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Sunset Cliffs Classic 2024

Oct 26, 2024 · BP

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The field

Below Average

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

28 teams (This edition)

Motions

Sunset Cliffs Classic 2024 (2024)9 motions
  • Round 1TH opposes the mentality of move fast and break things in AI development.
  • Round 2THR the evolution of Halloween.
  • Round 3THBT governments should impose daily social media time limits for ALL users
  • Round 4THW ban the purchase and sale of fast fashion
  • Round 5THBT civil law systems are superior to common law systems.
  • Round 6THR the narrative that self-sacrifice is honorable
  • SemifinalsTHBT Donald Trump winning the 2024 U.S. presidential election is in the interest of the China Communist Party
  • Grand FinalCONTEXT SLIDE: In 2020-2021 many U.S. K-12 children attended school remotely due to COVID-19. MOTION: TH, as the USFG in 2021, would mandate all children that were K-12 during the 20-21 school year do not advance and instead "repeat" a year of schooling.
  • Novice FinalsTHW ban all endorsements of political candidates

What gets set here

Technology22%
Social & Identity22%
Economics11%
Law & Crime11%
International Relations11%
Education11%

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Practice Technology 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.

  • Technology · 22% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 22% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

29% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.5.

Last edition: 8 of 28 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break8 teams
  • Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

75.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.4 and 76.7.

This is 0.5 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 78.7

Top-10 pace 76.8

Top-20 pace 75.7

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

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇺🇸 Bilal N.MGTHW ban the purchase and sale of fast fashion81
🇺🇸 Audrey S.GWTHBT civil law systems are superior to common law systems.81
🇺🇸 Bilal N.MGTHBT civil law systems are superior to common law systems.81
Max S.MGTH opposes the mentality of move fast and break things in AI development.81
Jackie L.GWTHR the narrative that self-sacrifice is honorable80
🇺🇸 Zacarias N.MGTHR the narrative that self-sacrifice is honorable80
Fallon E.MGTHR the narrative that self-sacrifice is honorable80
🇺🇸 Veer J.MGTHR the evolution of Halloween.80
Ky K.GWTH opposes the mentality of move fast and break things in AI development.80
🇺🇸 Audrey S.GWTHW ban the purchase and sale of fast fashion80
Astrid P.MOTHBT governments should impose daily social media time limits for ALL users79
🇺🇸 Diane N.MOTH opposes the mentality of move fast and break things in AI development.79

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