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USC IV 2021
Jun 1, 2021 · BP
Motions
USC IV 2021 (2021)9 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 Ricky H., 🇺🇸 Meg K., 🇬🇧 Matt C.
- Round 1THS the use of conditional cash transfer programs to families in order to encourage pro-social behavior (e.g., sending one’s children to school, compliance with state vaccination campaigns, etc.).
- Round 2TH, as the feminist movement, would choose to glorify traditionally feminine traits (e.g. motherliness, politeness, gracefulness, etc.) instead of traditionally masculine ones (e.g. assertiveness, bluntness, aggressiveness, etc.).
- Round 3THBT Islamic authorities in South East Asia should issue a fatwa denouncing Wahhabism.
- Round 4THR the rise of left-wing antiestablishment politicians (e.g., Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) within the Democratic Party.
- Round 5TH opposes the romanticisation of art that is pursued for non-material gain (e.g. glorifying the ‘Starving Artist’).
- QuarterfinalsTHP a world where people predominantly believe that life possesses no intrinsic meaning.
- SemifinalsTHBT the European Central Bank should monetize the government deficits of Eurozone countries experiencing financial crises.
- Grand FinalTHS the creation of an open marketplace for the buying and selling of luck between individuals.
- Novice FinalsTH, as the small business owner, would accept the help of the Mafia.
What gets set here
Economics22%
Social & Identity22%
Religion11%
Politics11%
Arts & Culture11%
Philosophy11%
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23% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 77.8.
Last edition: 16 of 69 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break16 teams
- Novice break38 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Greg W. | MO | THBT Islamic authorities in South East Asia should issue a fatwa denouncing Wahhabism. | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Emery T. | OW | THBT Islamic authorities in South East Asia should issue a fatwa denouncing Wahhabism. | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Gwen S. | LO | THBT Islamic authorities in South East Asia should issue a fatwa denouncing Wahhabism. | 83 |
| Jeffrey M. | MO | THR the rise of left-wing antiestablishment politicians (e.g., Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) within the Democratic Party. | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Taylor P. | LO | TH opposes the romanticisation of art that is pursued for non-material gain (e.g. glorifying the ‘Starving Artist’). | 83 |
| Zuha T. | OW | THR the rise of left-wing antiestablishment politicians (e.g., Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) within the Democratic Party. | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Dylan Y. | GW | THBT Islamic authorities in South East Asia should issue a fatwa denouncing Wahhabism. | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Greg W. | MG | THR the rise of left-wing antiestablishment politicians (e.g., Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) within the Democratic Party. | 82 |
| Kenneth F. | LO | TH, as the feminist movement, would choose to glorify traditionally feminine traits (e.g. motherliness, politeness, gracefulness, etc.) instead of traditionally masculine ones (e.g. assertiveness, bluntness, aggressiveness, etc.). | 82 |
| 🇬🇧 Maya R. | DLO | TH, as the feminist movement, would choose to glorify traditionally feminine traits (e.g. motherliness, politeness, gracefulness, etc.) instead of traditionally masculine ones (e.g. assertiveness, bluntness, aggressiveness, etc.). | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Amaar J. | MG | THBT Islamic authorities in South East Asia should issue a fatwa denouncing Wahhabism. | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Emery T. | DLO | TH, as the feminist movement, would choose to glorify traditionally feminine traits (e.g. motherliness, politeness, gracefulness, etc.) instead of traditionally masculine ones (e.g. assertiveness, bluntness, aggressiveness, etc.). | 82 |
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