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Princeton IV 2023
Aug 4, 2023 · BP
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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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
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Max R. | OW | THBT the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch. | 85 |
| 🇨🇦 Naomi P. | DLO | THBT religions advocating for religious pluralism is within the interest of religious people | 85 |
| 🇨🇦 Naomi P. | DPM | THBT the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch. | 84 |
| 🇧🇬 Biser A. | MO | THR the rise of parasocial relationships | 84 |
| 🇧🇬 Maria M. | OW | THR the rise of parasocial relationships | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Tejas S. | DPM | THR the rise of parasocial relationships | 84 |
| 🇧🇬 Maria M. | OW | TH, as the LGBTQ+ movement, would aggressively push the narrative that gender is a social construct | 84 |
| 🇧🇬 Maria M. | DPM | THBT the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch. | 84 |
| Tanay P. | DLO | THBT religions advocating for religious pluralism is within the interest of religious people | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Jacob S. | MO | TH, as the LGBTQ+ movement, would aggressively push the narrative that gender is a social construct | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Reana Y. | MO | THBT the Attorney General should be an elected position in a general election as opposed to appointed by the executive branch. | 83 |
| 🇮🇪 Daniela W. | PM | THBT 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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