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Oxford IV 2021
2021-06-01 · England · BP
Motions from this series
Oxford IV 2021 (2021)11 motions
- Round 1THBT states should discourage the concentration of their country's economic and political power within a single city
- Round 2THW allow parents to give the Politeness Pill to their children under the age of 18, regardless of the children's consent
- Round 3THBT Western liberal democracies should finance the creation and operation of “Recovery from Religion” organisations
- Round 4THS the current rise in energy prices
- Round 5THBT no-platforming movements* in universities have done more harm than good *No-platforming movements aim to deny certain individuals the opportunity to express their views publicly
- Open Partial OctofinalsTHS all professional football* clubs requiring majority fan ownership *For this purpose of this debate (as it is in the real world) football refers to soccer not your other subpar handball games.
- Open QuarterfinalsTHBT NATO should significantly expedite the approval of Ukraine's NATO membership
- Open SemifinalsTHBT proliferation of the Metaverse will bring more harm than good
- Open Grand FinalTHO the dominant influence of popular culture on what constitutes good sex
- ESL Grand FinalsTHO the increasing prevalance of nihilism among young people
- Novice Grand FinalsTHS the implemention of the 'Teacher Draft' program
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 & Identity38%
Economics8%
Education8%
Technology8%
Politics8%
Comedy & Novelty4%
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16% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 12 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.3.
Last edition: 24 of 157 teams broke.
- 202012 pts · 79.1 speaks32/194
- 202111 pts · 79.6 speaks24/157
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break24 teams
- ESL break12 teams
- Novice break4 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Goh Y. | OW | THBT no-platforming movements* in universities have done more harm than good *No-platforming movements aim to deny certain individuals the opportunity to express their views publicly | 87 |
| 🇬🇧 Tamkeen N. | MO | THBT no-platforming movements* in universities have done more harm than good *No-platforming movements aim to deny certain individuals the opportunity to express their views publicly | 86 |
| Katharina J. | MG | THBT no-platforming movements* in universities have done more harm than good *No-platforming movements aim to deny certain individuals the opportunity to express their views publicly | 86 |
| 🇦🇹 Miri M. | GW | THBT no-platforming movements* in universities have done more harm than good *No-platforming movements aim to deny certain individuals the opportunity to express their views publicly | 85 |
| 🇮🇱 Hadar G. | LO | THW allow parents to give the Politeness Pill to their children under the age of 18, regardless of the children's consent | 84 |
| 🇭🇷 Tin P. | LO | THS the current rise in energy prices | 84 |
| 🇧🇩 Sourodip P. | GW | THBT no-platforming movements* in universities have done more harm than good *No-platforming movements aim to deny certain individuals the opportunity to express their views publicly | 84 |
| 🇵🇭 Mikko V. | DPM | THW allow parents to give the Politeness Pill to their children under the age of 18, regardless of the children's consent | 84 |
| 🇵🇭 David A. | PM | THW allow parents to give the Politeness Pill to their children under the age of 18, regardless of the children's consent | 84 |
| 🇧🇩 Sajid K. | MG | THBT no-platforming movements* in universities have done more harm than good *No-platforming movements aim to deny certain individuals the opportunity to express their views publicly | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Max R. | DLO | THBT states should discourage the concentration of their country's economic and political power within a single city | 83 |
| 🇸🇬 Ian C. | MO | THBT states should discourage the concentration of their country's economic and political power within a single city | 83 |
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