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Hart House IV 2021
2021-06-01 · Canada · BP
Motions from this series
Hart House IV 2021 (2021)11 motions
- Round 1THP media funding models that rely on primarily advertising to models that rely primarily on subscriptions.
- Round 2TH prefers a world where supreme court justices remain anonymous to the public
- Round 3THBT Canada and the United States should nationalize their oil industries.
- Round 4THR the pre-dominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders)
- Round 5THS the Chinese government's efforts to disparage and exclude the influence and visibility of prominent, highly successful entrepreneurs.
- Novice Semi FinalsTHR the decision of many public health authorities to optimize for anticipated public reactions (vs. strictly truth) in their messaging during the pandemic (e.g. emphasizing no evidence masks are effective in March 2020 to discourge hoarding; adjusting vaccine guidance to encourage take up etc.)
- QuarterfinalsTHR the decision of many public health authorities to optimize for anticipated public reactions (vs. strictly truth) in their messaging during the pandemic. (e.g. emphasizing no evidence masks are effective in March 2020 to discourge hoarding; adjusting vaccine guidance to encourage take up etc.)
- SemifinalsTHR the decline of class as the primary organizing political identity in liberal democracies.
- ESL FinalTHS the use of artificial intelligence within conflicts (i.e AI-led drones, AI-led ground troops)
- Novice FinalTHW require colleges to roughly approximate the economic breakdown of society in the composition of their student body (e.g. admit an equal number of candidates from each wealth quartile)
- Grand FinalTHBT the United States should have maintained a prominent military presence in Afghanistan long-term.
Hart House IV 2020 (2020)10 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 🐪 J., 🇬🇧 Jason X., 🇨🇦 Navin K., Sebastian D.
- Round 1THR the rise of OnlyFans in the pornography market
- Round 2THBT Supreme Courts should abide by a textualist model of interpretation
- Round 3THS the phenomenon of green card marriages
- Round 4THBT organized religious groups should formally recognize scripture that contradicts primary religious texts
- Round 5THW prohibit cities from offering tax credits and other incentives to attract large companies
- Novice Semi FinalsTHW abolish sex-based segregation in sports in favour of ability-based segregation
- QuarterfinalsTHBT the Argentinian government should have rejected the 2018 IMF bailout and sought to negotiate further concessions, even at the risk of not receiving a bailout
- Novice FinalTHP a world in which parents follow an authoritarian parenting model rather than an egalitarian parenting model
- SemifinalsAssuming feasibility, THW nationalize all high-cost research equipment and create a national pool of this equipment where all researchers must apply to a centralized agency for access
- Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interest of countries that experienced Japanese colonial occupation (e.g., South Korea, China, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam) to boycott the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo if far-right paraphernalia (e.g., displays of the Rising Sun flag) are permitted.
What gets set here
Economics24%
Social & Identity14%
Media10%
Law & Crime10%
Health & Medicine10%
International Relations10%
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14% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.5.
Last edition: 16 of 113 teams broke.
- 202011 pts · 78.9 speaks16/116
- 202111 pts · 80.0 speaks16/113
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break16 teams
- ESL break4 teams
- Novice break8 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇭 Mikko V. | LO | THR the pre-dominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders) | 87 |
| 🇵🇭 Aly B. | DLO | THR the pre-dominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders) | 86 |
| 🇺🇸 Emery T. | DPM | THR the pre-dominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders) | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Xiao L. | GW | THR the pre-dominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders) | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Zi H. | GW | THR the pre-dominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders) | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Matt C. | PM | THR the pre-dominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders) | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Nitin S. | GW | THBT Canada and the United States should nationalize their oil industries. | 84 |
| 🇵🇭 Mikko V. | MO | THP media funding models that rely on primarily advertising to models that rely primarily on subscriptions. | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Evan S. | MG | THBT Canada and the United States should nationalize their oil industries. | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Naomi P. | DLO | THS the Chinese government's efforts to disparage and exclude the influence and visibility of prominent, highly successful entrepreneurs. | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Wajeeh M. | MG | THS the Chinese government's efforts to disparage and exclude the influence and visibility of prominent, highly successful entrepreneurs. | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 David B. | LO | THBT Canada and the United States should nationalize their oil industries. | 83 |
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