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Oxford IV 2022
2022-11-11 · BP
Motions from this series
Oxford IV 2022 (2022)10 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 Aditya D., 🇺🇸 Sam H., 🇮🇱 Hadar G., 🇬🇧 Andrew C., 🇺🇸 Xiao-ke L.
- Round 1THW require all public primary and secondary schools to have significant quotas for all major ethnicites in their region
- Round 2THS states pursuing the goal of energy self sufficiency
- Round 3THP a world where the dominant norm is one where it is acceptable to talk about sex, sexual interests and advances with adults in all contexts (e.g. strangers, friends, work etc)
- Round 4THS mission command models in militaries
- Round 5THP sectoral bargaining to enterprise bargaining
- QuarterfinalsTHBT the US Federal Reserve should not continue to increase interest rates
- Novice FinalTHBT childhood years are the best years of life
- SemifinalsIn federations, THBT laws regarding individual rights should be regulated exclusively by the federal government
- ESL FinalTHBT Gantz should enter a coalition with Netanyahu conditional that The Religious Zionist party is kept out of it
- Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interest of the Indian people for India to align with the West
Oxford IV 2021 (2021)11 motions
- Round 1THBT states should discourage the concentration of their country's economic and political power within a single city
- Round 2THW allow parents to give the Politeness Pill to their children under the age of 18, regardless of the children's consent
- Round 3THBT Western liberal democracies should finance the creation and operation of “Recovery from Religion” organisations
- Round 4THS the current rise in energy prices
- Round 5THBT no-platforming movements* in universities have done more harm than good *No-platforming movements aim to deny certain individuals the opportunity to express their views publicly
- Open Partial OctofinalsTHS all professional football* clubs requiring majority fan ownership *For this purpose of this debate (as it is in the real world) football refers to soccer not your other subpar handball games.
- Open QuarterfinalsTHBT NATO should significantly expedite the approval of Ukraine's NATO membership
- Open SemifinalsTHBT proliferation of the Metaverse will bring more harm than good
- Open Grand FinalTHO the dominant influence of popular culture on what constitutes good sex
- ESL Grand FinalsTHO the increasing prevalance of nihilism among young people
- Novice Grand FinalsTHS the implemention of the 'Teacher Draft' program
Oxford IV 2020 (2020)13 motions
- Round 1THBT contemporary social movements should focus on class differences rather than on identity-based differences (gender, race, religion etc.)
- Round 2THP lockdown policy decisions in federal governments to be made regionally (e.g. by states, provinces) rather than by the centralized government
- Round 3THP activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently)
- Round 4THW allow victims of violent crimes to veto the prosecution of their offender
- Round 5THBT governments in the developing world should limit migration to megacities
- OctofinalsTHR the increasing emphasis upon publicity and performative expressivism in social movements.
- SemifinalsTHW prefer to be born with HSAM
- Grand FinalTHR the narrative that there exists no objective truth
- ESL Pre-SemifinalsTHP to live in a world where most individuals lead polyamorous relationships, as opposed to single-partner relationships.
- ESL SemifinalsTHW leave Dharma
- ESL FinalsTHR the Americanization of social justice debates, e.g. focus on police brutality as a result of BLM, use of english terms by social movements rather than words in local languages and the focus on American icons such as MLK or RBG
- Novice SemifinalsTHW hold social media platforms liable for illegal content that is posted (fake news, defamation, etc.)
- Novice FinalsTH opposes the glorification of career achievements as a basis of self-worth.
What gets set here
Social & Identity32%
Economics15%
Politics12%
Education9%
International Relations9%
Technology6%
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15% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.7.
Last edition: 16 of 117 teams broke.
- 202012 pts · 79.1 speaks32/194
- 202111 pts · 79.6 speaks24/157
- 202211 pts · 80.5 speaks16/117
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break16 teams
- ESL break9 teams
- Novice break4 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇸 Marta V. | DPM | THP a world where the dominant norm is one where it is acceptable to talk about sex, sexual interests and advances with adults in all contexts (e.g. strangers, friends, work etc) | 86 |
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | DLO | THS states pursuing the goal of energy self sufficiency | 86 |
| 🇨🇦 Naomi P. | PM | THS mission command models in militaries | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Matt C. | LO | THP sectoral bargaining to enterprise bargaining | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Ahmed S. | DLO | THP a world where the dominant norm is one where it is acceptable to talk about sex, sexual interests and advances with adults in all contexts (e.g. strangers, friends, work etc) | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Max R. | DPM | THS mission command models in militaries | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Emma C. | DPM | THS states pursuing the goal of energy self sufficiency | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Matej C. | MG | THS mission command models in militaries | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Naomi P. | MO | THP a world where the dominant norm is one where it is acceptable to talk about sex, sexual interests and advances with adults in all contexts (e.g. strangers, friends, work etc) | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Max R. | DLO | THW require all public primary and secondary schools to have significant quotas for all major ethnicites in their region | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Alexander F. | PM | THS states pursuing the goal of energy self sufficiency | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Max R. | OW | THP a world where the dominant norm is one where it is acceptable to talk about sex, sexual interests and advances with adults in all contexts (e.g. strangers, friends, work etc) | 84 |
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