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Dorchester Cup 2026
Feb 28, 2026 · BP
Motions
Dorchester Cup 2026 (2026)8 motions
- Round 1This house prefers Christian religious apologists to emphasize the instrumental value of Christianity over its truth claims in their public advocacy.
- Round 2This house predicts that artificial intelligence will make liberal democracies more rather than less democratic over the next decade.
- Round 3This house believes that the United States government should significantly reduce its tariff rate on Chinese-made electric vehicles.
- Round 4Assuming it is performed legally and the decision is uncoerced, this house believes that it is immoral for a pregnant person to abort a fetus they are carrying that was conceived through consensual sex, except when necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
- Round 5This house believes that it is in the interests of elite colleges and universities with persistent grade inflation to significantly increase the rigor of their academic programs (e.g., require more demanding assessments, impose stricter attendance policies, tighten grading standards so that A-range grades are less common).
- Open SemifinalsFrom behind a veil of ignorance, this house prefers to be born with unusually high justice sensitivity.
- Grand FinalThis house, as the Iranian regime, would immediately announce and begin a transition to democracy rather than resist regime change.
- Novice FinalThis house supports President Claudia Sheinbaum using the kingpin strategy against organized criminal groups in Mexico.
What gets set here
Politics25%
Religion13%
Technology13%
Economics13%
Social & Identity13%
Education13%
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24% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 78.1.
Last edition: 8 of 33 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
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 David Z. | MG | This house believes that the United States government should significantly reduce its tariff rate on Chinese-made electric vehicles. | 83 |
| 🇨🇦 Vijay T. | OW | This house predicts that artificial intelligence will make liberal democracies more rather than less democratic over the next decade. | 83 |
| 🇮🇱 Ayal M. | MG | This house prefers Christian religious apologists to emphasize the instrumental value of Christianity over its truth claims in their public advocacy. | 83 |
| 🇨🇦 Hidden debater · 2dm6 | DPM | This house believes that it is in the interests of elite colleges and universities with persistent grade inflation to significantly increase the rigor of their academic programs (e.g., require more demanding assessments, impose stricter attendance policies, tighten grading standards so that A-range grades are less common). | 82 |
| Big L. | DLO | This house predicts that artificial intelligence will make liberal democracies more rather than less democratic over the next decade. | 82 |
| Tanya C. | GW | Assuming it is performed legally and the decision is uncoerced, this house believes that it is immoral for a pregnant person to abort a fetus they are carrying that was conceived through consensual sex, except when necessary to save the pregnant person's life. | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Vijay T. | DPM | This house believes that the United States government should significantly reduce its tariff rate on Chinese-made electric vehicles. | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Eve P. | MO | This house predicts that artificial intelligence will make liberal democracies more rather than less democratic over the next decade. | 82 |
| Jonathan L. | GW | This house believes that the United States government should significantly reduce its tariff rate on Chinese-made electric vehicles. | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Eve P. | PM | This house believes that the United States government should significantly reduce its tariff rate on Chinese-made electric vehicles. | 82 |
| 🇸🇬 Lit W. | MG | Assuming it is performed legally and the decision is uncoerced, this house believes that it is immoral for a pregnant person to abort a fetus they are carrying that was conceived through consensual sex, except when necessary to save the pregnant person's life. | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Lily C. | PM | This house believes that it is in the interests of elite colleges and universities with persistent grade inflation to significantly increase the rigor of their academic programs (e.g., require more demanding assessments, impose stricter attendance policies, tighten grading standards so that A-range grades are less common). | 82 |
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