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Hart House Inter-Varsity 2020

2020-10-17 · BP

Part of the Hart House IV series →

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The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

116 teams (This edition)

Motions

Hart House IV 2020 (2020)10 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 🐪 J., 🇬🇧 Jason X., 🇨🇦 Navin K., Sebastian D.
  • Round 1THR the rise of OnlyFans in the pornography market
  • Round 2THBT Supreme Courts should abide by a textualist model of interpretation
  • Round 3THS the phenomenon of green card marriages
  • Round 4THBT organized religious groups should formally recognize scripture that contradicts primary religious texts
  • Round 5THW prohibit cities from offering tax credits and other incentives to attract large companies
  • Novice Semi FinalsTHW abolish sex-based segregation in sports in favour of ability-based segregation
  • QuarterfinalsTHBT the Argentinian government should have rejected the 2018 IMF bailout and sought to negotiate further concessions, even at the risk of not receiving a bailout
  • Novice FinalTHP a world in which parents follow an authoritarian parenting model rather than an egalitarian parenting model
  • SemifinalsAssuming feasibility, THW nationalize all high-cost research equipment and create a national pool of this equipment where all researchers must apply to a centralized agency for access
  • Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interest of countries that experienced Japanese colonial occupation (e.g., South Korea, China, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam) to boycott the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo if far-right paraphernalia (e.g., displays of the Rising Sun flag) are permitted.

What gets set here

Economics30%
Social & Identity20%
Media10%
Law & Crime10%
Religion10%
Sport10%

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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 · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Sport · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

14% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.9.

Last edition: 16 of 116 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break16 teams
  • Novice break11 teams

How scoring works here

76.5 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.6 and 78.5.

This is 0.6 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.4

Top-10 pace 80.0

Top-20 pace 79.0

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

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇺🇸 Sandy G.LOTHBT Supreme Courts should abide by a textualist model of interpretation84
🇨🇦 Naomi P.PMTHBT Supreme Courts should abide by a textualist model of interpretation84
🇬🇧 Max R.DLOTHS the phenomenon of green card marriages83
🇨🇦 Emma J.DLOTHW prohibit cities from offering tax credits and other incentives to attract large companies83
🇬🇧 Max R.GWTHW prohibit cities from offering tax credits and other incentives to attract large companies83
🇺🇸 David E.MOTHS the phenomenon of green card marriages83
Elaina T.DLOTHBT organized religious groups should formally recognize scripture that contradicts primary religious texts82
🇨🇦 Jun K.GWTHBT organized religious groups should formally recognize scripture that contradicts primary religious texts82
🇺🇸 Eva-Marie Q.OWTHS the phenomenon of green card marriages82
🇨🇦 Reana Y.LOTHS the phenomenon of green card marriages82
🇨🇦 Emma J.MGTHBT organized religious groups should formally recognize scripture that contradicts primary religious texts82
🇺🇸 Dennis S.DLOTHBT Supreme Courts should abide by a textualist model of interpretation82

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