to stay in SeahavenPractise this motion

1. Round 1This House believes that major US college athletes should be classified and paid as university employees.Practise this motion
2. Round 1This house opposes the centrality of sport to national identityPractise this motion
3. Round 1THBT India Should Heavily Invest in Local Sports Over Global SportsPractise this motion
4. Round 2This House would require that technologies relevant to de-extinction be open sourcePractise this motion
5. Round 2THBT the environmental movement in the US should focus on Climate Realism advocacyPractise this motion
6. Round 2This house prefers a world where all environmental action pushed solely for carbon reductions rather than carbon offsetsPractise this motion
7. Round 3THBT the feminist movement should portray men as the victims of the patriarchy rather than as the beneficaries of the patriarchyPractise this motion
8. Round 3THBT the feminist movement should support the usage of women-only safety appsPractise this motion
9. Round 3TH as the feminist movement in Japan Supports Sanae Takaichi's election as Japan's new PMPractise this motion
10. Round 4THW liberalize India's passenger aviation industryPractise this motion
11. Round 4This House believes it is in India’s interest to reject the US demand rather than pursue a compromise strategy in the November 2025 trade negotiationsPractise this motion
12. Round 4This House Would prioritise insurgent planning over state-led planning for housing in developing countries.Practise this motion
13. Round 5THBT heads of local police departments should be selected via a cyclic election of 5 years in USPractise this motion
14. Round 5This House, as France, would abolish the BAC (Brigade Anti-Criminalité) plainclothes units.Practise this motion
15. Round 5This House Would Significantly Reduce the Union Rights of Police Officers in the United States.Practise this motion
16. Open Pre-Quarter FinalsTHS the rise in AI tools in media productions (e.g. image and video generation, actor deepfakes, voice replication, content creation etc.)Practise this motion
17. Open Pre-Quarter FinalsTHBT the rise of gonzo journalism has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
18. Open Pre-Quarter FinalsTHO the idolization of "Power Fantasy" charactersPractise this motion
19. Open Quarter FinalsThis House as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community would search for one’s “true love” over sustaining a High-Effort driven relationshipPractise this motion
20. Open Quarter FinalsThis house believes that queer advocacy groups should prioritize empowering individuals to pursue non-state-dependent relationships (e.g. chosen families, live-in relationships, co parenting, etc.) over campaigning for state-recognized unions (e.g. marriage, adoption, etc.)Practise this motion
21. Open Quarter FinalsThis house would include openly LGBTQIA+ villains in your movies instead of queer coded heroesPractise this motion
22. Novice Semi FinalsThis house believes that educational models should prioritize intrinsic over extrinsic motivationPractise this motion
23. Novice Semi FinalsTHS academic streamingPractise this motion
24. Novice Semi FinalsThis house believes that in areas of socio-economic deprivation, schools should train students in vocational skills at the expense of the liberal artsPractise this motion
25. SemifinalsTHBT the shutdown is in the interests of the Republican PartyPractise this motion
26. SemifinalsThis House Opposes Civilian-Led Humanitarian Missions to Challenge Blockades in Conflict AreasPractise this motion
27. SemifinalsThis House, as ECOWAS would abandon its current policy of sanction and isolation toward the AES and instead pursue a policy of formal reintegration.Practise this motion
28. Novice FinalsThis House supports the unionization of content creators on major digital platforms (e.g., YouTube, TikTok, Twitch).Practise this motion
29. Novice FinalsThis House Would grant certified private corporations the right to engage in active cyber defense, including "hacking back" against their attackers.Practise this motion
30. Novice FinalsThis house regrets the rise in models of game development which rely on free-to-play models of revenue.Practise this motion
31. Grand FinalTH, as Marcus Aurelius, would organise the assassination of CommodusPractise this motion
32. Grand FinalThis House, as the Divine Locus, would choose the Federation's offer over the Hegemony's offerPractise this motion
33. Grand FinalTH as Andy would take the offerPractise this motion

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