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Motions from British Parliamentary, World Schools and Asian Parliamentary tournaments, every NSDA Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Policy and Big Questions topic, and classic practice motions. Each one is credited to its source.

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Where these motions come from Tournament motions: every night, Debatery checks public Tabbycat (Calicotab) tab sites and adds motions once a tournament releases them, with the round, the info slide and a link back to the tournament. Motions not in English are left out for now. NSDA topics: every past Lincoln-Douglas (from 1979), Public Forum (from 2002), Policy (from 1927) and Big Questions resolution, credited to the National Speech & Debate Association with a link to their topic page. Long Policy resolutions are shortened here. Missing a tournament? Motions from Tabroom tournaments, WIDPSC and tab sites we don't know about yet can be sent in by coaches and students, and are checked before they appear.