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Colgate Open 2023
2023-03-24 · BP
Motions from this series
Colgate Open 2023 (2023)8 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 Sreyan K., 🇺🇸 Meg K., 🇺🇸 Pranav A., Ruth A.
- Round 1THR the commercialization of social movements (e.g. the inclusion of pop cultural icons, financial and corporate sponsorship etc.)
- Round 2TH, as ASEAN, would afford freedom of movement to all nationals of its member states.
- Round 3THW only subsidize art that has been judged by a panel of civilians
- Round 4THBT India should lease Protected Areas to local residents
- Round 5THBT developing countries should actively discourage the formation of primate cities
- SemifinalsTHBT the UBS purchase of Credit Suisse is bad for the global financial system
- Grand FinalTHS the creation of an open marketplace for the buying and selling of luck between individuals.
- Novice FinalsTHS the narrative that all people are reedemable
Colgate Open 2021 (2021)9 motionsCA: Helena H., 🇨🇦 Patrick C., 🇨🇦 Ruth S., 🇺🇸 Sandy G., 🇬🇧 Umar B.
- Round 1TH, as a minority artist in creative spaces that are widely prejudiced and toxic toward your identity (e.g. LGBT people in hip-hop, women in film directing), would not reference such identity in your art.
- Round 2TH, as Danone, Regrets Faber's removal
- Round 3THW not pursue romantic relationships with non-Reanimationists
- Round 4TH, as a progressive candidate, Would heavily prioritize economic policy over social policy.
- Round 5THBT the international actors who had supported Fayulu should actively support Tshisekedi’s attempts to form a new government.
- QuarterfinalsTHS the narrative that “education is the greatest equalizer.”
- Novice FinalTHBT humans should give up on earth, instead of re-inhabitating it.
- SemifinalsTHBT major pharmaceutical companies should cut off supply of its products to governments that don’t follow the company's protocol around their distribution and usage.
- Grand FinalTHP this world over ours.
What gets set here
Social & Identity24%
Economics24%
International Relations12%
Environment12%
Comedy & Novelty12%
Arts & Culture6%
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23% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 78.9.
Last edition: 8 of 28 teams broke.
- 202110 pts · 77.9 speaks16/88
- 202310 pts · 79.9 speaks8/28
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break8 teams
- Novice break5 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ted C. | GW | TH, as ASEAN, would afford freedom of movement to all nationals of its member states. | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Bowser L. | MG | TH, as ASEAN, would afford freedom of movement to all nationals of its member states. | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan J. | LO | TH, as ASEAN, would afford freedom of movement to all nationals of its member states. | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Xiao L. | DPM | THBT India should lease Protected Areas to local residents | 83 |
| Janul S. | DPM | THBT developing countries should actively discourage the formation of primate cities | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Afzal H. | LO | THR the commercialization of social movements (e.g. the inclusion of pop cultural icons, financial and corporate sponsorship etc.) | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Jacquelynn L. | DLO | THBT developing countries should actively discourage the formation of primate cities | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Xiao L. | DLO | TH, as ASEAN, would afford freedom of movement to all nationals of its member states. | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan J. | PM | THBT India should lease Protected Areas to local residents | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Bowser L. | LO | THBT India should lease Protected Areas to local residents | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Ram O. | DPM | THW only subsidize art that has been judged by a panel of civilians | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Jacquelynn L. | DLO | THR the commercialization of social movements (e.g. the inclusion of pop cultural icons, financial and corporate sponsorship etc.) | 81 |
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