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HWS United States University Debate Championships 2020
2020-10-02 · BP
Motions
HWS United States University Debate Championships 2020 (2020)14 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 Niki L., Marlene P., Buzz K., Brian W., 🇨🇦 Alexander B.
- Round 1THW abolish all ZOs in the United States of America
- Round 2THW convert marriages into renewable contracts with agreed upon terms and conditions that are revisited every few years.
- Round 3THW prefer Bail In's as opposed to Bail Outs as a means of Economic Recovery from the Coronavirus Pandemic.
- Round 4THO the narrative that experiencing the original version of a work of art is unique to the appreciation of that work.
- Round 5THBT the US should prioritise democracy promotion (i.e. actively fund resistance groups, provide media attention & political backing etc.) in Eastern Europe as an official foreign policy objective.
- Round 6This House Believes That re-incarnation is better for the individual than an eternal after-life.
- Round 7THBT Progressive Prosecutors do more harm than good to the progressive movement.
- Round 8THS the existence of female vigilante groups (i.e the Gulabi Gang, Red Brigade) in developing nations.
- OctofinalsTHS Western universities setting up campuses in authoritarian states (e.g. NYU in UAE, Nottingham in China) etc.
- QuarterfinalsTHW grant places (cities, states etc.) image rights over their representation in commercial works.
- SemifinalsTHO the ideal that one ought sacrifice themselves for the greater good.
- Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interest of the US to take measures to significantly reduce its economic ties and connections with China (e.g. reducing investment and redirecting trade, and shifting away from yuan in its reserve currency basket).
- Novice SemifinalsTHBT history curricula should be structured around the lives of ordinary individuals, as opposed to leaders/icons/politicians/the elite.
- Novice FinalsTHS the embrace of independence oriented cultures e.g. Honjok Culture
What gets set here
Law & Crime21%
Social & Identity21%
International Relations14%
Education14%
Economics7%
Arts & Culture7%
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22% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 23 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 78.6.
Last edition: 32 of 147 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
- Novice break11 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Greg W. | MG | THBT the US should prioritise democracy promotion (i.e. actively fund resistance groups, provide media attention & political backing etc.) in Eastern Europe as an official foreign policy objective. | 86 |
| 🇺🇸 Evan S. | LO | THO the narrative that experiencing the original version of a work of art is unique to the appreciation of that work. | 86 |
| Tanay P. | DPM | THO the narrative that experiencing the original version of a work of art is unique to the appreciation of that work. | 86 |
| 🇺🇸 Zi H. | MG | THW prefer Bail In's as opposed to Bail Outs as a means of Economic Recovery from the Coronavirus Pandemic. | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Anish W. | LO | THBT Progressive Prosecutors do more harm than good to the progressive movement. | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Xiao L. | GW | THBT the US should prioritise democracy promotion (i.e. actively fund resistance groups, provide media attention & political backing etc.) in Eastern Europe as an official foreign policy objective. | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Anish W. | MO | THW prefer Bail In's as opposed to Bail Outs as a means of Economic Recovery from the Coronavirus Pandemic. | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Dennis S. | PM | THO the narrative that experiencing the original version of a work of art is unique to the appreciation of that work. | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Brian L. | MG | THS the existence of female vigilante groups (i.e the Gulabi Gang, Red Brigade) in developing nations. | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Anish W. | MG | THO the narrative that experiencing the original version of a work of art is unique to the appreciation of that work. | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Oliver M. | DLO | THBT the US should prioritise democracy promotion (i.e. actively fund resistance groups, provide media attention & political backing etc.) in Eastern Europe as an official foreign policy objective. | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Vignesh V. | OW | THW prefer Bail In's as opposed to Bail Outs as a means of Economic Recovery from the Coronavirus Pandemic. | 84 |
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