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Doxbridge Pre-WUDC 2022: So Long, and Thanks for All The Fish
2022-06-01 · BP
Motions
Doxbridge Pre-WUDC 2022: So Long, and Thanks for All The Fish (2022)14 motionsCA: 🇦🇺 Jessica M., Sher M., 🇬🇧 Matt H.
- Round 1THS the transition of media coverage of sports to social media (e.g. athletes promoting themselves on social media, sports associations streaming games for free online) at the expense of traditional sports journalism (e.g. televising of games on TV, journalists providing long-form features of athletes)
- Round 2Assuming the prevalence of any given gene in the total human population remains the same, THP a world where babies were born with a random genetic profile, rather than one inherited from their parents
- Round 3THP a world in which Islam had a strong central authority since inception (cf. the papacy in Catholicism)
- Round 4THS the demonisation of neutral states that refrain from taking action in international conflicts with a clearly identifiable oppressor
- Round 5THW would give industry representatives (e.g unions or professional associations) a veto over political appointments made in their area of expertise (e.g. bar associations when selecting judges, teachers unions when appointing an Education Minister, etc.)
- OctofinalsTHP a world where the norm is that people hold multiple part time jobs instead of the current norm of one full time job
- QuarterfinalsTHBT the International Criminal Court should abolish its practice of complimentarity
- SemifinalsTHW press the button
- Grand FinalTHR the rise of for-profit debating.
- ESL QuarterfinalsTHP a world where the norm is that people hold multiple part time jobs instead of the current norm of one full time job
- ESL SemifinalsTHBT the International Criminal Court should abolish its practice of complimentarity
- ESL FinalsTHW press the button
- Schools SemifinalsTHW create public housing for the poor in wealthy areas
- Schools FinalsTHW take a gap year and reapply to Oxbridge
What gets set here
International Relations21%
Economics21%
Comedy & Novelty14%
Sport7%
Social & Identity7%
Religion7%
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18% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 80.0.
Last edition: 32 of 180 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break32 teams
- ESL break29 teams
- Schools break10 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Matt C. | MG | THP a world in which Islam had a strong central authority since inception (cf. the papacy in Catholicism) | 86 |
| 🇺🇸 Sreyan K. | DPM | Assuming the prevalence of any given gene in the total human population remains the same, THP a world where babies were born with a random genetic profile, rather than one inherited from their parents | 86 |
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | GW | THW would give industry representatives (e.g unions or professional associations) a veto over political appointments made in their area of expertise (e.g. bar associations when selecting judges, teachers unions when appointing an Education Minister, etc.) | 86 |
| 🇺🇸 David B. | MG | THW would give industry representatives (e.g unions or professional associations) a veto over political appointments made in their area of expertise (e.g. bar associations when selecting judges, teachers unions when appointing an Education Minister, etc.) | 86 |
| 🇧🇬 Alek S. | GW | THP a world in which Islam had a strong central authority since inception (cf. the papacy in Catholicism) | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Samuel S. | DPM | THS the demonisation of neutral states that refrain from taking action in international conflicts with a clearly identifiable oppressor | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Sreyan K. | MG | THS the demonisation of neutral states that refrain from taking action in international conflicts with a clearly identifiable oppressor | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Jamie B. | OW | THP a world in which Islam had a strong central authority since inception (cf. the papacy in Catholicism) | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Ahmed S. | GW | THP a world in which Islam had a strong central authority since inception (cf. the papacy in Catholicism) | 85 |
| 🇨🇳 Josh K. | OW | THW would give industry representatives (e.g unions or professional associations) a veto over political appointments made in their area of expertise (e.g. bar associations when selecting judges, teachers unions when appointing an Education Minister, etc.) | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Ted C. | DPM | Assuming the prevalence of any given gene in the total human population remains the same, THP a world where babies were born with a random genetic profile, rather than one inherited from their parents | 85 |
| 🇧🇬 Rumen M. | MG | THP a world in which Islam had a strong central authority since inception (cf. the papacy in Catholicism) | 85 |
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