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Berkeley IV 2024

Jun 1, 2024 · BP

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

68 teams (This edition)

Motions

Berkeley IV 2024 (2024)9 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 Brian L., 🇺🇸 Jacquelynn L., Ruth A., 🇺🇸 Eddy X., 🇺🇸 Rohan K.
  • Round 1TH, as an elite university, would reinstate standarized testing as a mandatory requirement for college admissions
  • Round 2THR the rise of financial information on social media (e.g. financial influencers, r/WallStreetBets)
  • Round 3THW prohibit financial settlements in environmental lawsuits
  • Round 4TH, as radical feminists in conservative countries, would organize within existing religious structures instead of denouncing mainstream religions
  • Round 5THP sectoral bargaining to enterprise bargaining
  • QuarterfinalsTHO the use of sanctions in reaction to countries' domestic policies
  • SemifinalsTHS implementing the Supreme Court Lottery system over the status quo in the United States
  • Novice FinalsTHS widescale forced resettlement as a method of poverty alleviation in the developing world
  • Grand FinalTHP a world where “Jigsaw” philosophy is the dominant norm in romantic relationships

What gets set here

Economics33%
Law & Crime22%
Education11%
Social & Identity11%
International Relations11%
Comedy & Novelty11%

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Practice Economics motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Economics · 33% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 22% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Comedy & Novelty · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

25% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.0.

Last edition: 17 of 68 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break17 teams
  • Novice break6 teams

How scoring works here

76.3 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.2 and 78.5.

This is 1.0 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 79.8

Top-10 pace 79.0

Top-20 pace 78.2

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇺🇸 Ambika G.LOTH, as radical feminists in conservative countries, would organize within existing religious structures instead of denouncing mainstream religions82
🇨🇦 Anais K.DLOTHW prohibit financial settlements in environmental lawsuits82
🇨🇦 Nilabh A.PMTHP sectoral bargaining to enterprise bargaining82
Diggory W.LOTHW prohibit financial settlements in environmental lawsuits82
🇺🇸 Jenna H.DLOTH, as radical feminists in conservative countries, would organize within existing religious structures instead of denouncing mainstream religions82
🇨🇦 Nilabh A.MGTH, as radical feminists in conservative countries, would organize within existing religious structures instead of denouncing mainstream religions82
🇫🇷 Tarun R.MGTHR the rise of financial information on social media (e.g. financial influencers, r/WallStreetBets)81
🇺🇸 Marilyn B.MOTH, as radical feminists in conservative countries, would organize within existing religious structures instead of denouncing mainstream religions81
🇺🇸 Benjamin S.MOTH, as radical feminists in conservative countries, would organize within existing religious structures instead of denouncing mainstream religions81
🇺🇸 Alex P.MOTHW prohibit financial settlements in environmental lawsuits81
🇵🇰 Daud K.OWTHW prohibit financial settlements in environmental lawsuits81
🇺🇸 Jenna H.DPMTHR the rise of financial information on social media (e.g. financial influencers, r/WallStreetBets)81

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