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Sofia Online Open 2024
2024-03-08 · BP
Motions from this series
Sofia Online Open 2024 (2024)11 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 Jane M., 🇧🇬 Velina A., 🇦🇺 Isabella F., 🇷🇴 Ana C., Anna S.
- Round 1This house regrets the norm of traditionally feminine professions being considered high empathy careers (e.g. nursing, teaching)
- Round 2THBT that major cities should adopt the Amsterdam rental model.
- Round 3This house opposes the phenomenon where founders of companies remain in significant leadership positions (CEO, President, Techno-King...) in the company for a long time after it has gone public
- Round 4THBT performative engagement with social movements brings more harm than good (e.g. Taylor Swift speaking up about feminism).
- Round 5THW allow multinational companies to militarize in order to secure their supply chains.
- QuarterfinalsTH, as a person of average attractiveness, would choose to date using the “Love is Blind” dating model over dating apps.
- SemifinalsTH as a country that suffers from hyperinflation would dollarize
- Grand FinalThis house prefers a world where the influencer meter exists
- ESL SemifinalsAssuming feasibility, THP a world with relationship credit scores.
- ESL FinalsTHP a world where the dominant norm is that people believe in an internal locus of control rather than an external locus of control
- Novice FinalsTHP a world where all cultures perceive death as an occasion of celebration rather than mourning
Sofia Online 2023 (2023)10 motions
- Round 1THS female athletes who capitalize on their sexuality to increase the viewership of female sports
- Round 2THBT all credit rating agencies should be nationalized
- Round 3THBT it is in the interest of Türkiye for Erdogan to win the presidential election
- Round 4THBT universities should primarily consider teaching ability rather than research outputs when awarding tenure and salary
- Round 5THBT prominent members of civil rights organizations should pressure governments externally rather than attempt to gain key positions in institutions and pass internal reforms.
- QuarterfinalsTHO the use of the "knockout blow"
- SemifinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the Catholic Church to put qualified candidates for sainthood up for a general election among Catholics around the world
- Grand FinalTHS the internationalization of the Yuan.
- ESL FinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the Catholic Church to put qualified candidates for sainthood up for a general election among Catholics around the world
- Pro-Am FinalsTHW allow migrants to vote in general elections
What gets set here
Social & Identity29%
Economics29%
Comedy & Novelty10%
Sport10%
Religion10%
Politics5%
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19% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.8.
Last edition: 16 of 94 teams broke.
- 202310 pts · 79.6 speaks16/74
- 202411 pts · 79.9 speaks16/94
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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
- Novice break4 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇬 Deon K. | MO | This house opposes the phenomenon where founders of companies remain in significant leadership positions (CEO, President, Techno-King...) in the company for a long time after it has gone public | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Xiao L. | GW | This house opposes the phenomenon where founders of companies remain in significant leadership positions (CEO, President, Techno-King...) in the company for a long time after it has gone public | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | GW | THW allow multinational companies to militarize in order to secure their supply chains. | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | DLO | This house regrets the norm of traditionally feminine professions being considered high empathy careers (e.g. nursing, teaching) | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | OW | THBT that major cities should adopt the Amsterdam rental model. | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Elizabeth L. | LO | This house regrets the norm of traditionally feminine professions being considered high empathy careers (e.g. nursing, teaching) | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Eli P. | MG | This house opposes the phenomenon where founders of companies remain in significant leadership positions (CEO, President, Techno-King...) in the company for a long time after it has gone public | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Afzal H. | DLO | THBT performative engagement with social movements brings more harm than good (e.g. Taylor Swift speaking up about feminism). | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Amelia P. | DLO | THW allow multinational companies to militarize in order to secure their supply chains. | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Amelia P. | OW | THBT performative engagement with social movements brings more harm than good (e.g. Taylor Swift speaking up about feminism). | 83 |
| Ben D. | LO | This house opposes the phenomenon where founders of companies remain in significant leadership positions (CEO, President, Techno-King...) in the company for a long time after it has gone public | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Stefan M. | OW | This house opposes the phenomenon where founders of companies remain in significant leadership positions (CEO, President, Techno-King...) in the company for a long time after it has gone public | 83 |
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