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Madrid European Universities Debating Championships 2021
2021-06-01 · BP
Part of the European Universities Debating Championship (EUDC) series →
Motions from this series
Madrid EUDC 2021 (2021)14 motionsCA: 🇭🇷 Lovro Š., 🇬🇧 Jason X., 🇮🇱 Hadar G., 🇬🇧 Sarah T., 🇬🇧 Gigi G., Lucía C.
- Round 1THW prioritise means-based[1] rather than target-based[2] regulation [1] e.g of means-based regulations: setting standards that attempt to make the workplace more accessible or banning the use of polluting technologies [2] e.g of target-based regulations: setting hiring quotas for employees from one particular group, or making companies reduce carbon emissions to X under threat of fines
- Round 2TH, as a University scholarship fund targeted at marginalized identity groups, W prioritize allocating funds based on merit rather than economic necessity.
- Round 3THO the narrative that love (romantic, familial, etc.) is about sacrifice
- Round 4THBT societal narratives about recovery during crisis should be transformative (attempt to radically change society) rather than restorative (attempt to stabilise current crisis)
- Round 5TH, as the Spanish government, would give Catalonia a chartered regime
- Round 6THBT social movements should follow social marxism
- Round 7THR Germany's decision to go ahead with the Nord Stream 2 deal with Russia
- Round 8THBT states should prioritise high employment rates at the expense of significantly slowing down technological advancement (e.g. taxing automation, setting a minimum quota for human employees, or banning/limiting use of certain technologies)
- Round 9In functioning democracies with one dominant political party, THP opposition parties to predominantly campaign on the basis of moral character (e.g. integrity, transparency, corruption) rather than predominantly on specific issues and policies (e.g. unemployment, education, the environment).
- QuarterfinalsTHS Green Central Banking
- SemifinalsTHP religious organisations to actively propagate the idea that faith in a higher power cannot be explained with logic, rather than attempt to explain faith rationally
- Grand FinalTHS a Multi-Speed Europe
- ESL SemifinalsTHBT the Myanmar opposition movement should prioritise demands for an immediate, internationally-observed election over demands for Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed
- ESL FinalTHP humans to aquire memories* of their past lived experiences upon reaching adulthood rather than staying oblivious * memories of past lived experiences include events, interactions and emotions, but not skills
Astana EUDC 2020 (2020)16 motionsCA: Monica F., Raffy M., Melda E., 🇭🇷 Tin P., Tom M.
- Round 1THW only allow university admission on the basis of standardized testing, as opposed to non-quantitative methods (e.g. essays, alumni interviews)
- Round 2This House Would ban Amazon's internal arbitration courts
- Round 3This House Opposes the commercialization of Mindfulness
- Round 4This House Believes That pro-democratic activists should use fake news and synthetic media (e.g. "deepfake", fake video or audio recordings) to advance their cause.
- Round 5THR the trend of central banks setting extremely low interest rates after the 2008 financial crisis
- Round 6THBT 10 Minute School should remove the videos.
- Round 7Given the technology, This House Would erase society's memory and evidence of the criminal past of former convicts after their release from prison.
- Round 8This House Believes That leaders of an occupied nation should not assist the occupying powers in maintaining stability.
- Round 9This House Would ban ownership consolidation of newspapers by a single entity e.g. private equity firms, single media company.
- Partial Double QuartersThis House Would ban insurance coverage for sexual misconduct claims.
- ESL QuartersThis House Would force individuals suspected of being a "stolen child" under the junta to undergo DNA testing to establish whether they are indeed stolen children.
- QuarterfinalsThis House Would transfer management of all water resources to an international body.
- ESL SemifinalsTHBT countries should suspend all elections in times of severe health crises
- SemifinalsTH, as Israel, would form a strategic military alliance with the Kurds in Syria.
- ESL FinalTHW only recruit atheists to be part of the group, and would not allow any religious books or items of worship on board
- Grand FinalTHW allow police officers to refuse orders on grounds of conscience
What gets set here
Politics20%
International Relations17%
Law & Crime17%
Social & Identity13%
Education10%
Economics10%
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13% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 18 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.3.
Last edition: 16 of 139 teams broke.
- 202018 pts · 79.3 speaks24/168
- 202118 pts · 79.4 speaks16/139
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break16 teams
- ESL break8 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Ana V. | DPM | In functioning democracies with one dominant political party, THP opposition parties to predominantly campaign on the basis of moral character (e.g. integrity, transparency, corruption) rather than predominantly on specific issues and policies (e.g. unemployment, education, the environment). | 87 |
| 🇬🇧 Taha I. | PM | In functioning democracies with one dominant political party, THP opposition parties to predominantly campaign on the basis of moral character (e.g. integrity, transparency, corruption) rather than predominantly on specific issues and policies (e.g. unemployment, education, the environment). | 85 |
| 🇭🇷 Petar Z. | DPM | THO the narrative that love (romantic, familial, etc.) is about sacrifice | 84 |
| 🇮🇪 Caoimhin H. | PM | THBT states should prioritise high employment rates at the expense of significantly slowing down technological advancement (e.g. taxing automation, setting a minimum quota for human employees, or banning/limiting use of certain technologies) | 84 |
| 🇮🇪 Jack S. | DLO | THBT societal narratives about recovery during crisis should be transformative (attempt to radically change society) rather than restorative (attempt to stabilise current crisis) | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Rachel O. | PM | TH, as a University scholarship fund targeted at marginalized identity groups, W prioritize allocating funds based on merit rather than economic necessity. | 84 |
| 🇩🇪 Josef M. | GW | THR Germany's decision to go ahead with the Nord Stream 2 deal with Russia | 84 |
| 🇮🇪 Jack S. | DPM | TH, as a University scholarship fund targeted at marginalized identity groups, W prioritize allocating funds based on merit rather than economic necessity. | 84 |
| 🇮🇪 Caoimhin H. | MO | THR Germany's decision to go ahead with the Nord Stream 2 deal with Russia | 84 |
| 🇮🇪 Jack S. | OW | THR Germany's decision to go ahead with the Nord Stream 2 deal with Russia | 84 |
| 🇮🇪 Jack S. | DPM | THBT states should prioritise high employment rates at the expense of significantly slowing down technological advancement (e.g. taxing automation, setting a minimum quota for human employees, or banning/limiting use of certain technologies) | 84 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuberan K. | GW | TH, as the Spanish government, would give Catalonia a chartered regime | 83 |
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