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Ottawa Round Robin 2026
May 2, 2026 · BP
Motions from this series
Ottawa Round Robin 2026 (2026)11 motions
- Round 1-ATHBT social media has done more harm than good for men's interpersonal relationships
- Round 1-BTHBT social media has done more harm than good for men's interpersonal relationships
- Round 2-ATHS American frontier AI labs IPOing
- Round 2-BTHS American frontier AI labs IPOing
- Round 3-ATHP a world where people with Dissociative Identity Disorder were societally treated as multiple distinct people as opposed to one identity with fluctuating personalities.
- Round 3-BTHP a world where people with Dissociative Identity Disorder were societally treated as multiple distinct people as opposed to one identity with fluctuating personalities.
- Round 4-ATHR the imidugudu system in Rwanda
- Round 4-BTHR the imidugudu system in Rwanda
- Round 5-ATHP the use of horror to depict racial inequality in films and literature (e.g., Sinners, Get Out) to realistic depictions (e.g., Green Book)
- Round 5-BTHP the use of horror to depict racial inequality in films and literature (e.g., Sinners, Get Out) to realistic depictions (e.g., Green Book)
- Grand FinalTH, as Arab citizens of Israel living in Haifa, W raise their children with the identity of 'Arab-Israeli' rather the identity of 'Palestinian'
Ottawa Round Robin (2026)5 motions
- Round 1THR the development of generative AI (i.e. chatGPT)
- Round 2THP a bipartisan political system to a multipartisan system
- Round 3TH, as a developing country, P to borrow from the BRI as opposed to the World Bank.
- Grand FinalThis house, as Socrates, would reject Crito’s offer to escape
- testThis is just a test
Ottawa Round Robin 2025 (2025)8 motions
- Round 1ATHO the use of party leadership reviews in Canadian politics
- Round 2ATHBT openly queer men should refuse sexual and romantic relationships with closeted men.
- Round 3ATHP a world in which iconoclasm was the dominant belief in the Christian world
- Round 3BTHP a world in which iconoclasm was the dominant belief in the Christian world
- Round 4ATHO the expansion of large tech giants into financial services & banking
- Round 4BTHO the expansion of large tech giants into financial services & banking
- Round 5ATHO the consolidation of the islamist insurgency in the Sahel under Al Qaeda
- Grand FinalTHS the recent rise in prominent media that depicts male criminals through the Broken Man narrative (e.g. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Monster: The Jeffery Dhamer Story, Adolescence, 13 Reasons Why)
Ottawa Round Robin 2024 (2024)7 motions
- Round 1ATHBT professional football leagues should aggressively redistribute income from wealthy clubs to less wealthy clubs including those from ownership sales
- Round 1BTHBT professional football leagues should aggressively redistribute income from wealthy clubs to less wealthy clubs including those from ownership sales
- Round 2ATHBT it is in the interest of the US military to prioritise defense startups over traditional defense companies
- Round 3ATH, as the feminist movement, would publicly advocate for "cyborg feminism"
- Round 4AIn the aftermath of financial crises, THW ban short selling
- Round 5ATHS governments recognizing the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan
- Grand FinalTHBT the button should NOT be pressed
What gets set here
Social & Identity23%
Economics16%
Politics13%
Technology10%
Media10%
Religion6%
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Practice Social & Identity motions ›Read: Generating arguments ›Breaking here
25% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 23 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.4.
Last edition: 4 of 16 teams broke.
- 202424 pts · 79.3 speaks4/16
- 202523 pts · 80.3 speaks4/16
- 202621 pts · 78.5 speaks4/16
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Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Daniel S. | MO | THP the use of horror to depict racial inequality in films and literature (e.g., Sinners, Get Out) to realistic depictions (e.g., Green Book) | 83 |
| 🇸🇬 Lit W. | MO | THS American frontier AI labs IPOing | 83 |
| 🇨🇦 John W. | MO | THR the imidugudu system in Rwanda | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Raymond Q. | OW | THS American frontier AI labs IPOing | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Hidden debater · 2dm6 | MG | THR the imidugudu system in Rwanda | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Micaela L. | GW | THR the imidugudu system in Rwanda | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Vijay T. | OW | THBT social media has done more harm than good for men's interpersonal relationships | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Kevin C. | MG | THS American frontier AI labs IPOing | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 John W. | MG | THS American frontier AI labs IPOing | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Hidden debater · 2dm6 | LO | THS American frontier AI labs IPOing | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Hidden debater · 2dm6 | MO | THP a world where people with Dissociative Identity Disorder were societally treated as multiple distinct people as opposed to one identity with fluctuating personalities. | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Claire C. | OW | THP a world where people with Dissociative Identity Disorder were societally treated as multiple distinct people as opposed to one identity with fluctuating personalities. | 82 |
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