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PAUDC 2022
2022-06-01 · BP
Part of the Pan-African Universities Debating Championship (PAUDC) series →
Motions from this series
PAUDC 2022 (2022)13 motions
- Round 1THR the establishment of regional blocs in Africa e.g. COMESA, EAC, SADC, ECOWAS
- Round 2THR the dominance of the narrative that love is only legitimate if it is long-term.
- Round 3THBT the rise of public intellectuals has done more harm than good.
- Round 4THP a cashless world
- Round 5THS the decision by the Government of Kenya to lift the ban on GMOs.
- Round 6THP afterlife A over Afterlife B
- Round 7THP a world with the BCS
- Round 8Without foresight, THW rather be a late bloomer than a child prodigy
- Round 9THBT globalization has failed
- Partial QuarterfinalsTHS the creation and use of municipal bonds within developing countries in Africa.
- QuarterfinalsTHW establish universal jurisdiction for biodiversity.
- SemifinalsTHS the continued existence of consumer company monopolies in Africa.
- Grand FinalTHBT that the AU should recognise the statehood of Somaliland.
PAUDC 2021 (2021)7 motions
- Round 1THW put lockdown directives to a referendum vote
- Round 2THP teaching the sanitised history of a nation -one with narratives like "no victim, no vanquished"- to depicting the true horrors of civil strife THIS HOUSE PREFERS
- Round 3TH as nation states most threatened by climate change will take direct action against the world's worst polluting industries
- Round 4THBT the IMF should provide term
- SemifinalsTH supports the use of mirroring in popular culture (eg. music videos, movies, art, literature, etc.)
- Grand FinalTHBT a proportional response is not obligatory in asymmetric conflicts
- Novice FinalTHS a reduction in the carbon tax for 3rd world countries
What gets set here
Economics30%
Social & Identity15%
International Relations10%
Abstract5%
Sport5%
Law & Crime5%
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38% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 12 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 76.8.
Last edition: 25 of 64 teams broke.
- 20219 pts · 77.1 speaks16/44
- 202215 pts · 76.4 speaks25/64
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Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇭 Prosper A. | DPM | THP afterlife A over Afterlife B | 83 |
| 🇬🇭 Elisha A. | GW | THP a world with the BCS | 82 |
| 🇬🇭 Desmond D. | LO | THBT the rise of public intellectuals has done more harm than good. | 81 |
| Wesoamo Z. | MG | THP a world with the BCS | 81 |
| 🇬🇭 Elisha A. | OW | THBT globalization has failed | 81 |
| Swing A. | LO | THS the decision by the Government of Kenya to lift the ban on GMOs. | 81 |
| Ayafa T. | MG | THS the decision by the Government of Kenya to lift the ban on GMOs. | 81 |
| Ayafa T. | LO | THBT the rise of public intellectuals has done more harm than good. | 81 |
| 🇰🇪 Becky A. | DPM | THP a world with the BCS | 81 |
| Ayafa T. | LO | THP a world with the BCS | 81 |
| 🇰🇪 Ted I. | GW | THP afterlife A over Afterlife B | 81 |
| Swing A. | MO | THP a world with the BCS | 81 |
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