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Tokyo IV 2023
2023-06-01 · Japan · BP
Motions
Tokyo IV 2023 (2023)11 motions
- Round 1This house would only allow university admission on the basis of standardized testing (e.g. SAT, gaokao) as opposed to non-quantitative methods (e.g. essays, interviews)
- Round 2This house regrets the rise of "cut-off culture"
- Round 3This house supports the use of economic warfare (eg. tariffs, targeted sanctions, etc.) against belligerent states in order to force compliance with the rules of the global economic order (eg. opening up the economy, protecting intellectual property, not engaging in currency manipulation, etc.)
- Round 4This house prefers a world with a dominant norm of spiritual fluidity
- Round 5This house regrets the glorification of authenticity of lived experiences in the creation of art
- Pre Quarter FinalsThis house supports states in ongoing civil conflict offering amnesty to defectors of insurgent groups in exchange for them agreeing to serve in the military
- QuarterfinalsThis house opposes the culture of mythicising the Hijras
- SemifinalsThis house believes that emerging markets should de-dollarize their economies
- Grand FinalThis house believes that the Japanese government should break up the LDP
- Novice SemifinalsThis house believes that queer movements in developing nations should attempt to cooperate with religious institutions in pushing for their cause
- Novice Grand FinalThis house regrets the dominant narrative that one owes a duty to sacrifice one's self for their community
What gets set here
Social & Identity45%
International Relations18%
Education9%
Arts & Culture9%
Economics9%
Politics9%
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24% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 78.9.
Last edition: 24 of 98 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break24 teams
- Novice break9 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Pranav A. | PM | This house regrets the glorification of authenticity of lived experiences in the creation of art | 83 |
| 🇵🇭 Mikko V. | DPM | This house regrets the rise of "cut-off culture" | 83 |
| 🇵🇭 Mikko V. | DLO | This house supports the use of economic warfare (eg. tariffs, targeted sanctions, etc.) against belligerent states in order to force compliance with the rules of the global economic order (eg. opening up the economy, protecting intellectual property, not engaging in currency manipulation, etc.) | 83 |
| 🇸🇬 Deon K. | GW | This house prefers a world with a dominant norm of spiritual fluidity | 83 |
| 🇵🇭 Mikko V. | DLO | This house regrets the glorification of authenticity of lived experiences in the creation of art | 83 |
| 🇵🇭 David A. | GW | This house regrets the glorification of authenticity of lived experiences in the creation of art | 83 |
| 🇵🇭 Rivaldo A. | DLO | This house regrets the rise of "cut-off culture" | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 David B. | MO | This house supports the use of economic warfare (eg. tariffs, targeted sanctions, etc.) against belligerent states in order to force compliance with the rules of the global economic order (eg. opening up the economy, protecting intellectual property, not engaging in currency manipulation, etc.) | 83 |
| 🇵🇭 David A. | LO | This house regrets the rise of "cut-off culture" | 83 |
| Ming Y. | MG | This house prefers a world with a dominant norm of spiritual fluidity | 83 |
| James K. | OW | This house supports the use of economic warfare (eg. tariffs, targeted sanctions, etc.) against belligerent states in order to force compliance with the rules of the global economic order (eg. opening up the economy, protecting intellectual property, not engaging in currency manipulation, etc.) | 82 |
| 🇭🇷 Robert R. | DLO | This house would only allow university admission on the basis of standardized testing (e.g. SAT, gaokao) as opposed to non-quantitative methods (e.g. essays, interviews) | 82 |
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