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Doxbridge II 2020
2020-06-01 · England · BP
Motions
Doxbridge II 2020 (2020)12 motions
- Round 1THW abolish awards in creative fields (e.g., the Oscars for film, the Booker Prize or the Nobel for literature, the Future Generation Art Prize for art).
- Round 2THBT governments should provide significant financial incentives for urban citizens to move to rural areas
- Round 3THBT the education system should teach children to believe that they are personally culpable for the death and suffering in the developing world.
- Round 4TH, as the US, would prioritize economic engagement with North Korea instead of demanding nuclear disarmament.
- Round 5THS the shaming of individuals as a tactic for social movements to catalyse change (e.g. shaming individuals for not taking environmentally sustainable actions, shaming individuals for violating lockdown/quarantine policies)
- QuarterfinalsTHR the glorification of the concept of genius
- ESL SemifinalsTHP a society that heavily emphasises collectivism rather than individualism
- Schools Semi FinalTHW introduce significant cost caps in sports.
- ESL FinalTHBT policies regarding the teaching and use of language should be descriptive rather than prescriptive.
- Schools FinalTH, as a parent belonging to a minority religion, would discourage their children from expressing their faith publicly (e.g. crossing yourself, wearing hijabs, yarmulkes or other articles of faith, posting on social media, publicly attending mass, synagogues etc.)
- SemifinalsTHBT developing states are better off with elite-led technocratic governments as opposed to democratic governments.
- Grand FinalTHP a world where Karmic reincarnation exists
What gets set here
Social & Identity25%
Education17%
Arts & Culture8%
Economics8%
International Relations8%
Sport8%
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11% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 12 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.8.
Last edition: 16 of 143 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
- ESL break12 teams
- Schools break9 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Ciara M. | DLO | THBT the education system should teach children to believe that they are personally culpable for the death and suffering in the developing world. | 86 |
| 🇬🇧 Teck T. | MG | THBT the education system should teach children to believe that they are personally culpable for the death and suffering in the developing world. | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Shreyas K. | MG | THS the shaming of individuals as a tactic for social movements to catalyse change (e.g. shaming individuals for not taking environmentally sustainable actions, shaming individuals for violating lockdown/quarantine policies) | 85 |
| Ishaan K. | LO | THS the shaming of individuals as a tactic for social movements to catalyse change (e.g. shaming individuals for not taking environmentally sustainable actions, shaming individuals for violating lockdown/quarantine policies) | 85 |
| Darion H. | DPM | THBT governments should provide significant financial incentives for urban citizens to move to rural areas | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Hamza C. | LO | THBT the education system should teach children to believe that they are personally culpable for the death and suffering in the developing world. | 84 |
| Darion H. | GW | THBT the education system should teach children to believe that they are personally culpable for the death and suffering in the developing world. | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Hamza C. | MO | THBT governments should provide significant financial incentives for urban citizens to move to rural areas | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Simar K. | DPM | THBT governments should provide significant financial incentives for urban citizens to move to rural areas | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Kitty D. | DLO | THBT governments should provide significant financial incentives for urban citizens to move to rural areas | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Ben G. | PM | THBT governments should provide significant financial incentives for urban citizens to move to rural areas | 84 |
| 🇮🇪 Sébastien F. | MG | THBT governments should provide significant financial incentives for urban citizens to move to rural areas | 84 |
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