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NALSAR IV 2021

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

Fri 17 Sep 2021

From 1 tab, newest NALSAR IV 2021.

How many points did it take?

11points were safe
in 2021

The last team in averaged 78.7 speaks in 2021.

What will they set?

Out of 10 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

How many teams, and how many break?

16of 96 teams made the open break
in 2021

Field strength: Above Average in 2021, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

NALSAR IV 202110 motions
  1. Round 1THS non-violent property damage (e.g. blowing up pipelines, sabotaging logging equipment etc.) in order to stop climate changePractise this motion
  2. Round 2THS China's ban on the for-profit education academiesPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THBT, developing countries with high rare earth mineral reserves, should set up their own state-owned enterprises rather than rely on multinational corporations to extract themPractise this motion
  4. Round 4TH, in periods of economic recovery, would ease bank capital adequacy requirementsPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THR the increasing disinvestment in Public Sector Undertakings in IndiaPractise this motion
  6. QuarterfinalsTH prefers, as a means of enrolling people in the army, conscription by lottery rather than the aggressive recruitment of volunteersPractise this motion
  7. Novice SemifinalTHR the medicalisation* of mental health. *Medicalisation of mental health refers to the increasing trend of treating mental health phenomena with medicines and the perception of mental health phenomena as medical conditions.Practise this motion
  8. SemifinalsTHW ban viatical settlementsPractise this motion
  9. Novice FinalTHR the narrative that we should derive meaning from workPractise this motion
  10. Grand FinalTHBT post-colonial states should actively and significantly decentralise state control to local tribal authorities or regional leadersPractise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

Every break in 2021

  • Open break16 teams
  • Novice break8 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.3
where most speakers land
74.0 to 78.6
average at tournaments of similar strength
76.1

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker82.4
  • 10th speaker79.6
  • 20th speaker78.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Meta Open 202674.8
  • Durham IV 202575.5

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
馃嚠馃嚦 Shakya C.CGMGTHS non-violent property damage (e.g. blowing up pipelines, sabotaging logging equipment etc.) in order to stop climate change88
馃嚞馃嚙 Matt C.OGPMTHS non-violent property damage (e.g. blowing up pipelines, sabotaging logging equipment etc.) in order to stop climate change87
Devashish T.CGGWTHS non-violent property damage (e.g. blowing up pipelines, sabotaging logging equipment etc.) in order to stop climate change87
馃嚞馃嚙 Ahmed S.OGDPMTHS non-violent property damage (e.g. blowing up pipelines, sabotaging logging equipment etc.) in order to stop climate change86
Ashutosh B.OGDPMTHS non-violent property damage (e.g. blowing up pipelines, sabotaging logging equipment etc.) in order to stop climate change86
馃嚫馃嚞 Nar M.COOWTH, in periods of economic recovery, would ease bank capital adequacy requirements85
馃嚠馃嚦 Abhishek A.OOLOTHS non-violent property damage (e.g. blowing up pipelines, sabotaging logging equipment etc.) in order to stop climate change85
馃嚞馃嚙 Ahmed S.OODLOTH, in periods of economic recovery, would ease bank capital adequacy requirements84
馃嚞馃嚙 Ron L.COMOTH, in periods of economic recovery, would ease bank capital adequacy requirements84
Aryan K.OODLOTHS non-violent property damage (e.g. blowing up pipelines, sabotaging logging equipment etc.) in order to stop climate change84
Prarthna J.COMOTHS non-violent property damage (e.g. blowing up pipelines, sabotaging logging equipment etc.) in order to stop climate change83
馃嚞馃嚙 Matt C.OOLOTH, in periods of economic recovery, would ease bank capital adequacy requirements83