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Durham IV 2020
2020-06-01 · BP
Motions
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 & Identity50%
International Relations30%
Economics10%
Politics10%
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28% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 78.2.
Last edition: 16 of 57 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break16 teams
- Pro-Am break11 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇭🇷 Tin P. | MG | THW outsource UN Peacekeeping Missions to Private Military Corporations | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Jacklin K. | LO | TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax) | 84 |
| 🇮🇪 Jack S. | DPM | Assuming he wins, THBT President Biden should repair relations to China | 84 |
| 🇮🇪 Jack S. | GW | THW outsource UN Peacekeeping Missions to Private Military Corporations | 84 |
| 🇵🇭 Luigi A. | GW | TH, as new immigrants, Would prioritise the preservation of their traditional culture in the household over assimilating to the new culture | 83 |
| 🇭🇷 Tin P. | LO | TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax) | 83 |
| 🇭🇷 Tin P. | MO | This House prefers a world where people are told to aspire towards self-acceptance rather than self-improvement | 83 |
| 🇵🇭 Luigi A. | DPM | This House prefers a world where people are told to aspire towards self-acceptance rather than self-improvement | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Lucie S. | DLO | TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax) | 83 |
| 🇵🇭 David A. | PM | This House prefers a world where people are told to aspire towards self-acceptance rather than self-improvement | 83 |
| 🇵🇭 David A. | LO | TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax) | 83 |
| 🇵🇭 Quintin C. | PM | THW outsource UN Peacekeeping Missions to Private Military Corporations | 83 |
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