North American Universities Debating Championships 2019

2019-06-01 · BP

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NAUDC 2019 (2019)11 motions

Round 1THW punitively tax personal homeownership.
Round 2TH, given limited resources, W prioritize funding for early childhood care to the exclusion of funding of post-secondary education.
Round 3THR the narrative that ideal political debate should be objective to the exclusion of emotions and subjective experiences.
Round 4THBT ASEAN should adopt a common currency
Round 5THBT federal governments should suspend all funding to sub-national governments (states in the USA and Mexico, provinces in Canada) that violate religious liberties.
Round 6THBT parents should teach their children that they are inherently special (e.g., in what they deserve, and/or what they are capable of achieving).
Open QuarterfinalTH, as Russia, would announce that any further Israeli strikes in Syria will be met by a Russian attack on Israel.
Novice SemifinalTHS the use of truth and reconciliation commissions over courts in post-conflict nations.
Open SemifinalTHW allocate resources towards adapting to climate change, rather than mitigating/preventing climate change.
Novice Grand FinalTH prefers a polytheistic society to a monotheistic one.
Open Grand FinalTHBT it is morally legitimate to avoid taxes in undemocratic regimes.

Economics18%

Social & Identity18%

Law & Crime18%

Education9%

Politics9%

International Relations9%

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Economics motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Economics motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THW punitively tax personal homeownership.Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Economics motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: Social & IdentityPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

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