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North American Universities Debating Championship 2024

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

Thu 28 Mar 2024

From 4 tabs, newest NAUDC 2024.

How many points did it take?

17points were safe
in 2024

In the middle figureOlder, not counted

Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 12 (17, 12, 12, newest first). The last team in averaged 79.3 speaks in 2024.

What will they set?

Out of 46 past motions with a topic, from 4 editions.

How many teams, and how many break?

16of 79 teams made the open break
in 2024

Field strength: Premier in 2024, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Who has set the motions?

  • Yarn S.
  • 馃嚭馃嚫 Gwen S.
  • 馃嚭馃嚫 Sam H.
  • 馃嚭馃嚫 Aditya D.
  • 馃嚚馃嚘 Ruth S.

Chief adjudicators in 2021, the newest tab that lists them.

Past motions

4 editions with motions on record, newest first.

NAUDC 202414 motions
  1. Round 1THS educational flexibility at schools.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT the Mexican feminist movement should advocate for the creation of antimonuments, as opposed to the creation of 'positive monuments'.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3In legal proceedings, THBT 'support of a terrorist organization' should be expanded (beyond acts like recruiting, propaganda, weapons supply, etc.) to include traditionally feminine tasks, including domestic labor, educating recruits, and bringing up children in the ideology.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THBT Christian Leaders should prioritize the humanistic vision of Christ over the divine vision of Christ.Practise this motion
  5. Round 5THS Canada's ban on foreign ownership of residential housing.Practise this motion
  6. Round 6THBT cleantech and climate tech investors should prioritize investing in green startups in developing nations over those in developed nationsPractise this motion
  7. Round 7THS the narrative that individuals should have a strong locus of control.Practise this motion
  8. Round 8TH, as the BJP, would have India join the RCEP.Practise this motion
  9. Round 9THBT the US government should create courts that cede the authority to prosecute criminal trials involving Hispanic/Latinx Americans (either as victims or perpetrators) to related minority interest groups (ex: Latin American Association).Practise this motion
  10. QuarterfinalsTHS the increased presence of Gulf countries in Africa.Practise this motion
  11. SemifinalsTHS the use of Milei鈥檚 neoliberal economic policies in Argentina.Practise this motion
  12. Grand FinalTHBT Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) government has done more harm than good.Practise this motion
  13. ESL FinalsTHP technocratic regimes* over the current democracies in Latin America *a nondemocratic regime governed by technical expertsPractise this motion
  14. Novice FinalsTHBT it is in the best interest of the US to carry out military operations against drug cartels in Mexican territory.Practise this motion
NAUDC 202311 motions
  1. Round 1THBT the progressive movement should integrate post-work ideology into its messaging.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT the continued adoption of the guerrilla policy style is not in the long term interests of the CCPPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THP a world in which "Ask Culture" is the norm to one in which "Guess Culture" is the norm.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THP a world with the dominant belief that people can transition to different religious identities throughout their lifetimePractise this motion
  5. Round 5 (Closed)THR the rise of student political wings of major political parties in developing countriesPractise this motion
  6. Round 6THB the US and Canada should ban Mandatory Binding Arbitration.Practise this motion
  7. QuarterfinalsTHP a world where art is submitted to and displayed in museums and galleries anonymously foreverPractise this motion
  8. SemifinalsTHBT the IMF should lend significant amounts of money to countries heavily indebted to China with the requirement that these countries default on all Chinese loans.Practise this motion
  9. Grand FinalTHO New OptimismPractise this motion
  10. Novice SemifinalsTHS a government madated halt of giant AI experimentsPractise this motion
  11. Novice FinalsTHP a world with community based, democratically run social media instead of company run social mediaPractise this motion
McGill NAUDC 202110 motions
  1. Round 1THBT the ubiquity of dating apps has done more harm than good.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT the South Korean government should break up chaebols.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3THP a world in which humanity chooses voluntary human extinction over a world where humanity chooses continued existence.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4TH, as the Catholic Church, would actively fund liberation theology in Latin AmericaPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THBT using loan conditions and defaults to achieve political goals is bad for the long term interest of China.Practise this motion
  6. Round 6 (Closed)This house, as the progressive movement, would actively oppose political nihilism.Practise this motion
  7. QuarterfinalsTHBT the Canadian government should stop prosecuting Indigenous peoples and allow the use of Indigenous law instead in all cases.Practise this motion
  8. SemifinalsThis House would prefer a world where the response to the 2008 Financial Crisis focused on assigning responsibility and punishing individual instances of wrongdoing, instead of passing policies to reduce overall risk in the system moving forward (eg regulatory capital requirements, bans on proprietary trading, statutory underwriting standards for residential mortgages)Practise this motion
  9. Grand FinalsTHP a world where all writing is pseudonymousPractise this motion
  10. Novice FinalsTHP that billionaire-run charitable foundations engage in 'hits-based' giving rather than traditional charity workPractise this motion
NAUDC 201911 motions
  1. Round 1THW punitively tax personal homeownership.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2TH, given limited resources, W prioritize funding for early childhood care to the exclusion of funding of post-secondary education.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3THR the narrative that ideal political debate should be objective to the exclusion of emotions and subjective experiences.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THBT ASEAN should adopt a common currencyPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THBT federal governments should suspend all funding to sub-national governments (states in the USA and Mexico, provinces in Canada) that violate religious liberties.Practise this motion
  6. Round 6THBT parents should teach their children that they are inherently special (e.g., in what they deserve, and/or what they are capable of achieving).Practise this motion
  7. Open QuarterfinalTH, as Russia, would announce that any further Israeli strikes in Syria will be met by a Russian attack on Israel.Practise this motion
  8. Novice SemifinalTHS the use of truth and reconciliation commissions over courts in post-conflict nations.Practise this motion
  9. Open SemifinalTHW allocate resources towards adapting to climate change, rather than mitigating/preventing climate change.Practise this motion
  10. Novice Grand FinalTH prefers a polytheistic society to a monotheistic one.Practise this motion
  11. Open Grand FinalTHBT it is morally legitimate to avoid taxes in undemocratic regimes.Practise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

YearSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Open break
20241779.316 of 79
20231279.916 of 83
20211279.117 of 80
201913not recorded17 of 112

Every break in 2024

  • Open break16 teams
  • ESL break6 teams
  • Novice break5 teams

Who sets the motions

Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.

  • 2021Yarn S., 馃嚭馃嚫 Gwen S., 馃嚭馃嚫 Sam H., 馃嚭馃嚫 Aditya D., 馃嚚馃嚘 Ruth S.

How speakers score here

Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.

average speaker score, 3 editions
76.9
where most speakers land
74.4 to 79.3
average at tournaments of similar strength
77.0

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker82.2
  • 10th speaker80.3
  • 20th speaker79.5

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 3 editions.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Vienna Pre-EUDC 202677.2
  • Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
馃嚭馃嚫 Matt M.CGMGTHS the narrative that individuals should have a strong locus of control.85
馃嚭馃嚫 Ananya G.CGGWTHS the narrative that individuals should have a strong locus of control.85
馃嚭馃嚫 Tejas S.COOWTHS the narrative that individuals should have a strong locus of control.85
馃嚭馃嚫 Xiao-Ke L.OODLOTHBT the US government should create courts that cede the authority to prosecute criminal trials involving Hispanic/Latinx Americans (either as victims or perpetrators) to related minority interest groups (ex: Latin American Association).85
馃嚭馃嚫 Matt S.OGDPMTHS educational flexibility at schools.85
馃嚭馃嚫 Elizabeth L.COMOTHS the narrative that individuals should have a strong locus of control.84
馃嚭馃嚫 Ryan L.CGMGIn legal proceedings, THBT 'support of a terrorist organization' should be expanded (beyond acts like recruiting, propaganda, weapons supply, etc.) to include traditionally feminine tasks, including domestic labor, educating recruits, and bringing up children in the ideology.84
馃嚭馃嚫 Ryan L.COMOTHS the narrative that individuals should have a strong locus of control.84
馃嚭馃嚫 Ellena K.COMOTHBT cleantech and climate tech investors should prioritize investing in green startups in developing nations over those in developed nations84
馃嚚馃嚘 Tina Y.COMOTHBT Christian Leaders should prioritize the humanistic vision of Christ over the divine vision of Christ.84
馃嚭馃嚫 Rahul K.COMOTHS educational flexibility at schools.84
馃嚞馃嚙 Max R.OODLOTHS the narrative that individuals should have a strong locus of control.84