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JCSD Debate Open 2026

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

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Mon 1 Jun 2026

From 1 tab, newest JCSD Debate Open 2026.

How many points did it take?

3points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.1 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 39 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

16of 41 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

JCSD Debate Open 202639 motions
  1. Round 1TH, as Bear, W choose to “fix” the wish rather than reverse its effectsPractise this motion
  2. Round 1THP a world where all romantic memories of your significant other disappear once they are no longer in your life (e.g., sudden passing, breakup, divorce/separation)Practise this motion
  3. Round 1THR the narrative that monogamous, lifelong relationships are the primary indicators of romantic successPractise this motion
  4. Round 2THS the use of Zen on prisoners who have a sentence that exceeds their remaining lifetimePractise this motion
  5. Round 2THBT the use of solitary confinement in maximum-security prisons has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
  6. Round 2In countries with high rates of drug-related crime, THW hold pharmaceutical executives criminally liable for systemic drug abuse.Practise this motion
  7. Round 3TH, as Manon, W choose to leave KATSEYEPractise this motion
  8. Round 3THR the glorification of the struggling artistPractise this motion
  9. Round 3THO the belief that one should “separate the art from the artist”Practise this motion
  10. Round 4In developing states, THBT news outlets should engage in hyper-partisan news reportingPractise this motion
  11. Round 4THP media depictions of ongoing social struggles to be overly optimistic rather than realisticPractise this motion
  12. Round 4THBT Western media coverage of conflicts in the Global South has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
  13. Open OctofinalsTHP land sparing over land sharing as the primary agricultural conservation strategyPractise this motion
  14. Open OctofinalsAssuming feasibility, THBT it is in the interest of Pacific Island Nations (e.g., Nauru, Fiji, Tonga) to engage in commercial deep-sea mining in partnership with private mining companies or sovereign nations (e.g., China, Canada)Practise this motion
  15. Open OctofinalsIn times of economic crises, THBT developing countries should forgo environmental concernsPractise this motion
  16. Open QuarterfinalsTH, as the feminist movement, supports the rise of extreme satirical misandry in pop musicPractise this motion
  17. Open QuarterfinalsTHR the glorification of sacrifice in motherhood (e.g. praising mothers who “gave up everything” for her children)Practise this motion
  18. Open QuarterfinalsTH Predicts that gender inequality will be greater ten years from now than it is todayPractise this motion
  19. Open SemifinalsTHBT Western nations should impose a mandatory “Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism” (CBAM) that applies full tariffs to imports from developing nations, with no revenue redistributed back to those nations.Practise this motion
  20. Open SemifinalsIn periods of acute currency devaluation, THW force foreign-owned multinational corporations to accept payment for domestic goods and services strictly in local currency at state-pegged exchange rates.Practise this motion
  21. Open SemifinalsTHW ban state-backed Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) from holding majority ownership or voting rights in critical infrastructure assets located within non-allied foreign nations.Practise this motion
  22. Open FinalsTHP a world where artificial intelligence had never existed and will never exist, as opposed to a world where it had existed since time immemorialPractise this motion
  23. Open FinalsUnder a veil of ignorance, THW choose to be reborn as an artificial super-intelligence in the distant future, where artificial consciousness has become the normPractise this motion
  24. Open FinalsTH predicts that AI will be more, rather than less, morally accepted in societyPractise this motion
  25. Novice QuarterfinalsTHP land sparing over land sharing as the primary agricultural conservation strategyPractise this motion
  26. Novice QuarterfinalsAssuming feasibility, THBT it is in the interest of Pacific Island Nations (e.g., Nauru, Fiji, Tonga) to engage in commercial deep-sea mining in partnership with private mining companies or sovereign nations (e.g., China, Canada)Practise this motion
  27. Novice QuarterfinalsIn times of economic crises, THBT developing countries should forgo environmental concernsPractise this motion
  28. Novice SemifinalsTH, as the feminist movement, supports the rise of extreme satirical misandry in pop musicPractise this motion
  29. Novice SemifinalsTHR the glorification of sacrifice in motherhood (e.g. praising mothers who “gave up everything” for her children)Practise this motion
  30. Novice SemifinalsTH Predicts that gender inequality will be greater ten years from now than it is todayPractise this motion
  31. Novice FinalsTHP a world with a standardized, state-defined national curriculum for all schools, including private and religious institutions.Practise this motion
  32. Novice FinalsTHW abolish tracking and streaming in primary and secondary schools (e.g., honors tracks, gifted programs, ability grouping).Practise this motion
  33. Novice FinalsIn developing states, THP the primary purpose of university education to be for economic empowerment rather than for intellectual cultivation.Practise this motion
  34. School SemifinalsTHP land sparing over land sharing as the primary agricultural conservation strategyPractise this motion
  35. School SemifinalsAssuming feasibility, THBT it is in the interest of Pacific Island Nations (e.g., Nauru, Fiji, Tonga) to engage in commercial deep-sea mining in partnership with private mining companies or sovereign nations (e.g., China, Canada)Practise this motion
  36. School SemifinalsIn times of economic crises, THBT developing countries should forgo environmental concernsPractise this motion
  37. School FinalsThis House believes that humans have a duty to be in service of othersPractise this motion
  38. School FinalsThis House prefers a world where death is viewed as joyous rather than tragicPractise this motion
  39. School FinalsThis house prefers a world where individuals have a dominant belief in the Egg TheoryPractise 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 break16 teams
  • Novice break20 teams
  • School break14 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
74.9
where most speakers land
73.0 to 76.8

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker77.5
  • 10th speaker76.8
  • 20th speaker76.5

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.