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Princeton IV 2021

May 31, 2021 · BP

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The field

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

143 teams (This edition)

Motions

Princeton IV 2021 (2021)11 motions
  • Round 1THP a world where American and Canadian MNCs in South America adhere to the environmental and labour standards of their home country
  • Round 2THP a world in which universities charged tuition as a percentage of each student's earnings after graduation
  • Round 3Redacted Motion
  • Round 4TH, as a prominent footballer (e.g. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar), would boycott Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup
  • Round 5THR the rise of social impact marketing
  • Partial Double QuarterfinalsTHBT NGOs should not provide humanitarian aid to conflict areas until those areas are stabilised
  • QuarterfinalsTHS the significant increase in shareholder activism
  • SemifinalsTHBT Indian feminist movements should adopt Lakshmi as a symbol of the movement rather than Kali
  • Grand FinalTHP a world where individuals treated everybody as though they carry equal moral weight, rather than a world where they treated their surrounding community as though they carry more moral weight
  • ESL SemifinalsTH would require all defendants in criminal cases to be represented only by state-provided lawyers
  • ESL FinalsTH prefers religious doctrines that teach that people are inherently good to religious doctrines that teach that people are inherently sinful

What gets set here

International Relations18%
Economics18%
Education9%
Sport9%
Social & Identity9%
Philosophy9%

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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.

  • International Relations · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Sport · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

17% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.9.

Last edition: 25 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 break25 teams
  • ESL break10 teams

How scoring works here

77.3 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.0 and 79.5.

This is 0.6 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.0

Top-10 pace 81.4

Top-20 pace 80.8

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

Comparable: Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6), GME Pra-KDMI 2025 (76.0)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇭🇷 Tin P.DPMTH, as a prominent footballer (e.g. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar), would boycott Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup85
🇨🇦 Naomi P.PMTH, as a prominent footballer (e.g. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar), would boycott Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup85
🇸🇬 Nar M.LOTH, as a prominent footballer (e.g. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar), would boycott Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup85
Shooting S.DPM85
🇲🇾 NaveenGW85
🇲🇾 PloopyMG84
🇸🇬 Shaun L.OW84
Eva Q.OWTHP a world where American and Canadian MNCs in South America adhere to the environmental and labour standards of their home country84
🇺🇸 Nitin S.DLOTH, as a prominent footballer (e.g. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar), would boycott Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup84
Eva Q.GWTHR the rise of social impact marketing84
🇸🇬 Shaun L.DLOTH, as a prominent footballer (e.g. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar), would boycott Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup84
🇨🇦 Serena Y.MOTH, as a prominent footballer (e.g. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar), would boycott Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup84

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