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Oxford IV 2020
2020-06-01 · England · BP
Motions
Oxford IV 2020 (2020)13 motions
- Round 1THBT contemporary social movements should focus on class differences rather than on identity-based differences (gender, race, religion etc.)
- Round 2THP lockdown policy decisions in federal governments to be made regionally (e.g. by states, provinces) rather than by the centralized government
- Round 3THP activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently)
- Round 4THW allow victims of violent crimes to veto the prosecution of their offender
- Round 5THBT governments in the developing world should limit migration to megacities
- OctofinalsTHR the increasing emphasis upon publicity and performative expressivism in social movements.
- SemifinalsTHW prefer to be born with HSAM
- Grand FinalTHR the narrative that there exists no objective truth
- ESL Pre-SemifinalsTHP to live in a world where most individuals lead polyamorous relationships, as opposed to single-partner relationships.
- ESL SemifinalsTHW leave Dharma
- ESL FinalsTHR the Americanization of social justice debates, e.g. focus on police brutality as a result of BLM, use of english terms by social movements rather than words in local languages and the focus on American icons such as MLK or RBG
- Novice SemifinalsTHW hold social media platforms liable for illegal content that is posted (fake news, defamation, etc.)
- Novice FinalsTH opposes the glorification of career achievements as a basis of self-worth.
What gets set here
Social & Identity54%
Politics15%
Law & Crime8%
Philosophy8%
Abstract8%
Technology8%
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16% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 12 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.1.
Last edition: 32 of 194 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break32 teams
- ESL break12 teams
- Novice break8 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Devesh K. | OW | THP lockdown policy decisions in federal governments to be made regionally (e.g. by states, provinces) rather than by the centralized government | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Hamza C. | MG | THP activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently) | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Ko C. | PM | THP activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently) | 84 |
| 🇸🇬 Shaun L. | MO | THW allow victims of violent crimes to veto the prosecution of their offender | 84 |
| 🇵🇭 David A. | MO | THP activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently) | 84 |
| 🇵🇭 Luigi A. | OW | THP activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently) | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Ana V. | GW | THP activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently) | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Ishan B. | PM | THW allow victims of violent crimes to veto the prosecution of their offender | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Brian L. | MO | THP lockdown policy decisions in federal governments to be made regionally (e.g. by states, provinces) rather than by the centralized government | 84 |
| 🇵🇭 Tonie P. | DPM | THP activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently) | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Naomi P. | LO | THBT contemporary social movements should focus on class differences rather than on identity-based differences (gender, race, religion etc.) | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Lucie S. | DLO | THBT governments in the developing world should limit migration to megacities | 84 |
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