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USC IV 2026
Apr 25, 2026 · BP
Motions from this series
USC IV 2026 (2026)8 motions
- Round 1This house prefers a world without the existence of marijuana
- Round 1This house prefers Feminist Sexual Ethics to Libertarian Sexual Ethics
- Round 1This House would replace the Provincial System of wildlife management with the Nunavut System in all Canadian territories and northern regions with Indigenous populations (e.g., Northwest Territories, Yukon)
- Round 1This house believes that The Lord of the Rings is a better depiction of Christian Values than The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- Round 1This house regrets the U.S.-Israeli intervention in the Black September Crisis
- Round 1THR the resurgence of Eastern Orthodoxy in post-Soviet states
- Round 1THS the revolutionaries
- Round 1THPAW where the KMT came into power over the CCP after the Chinese Civil War (1927-1949)
USC IV 2022 (2022)9 motions
- Round 1THBT schools should teach children to be skeptical of parental authority
- Round 2This House Regrets the rise of second-wave digisexual technologies
- Round 3When trying to create walkable/dense cities THP the process of infilling existing communities vs the creation of new neighborhoods purpose built to be walkable/dense
- Round 4TH, as the rapper, would accept his offer.
- Round 5THBT economists should refrain from using historical comparatives in their analyses of potential responses to contemporary economic crises (Ex comparing the 2008 crash to the Great Depression)
- Round 6In democratic post-colonial states, This House believes that opposition parties to the party of independence should claim and use the legacy of anti-colonial resistance.
- SemifinalsTHR the narrative that art ought primarily be an act of self expression
- Novice FinalsTHR the narrative that art ought primarily be an act of self expression
- Grand FinalTHW Open the Box
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
Social & Identity12%
Politics12%
Economics12%
Arts & Culture12%
Philosophy8%
Religion8%
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20% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 77.8.
Last edition: 8 of 37 teams broke.
- 202110 pts · 77.8 speaks16/69
- 202213 pts · 77.2 speaks8/50
- 202610 pts · 78.5 speaks8/37
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break8 teams
- Novice break6 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | DLO | — | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | DLO | This house prefers a world without the existence of marijuana | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Bilal N. | DPM | — | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | OW | — | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | DPM | — | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Seamus A. | LO | — | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | GW | — | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Seamus A. | PM | — | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Elizabeth L. | MG | — | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Seamus A. | MO | — | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Seamus A. | LO | This house prefers a world without the existence of marijuana | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Elizabeth L. | MO | This house prefers a world without the existence of marijuana | 82 |
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