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USC Mini 2025

Nov 8, 2025 · BP

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The field

Below Average

A smaller or newer tournament. Good for building confidence and getting reps.

21 teams (This edition)

Motions

USC Mini 2025 (2025)5 motions
  • Round 1THS the rise of educational flexibility in K-12 education
  • Round 2This House Believes That it is in the interest of the EU to significantly invest in becoming militarily independent of the United States within the next decade
  • Round 3This House Believes That states with predominantly Muslim populations should embrace Islamic modernism over Islamic secularism.
  • Round 4This House Believes That international financial institutions should cancel all outstanding debts from LMICs over fossil fuel projects.
  • Grand FinalThis House, as the Jewish American student, Would join the encampment.

What gets set here

Education20%
International Relations20%
Religion20%
Economics20%
Social & Identity20%

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Practice Education motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Education · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

19% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.3.

Last edition: 4 of 21 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

75.4 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.0 and 76.8.

This is 1.4 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 78.5

Top-10 pace 76.0

Top-20 pace 75.3

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), Liverpool IV 2026 (74.8)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇺🇸 Martin H.PMThis House Believes That international financial institutions should cancel all outstanding debts from LMICs over fossil fuel projects.80
Gina H.OWThis House Believes That states with predominantly Muslim populations should embrace Islamic modernism over Islamic secularism.79
🇺🇸 Krish S.GWThis House Believes That states with predominantly Muslim populations should embrace Islamic modernism over Islamic secularism.79
🇺🇸 Martin H.MGThis House Believes That states with predominantly Muslim populations should embrace Islamic modernism over Islamic secularism.79
Olivia C.MGThis House Believes That international financial institutions should cancel all outstanding debts from LMICs over fossil fuel projects.79
Arthur Q.OWThis House Believes That it is in the interest of the EU to significantly invest in becoming militarily independent of the United States within the next decade79
Gina H.DLOThis House Believes That it is in the interest of the EU to significantly invest in becoming militarily independent of the United States within the next decade79
🇺🇸 Andy Z.MOThis House Believes That states with predominantly Muslim populations should embrace Islamic modernism over Islamic secularism.79
Gina H.DPMTHS the rise of educational flexibility in K-12 education78
🇺🇸 Akshay V.LOTHS the rise of educational flexibility in K-12 education78
Kai P.PMThis House Believes That states with predominantly Muslim populations should embrace Islamic modernism over Islamic secularism.78
🇺🇸 Martin H.MOTHS the rise of educational flexibility in K-12 education78

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