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USC IV 2022
2022-06-01 · United States · BP
Motions from this series
USC IV 2022 (2022)9 motions
- Round 1THBT schools should teach children to be skeptical of parental authority
- Round 2This House Regrets the rise of second-wave digisexual technologies
- Round 3When trying to create walkable/dense cities THP the process of infilling existing communities vs the creation of new neighborhoods purpose built to be walkable/dense
- Round 4TH, as the rapper, would accept his offer.
- Round 5THBT economists should refrain from using historical comparatives in their analyses of potential responses to contemporary economic crises (Ex comparing the 2008 crash to the Great Depression)
- Round 6In democratic post-colonial states, This House believes that opposition parties to the party of independence should claim and use the legacy of anti-colonial resistance.
- SemifinalsTHR the narrative that art ought primarily be an act of self expression
- Novice FinalsTHR the narrative that art ought primarily be an act of self expression
- Grand FinalTHW Open the Box
USC IV 2021 (2021)9 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 Ricky H., 🇺🇸 Meg K., 🇬🇧 Matt C.
- Round 1THS the use of conditional cash transfer programs to families in order to encourage pro-social behavior (e.g., sending one’s children to school, compliance with state vaccination campaigns, etc.).
- Round 2TH, as the feminist movement, would choose to glorify traditionally feminine traits (e.g. motherliness, politeness, gracefulness, etc.) instead of traditionally masculine ones (e.g. assertiveness, bluntness, aggressiveness, etc.).
- Round 3THBT Islamic authorities in South East Asia should issue a fatwa denouncing Wahhabism.
- Round 4THR the rise of left-wing antiestablishment politicians (e.g., Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) within the Democratic Party.
- Round 5TH opposes the romanticisation of art that is pursued for non-material gain (e.g. glorifying the ‘Starving Artist’).
- QuarterfinalsTHP a world where people predominantly believe that life possesses no intrinsic meaning.
- SemifinalsTHBT the European Central Bank should monetize the government deficits of Eurozone countries experiencing financial crises.
- Grand FinalTHS the creation of an open marketplace for the buying and selling of luck between individuals.
- Novice FinalsTH, as the small business owner, would accept the help of the Mafia.
What gets set here
Politics17%
Economics17%
Arts & Culture17%
Abstract11%
Social & Identity11%
Education6%
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20% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 12 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 77.5.
Last edition: 8 of 50 teams broke.
- 202110 pts · 77.8 speaks16/69
- 202213 pts · 77.2 speaks8/50
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break8 teams
- Novice break6 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Jessica S. | DLO | TH, as the rapper, would accept his offer. | 82 |
| Ray H. | OW | TH, as the rapper, would accept his offer. | 82 |
| 🇺🇸 Ava A. | MO | TH, as the rapper, would accept his offer. | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Amalie W. | PM | TH, as the rapper, would accept his offer. | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Daniel S. | MG | TH, as the rapper, would accept his offer. | 81 |
| 🇨🇦 Simon Y. | LO | TH, as the rapper, would accept his offer. | 81 |
| Nicholas B. | DLO | TH, as the rapper, would accept his offer. | 81 |
| 🇺🇸 Charles N. | MG | When trying to create walkable/dense cities THP the process of infilling existing communities vs the creation of new neighborhoods purpose built to be walkable/dense | 81 |
| Anene A. | MG | When trying to create walkable/dense cities THP the process of infilling existing communities vs the creation of new neighborhoods purpose built to be walkable/dense | 81 |
| Chloe M. | DPM | TH, as the rapper, would accept his offer. | 80 |
| Ifeanyi | GW | When trying to create walkable/dense cities THP the process of infilling existing communities vs the creation of new neighborhoods purpose built to be walkable/dense | 80 |
| Leodine S. | MG | THBT schools should teach children to be skeptical of parental authority | 80 |
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