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McGill Intervarsity 2024

Mar 1, 2024 · BP

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

85 teams (This edition)

Motions

McGill IV 2024 (2024)9 motions
  • Round 1This House opposes the stigmatisation of esotericism (e.g. tarot reading, astrology, witchcraft).
  • Round 2This House believes that governments should introduce the “Zombie Voting System” for firms that receive significant assistance during financial crises.
  • Round 3This House regrets the addition of Prolonged Grief Disorder to the DSM.
  • Round 4This House opposes the expectation of prominent Muslims in Western Liberal Democracies (WLDs) to condemn problems in Muslim countries e.g. terrorism, women's rights, LGBT discrimination.
  • Round 5This House believes that peak globalization has already been reached.
  • QuarterfinalsAssuming feasibility, This House prefers a world with the TrustHuman system.
  • SemifinalsThis House prefers atomic communitarianism to contemporary liberal democracy.
  • Grand FinalThis House believes that a US-recognized independent Palestinian state will exist within 15 years.
  • Novice FinalsThis House believes that all legal proceedings (both civil and criminal) directly involving Donald Trump should be televised.

What gets set here

Social & Identity22%
Economics22%
Health & Medicine11%
Comedy & Novelty11%
Politics11%
International Relations11%

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You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Social & Identity · 22% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 22% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Health & Medicine · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Comedy & Novelty · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

19% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.2.

Last edition: 16 of 85 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break16 teams
  • Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

76.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.6 and 78.8.

This is 0.7 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.2

Top-10 pace 80.6

Top-20 pace 78.8

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇨🇦 Emma J.OWThis House regrets the addition of Prolonged Grief Disorder to the DSM.88
🇨🇦 Karel B.MOThis House regrets the addition of Prolonged Grief Disorder to the DSM.86
🇬🇧 Jason X.MGThis House regrets the addition of Prolonged Grief Disorder to the DSM.85
🇺🇸 Devesh K.MOThis House believes that governments should introduce the “Zombie Voting System” for firms that receive significant assistance during financial crises.85
🇺🇸 Xiao L.LOThis House believes that peak globalization has already been reached.84
🇬🇧 Jason X.LOThis House believes that peak globalization has already been reached.84
🇺🇸 Max F.OWThis House believes that governments should introduce the “Zombie Voting System” for firms that receive significant assistance during financial crises.84
🇺🇸 Daniel S.MOThis House believes that governments should introduce the “Zombie Voting System” for firms that receive significant assistance during financial crises.84
🇺🇸 Xiao L.OWThis House believes that governments should introduce the “Zombie Voting System” for firms that receive significant assistance during financial crises.84
🇺🇸 Ananya G.MOThis House believes that governments should introduce the “Zombie Voting System” for firms that receive significant assistance during financial crises.84
🇨🇦 Emma J.PMThis House opposes the expectation of prominent Muslims in Western Liberal Democracies (WLDs) to condemn problems in Muslim countries e.g. terrorism, women's rights, LGBT discrimination.83
Emily S.LOThis House believes that governments should introduce the “Zombie Voting System” for firms that receive significant assistance during financial crises.83

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