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Durham IV 2023
2023-11-24 · BP
Motions from this series
Durham IV 2023 (2023)8 motionsCA: 🇬🇧 Adam M., 🇬🇧 Alyssa M.
- Round 1THP a world with a dominant norm of spiritual fluidity
- Round 2THW ban saviour siblings
- Round 3THS policies of debt monetisation in times of significant crisis and economic downturn (eg the Covid-19 pandemic, wars)
- Round 4THBT the Scottish government should prioritise teaching Gaelic in schools over modern langauges (eg French, Mandarin, German)
- Round 5THBT the institutionalization of art has done more harm than good
- SemifinalsTH predicts that the proportion of people in the UK identifying as religious will be greater in 2060 than it is today
- ProAm FinalTHP a decriminalised to legalised model of prostitution
- Grand FinalTHP a world where children are raised communally
Durham IV 2021 (2021)10 motions
- Round 1THBT historically oppressed communities should heavily prioritise teaching values of individualism to their children
- Round 2THW build social housing in high wealth areas
- Round 3THS the increased academisation of education
- Round 4THR the cancellation of the European Super League
- Round 5THW heavily tax corporations which automate their workforce
- Partial QuarterfinalsIn post-colonial states, THBT education (e.g. history curricula) should graphically and exclusively focus on the negative impact of colonialism
- SemifinalsTHO 'stock market populism'
- Grand FinalTHW remove the chip
- Pro-am FinalsTHP a world in which people believe in the Epicurean model of happiness
- ESL FinalsTHP a world where this machine exists
Durham IV 2020 (2020)10 motions
- Round 1This House prefers a world where people are told to aspire towards self-acceptance rather than self-improvement
- Round 2TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax)
- Round 3Assuming he wins, THBT President Biden should repair relations to China
- Round 4THW outsource UN Peacekeeping Missions to Private Military Corporations
- Round 5TH, as new immigrants, Would prioritise the preservation of their traditional culture in the household over assimilating to the new culture
- QuarterfinalsTHBT France should abandon its policy of Laicite
- SemifinalsTHW encourage the loud reclamation of provocative and vulgar language in pop culture (e.g. Cardi B's WAP, Eminem's Insane)
- Grand FinalTHR the increasing usage of memes and political satire in political commentary
- Pro-Am SemifinalsTHBT Muslim majority countries should boycott China
- Pro-Am FinalsAssuming feasibility, THP a world without clothing
What gets set here
Social & Identity32%
Economics18%
Education11%
International Relations11%
Abstract7%
Health & Medicine4%
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25% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 77.8.
Last edition: 8 of 34 teams broke.
- 202010 pts · 78.2 speaks16/57
- 202110 pts · 76.7 speaks12/51
- 202310 pts · 78.4 speaks8/34
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break8 teams
- ProAm break7 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esmé T. | MO | THBT the institutionalization of art has done more harm than good | 86 |
| 🇬🇧 Dominic W. | OW | THBT the institutionalization of art has done more harm than good | 86 |
| 🇬🇧 Dominic W. | OW | THS policies of debt monetisation in times of significant crisis and economic downturn (eg the Covid-19 pandemic, wars) | 84 |
| Esmé T. | MO | THS policies of debt monetisation in times of significant crisis and economic downturn (eg the Covid-19 pandemic, wars) | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 William S. | DLO | THBT the Scottish government should prioritise teaching Gaelic in schools over modern langauges (eg French, Mandarin, German) | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 William S. | MO | THS policies of debt monetisation in times of significant crisis and economic downturn (eg the Covid-19 pandemic, wars) | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Eli F. | GW | THW ban saviour siblings | 82 |
| Helen W. | MG | THBT the Scottish government should prioritise teaching Gaelic in schools over modern langauges (eg French, Mandarin, German) | 82 |
| Sebastian E. | GW | THBT the Scottish government should prioritise teaching Gaelic in schools over modern langauges (eg French, Mandarin, German) | 82 |
| Shazhen C. | OW | THW ban saviour siblings | 82 |
| 🇬🇧 Harvey O. | DPM | THP a world with a dominant norm of spiritual fluidity | 82 |
| Alastair B. | DPM | THS policies of debt monetisation in times of significant crisis and economic downturn (eg the Covid-19 pandemic, wars) | 82 |
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