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Penn Invitational WSDC

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

University of PennsylvaniaWSDCThe tab

Thu 26 Mar 2026

From 1 tab, newest Penn Invitational WSDC 2026.

How many points did it take?

5points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 70.8 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 8 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Technology motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 50 teams broke
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Penn Invitational WSDC 20268 motions
  1. Round 1This House Supports the nationalization of frontier AI labsPractise this motion
  2. Round 2This House Supports the nationalization of frontier AI labsPractise this motion
  3. Round 3This House Supports the decline in marriage and long-term partnerships among young womenPractise this motion
  4. Round 4This House, as a left-wing political party in a liberal democracy, would become more populistPractise this motion
  5. Round 5This House Opposes the rise of for-profit tutoring in competitive debatePractise this motion
  6. QuarterfinalsThis House Believes that mainstream European political parties should abandon the strategy of cordon sanitaire for dealing with the rise of the far-rightPractise this motion
  7. SemifinalsThis House Would abolish the minimum wagePractise this motion
  8. Grand FinalThis House Supports a world with the block technologyPractise this motion

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
70.3
where most speakers land
69.2 to 71.4

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker72.8
  • 10th speaker71.9
  • 20th speaker71.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.