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Imperial IV 2023

Results for 2023 are not in yet. Past editions are below.

2023

From 2 tabs, newest Imperial IV 2022.

How many points did it take?

Results for 2023 are not in yet.

What will they set?

Out of 21 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.

How many teams, and how many break?

24of 118 teams made the open break
in 2022

Field strength: Ultra Premier in 2022, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Who has set the motions?

  • 馃嚠馃嚤 Tamar M.
  • 馃嚭馃嚫 Emery T.
  • 馃嚠馃嚜 Jack S.
  • Mukhtar T.

Chief adjudicators in 2022, the newest tab that lists them.

Past motions

2 editions with motions on record, newest first.

Imperial IV 202211 motions
  1. Round 1THS governments measuring the efficacy of charities and stripping those with low social value of their charitable statusPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT the creation of new feminist media is better for the feminist movement than feminist remakes of existing mediaPractise this motion
  3. Round 3Assuming feasibility, THW determine the percentage of income that an individual pays as tax based on the relative material privilege the individual had during their upbringing (such as private education, parental wealth, childhood home etc.) and not based on their incomePractise this motion
  4. Round 4THO the global rise in semiconductor manufacturing subsidiesPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THBT states should adopt sunset clauses in their constitutions that require them to review and revise/reauthorize them every 50 yearsPractise this motion
  6. Partial OctofinalsTHR the glorification of the immediate postcolonial leaders in African statesPractise this motion
  7. QuarterfinalsTHBT that liberal states should sponsor hacking of government infrastructure within authoritarian regimesPractise this motion
  8. SemifinalsTHBT El Salvador should sell its bitcoin reserves right nowPractise this motion
  9. Grand FinalTHS the legalization of DriftPractise this motion
  10. ESL SemifinalsTHBT that liberal states should sponsor hacking of government infrastructure within authoritarian regimesPractise this motion
  11. ESL FinalTHBT El Salvador should sell its bitcoin reserves right nowPractise this motion
Imperial IV 202110 motions
  1. Round 1THBT parents should teach children to choose friendship instead of romantic love as the primary relationship of importance in their lifePractise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT extensive media coverage of high profile criminal trials does more harm than goodPractise this motion
  3. Round 4THR the aesthetisation of sufferingPractise this motion
  4. Round 5THS political parties that exclusively represent women's interestsPractise this motion
  5. Partial OctofinalsTHS the universal adoption of cryptocurrencies as additional legal tenderPractise this motion
  6. QuarterfinalsTHBT increased US political disengagement from Europe is in the interest of the EUPractise this motion
  7. Pro-Am FinalTHW impose criminal laws to crimes committed by users of avatars in virtual worlds (such as 'Second Life')Practise this motion
  8. SemifinalsTHR the exclusive focus of modern antitrust regulators on ensuring consumer welfare without promoting structural market reforms (e.g. also taking into account firm size or degree of market consolidation when considering antitrust cases)Practise this motion
  9. ESL FinalTHW allow the use of MYRAGEPractise this motion
  10. Grand FinalTHP a world without international law and international multilateral institutions (e.g., the International Criminal Court, World Trade Organization, World Intellectual Property organization, etc.)Practise 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.

YearSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Open break
20221079.224 of 118
20211077.228 of 105

Every break in 2022

  • Open break24 teams
  • ESL break12 teams

Who sets the motions

Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.

  • 2022馃嚠馃嚤 Tamar M., 馃嚭馃嚫 Emery T., 馃嚠馃嚜 Jack S., Mukhtar T.

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 2 editions
77.1
where most speakers land
74.6 to 79.5

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker83.0
  • 10th speaker80.6
  • 20th speaker80.2

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.