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Princeton IV 2023

Aug 4, 2023 · BP

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The field

Ultra Premier

Expect the absolute best in the world to attend.

167 teams (This edition), 143 teams (2021)

Motions from this series

Princeton IV 2023 (2023)11 motions
  • Round 1THO the gamification* of military training *The integration of aspects of game design and mechanics into work and learning (i.e. controls, achievements, leaderboards, graphics or user interfaces)
  • Round 2THR the rise of parasocial relationships
  • Round 3THBT the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch.
  • Round 4TH, as the LGBTQ+ movement, would aggressively push the narrative that gender is a social construct
  • Round 5THBT religions advocating for religious pluralism is within the interest of religious people
  • Pre-QuarterfinalsTHS the proliferation of AI trading models
  • QuarterfinalsTH, as ECOWAS, would send troops to Niger in order to undermine the military regime
  • SemifinalsTHBT the embryo belongs to the woman who carried the embryo and her partner, as opposed to the people who provided the genetic material
  • Grand FinalTHW cantonise Israel
  • ESL FinalsTHBT successful female athletes should significantly empasize their negative experiences as a woman in the sport's industry, rather than emphasizing the positive ones
  • Novice FinalsTHBT the rise of capitalism has done more harm than good to women
Princeton IV 2021 (2021)11 motions
  • Round 1THP a world where American and Canadian MNCs in South America adhere to the environmental and labour standards of their home country
  • Round 2THP a world in which universities charged tuition as a percentage of each student's earnings after graduation
  • Round 3Redacted Motion
  • Round 4TH, as a prominent footballer (e.g. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar), would boycott Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup
  • Round 5THR the rise of social impact marketing
  • Partial Double QuarterfinalsTHBT NGOs should not provide humanitarian aid to conflict areas until those areas are stabilised
  • QuarterfinalsTHS the significant increase in shareholder activism
  • SemifinalsTHBT Indian feminist movements should adopt Lakshmi as a symbol of the movement rather than Kali
  • Grand FinalTHP a world where individuals treated everybody as though they carry equal moral weight, rather than a world where they treated their surrounding community as though they carry more moral weight
  • ESL SemifinalsTH would require all defendants in criminal cases to be represented only by state-provided lawyers
  • ESL FinalsTH prefers religious doctrines that teach that people are inherently good to religious doctrines that teach that people are inherently sinful

What gets set here

Economics18%
International Relations18%
Social & Identity14%
Religion9%
Law & Crime9%
Sport9%

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Practice Economics 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.

  • Economics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Sport · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

16% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 80.0.

Last edition: 24 of 167 teams broke.

  • 202111 pts · 79.9 speaks25/143
  • 202311 pts · 80.1 speaks24/167
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Break categories

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

  • Open break24 teams
  • ESL break11 teams
  • Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

77.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.9 and 79.6.

This is 0.2 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.0

Top-10 pace 81.4

Top-20 pace 80.8

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 2 editions.

Comparable: Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026 (77.2), St Andrews Pre-EUDC Part 1 (77.2)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇧 Max R.OWTHBT the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch.85
🇨🇦 Naomi P.DLOTHBT religions advocating for religious pluralism is within the interest of religious people85
🇨🇦 Naomi P.DPMTHBT the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch.84
🇧🇬 Biser A.MOTHR the rise of parasocial relationships84
🇧🇬 Maria M.OWTHR the rise of parasocial relationships84
🇺🇸 Tejas S.DPMTHR the rise of parasocial relationships84
🇧🇬 Maria M.OWTH, as the LGBTQ+ movement, would aggressively push the narrative that gender is a social construct84
🇧🇬 Maria M.DPMTHBT the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch.84
Tanay P.DLOTHBT religions advocating for religious pluralism is within the interest of religious people84
🇨🇦 Jacob S.MOTH, as the LGBTQ+ movement, would aggressively push the narrative that gender is a social construct84
🇨🇦 Reana Y.MOTHBT the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch.83
🇮🇪 Daniela W.PMTHBT the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch.83

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