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Johns Hopkins Pre-WUDC 2023
2023-06-01 · United States · BP
Motions from this series
Johns Hopkins Pre-WUDC 2023 (2023)10 motions
- Round 1THO the glorification of digital nomadism
- Round 2THO horse-race journalism
- Round 3THBT Latin American states should nationalize their hard commodities extraction industries
- Round 4THBT feminists in Muslim-majority countries should advocate for the abolition of Sharia Courts rather than for feminist reforms within them (e.g., more female judges/qadi, feminist interpretations of the Quran)
- Round 5THO techno-optimist narratives
- Novice FinalsTHS the normalization of being single
- Open QuartersTHW impose domestic arts requirements on all media and streaming platforms
- ESL FinalsTHBT ASEAN should recognize the National Unity Government in Myanmar
- Open SemisTHBT ASEAN should recognize the National Unity Government in Myanmar
- Open Grand FinalsTHW ignore the SCOTUS decision by considering race, in isolation, when selecting and advocating for BIPOC applicants
Johns Hopkins Open 2022 (2022)11 motionsCA: 🇮🇪 Jack S., Sher M., Tan H., 🇬🇧 Wajeeh M., 🇨🇦 Jacob S., Ashish K.
- Round 1THBT you should inform the beings of the simulation that they live in a simulation
- Round 2TH, as China, would condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Round 3TH, as Mike Pence in 2020, would go along with the Trump coup attempt.
- Round 4THW create a social credit program for corporations
- Round 5THBT the final say in the medical treatment of minors should belong to medical professionals instead of parents.
- QuarterfinalsTHW impose a heavily progressive tax on university endowments
- ESL SemifinalsTHS a draft for policing
- SemifinalsTHW press the button
- Novice FinalTHR the social narrative that forgiveness is a virtue
- ESL FinalTH, as Gill Bates, would fund and support clandestine operations aimed at disrupting or destroying all attempts to develop superintelligent AI.
- Grand FinalTH, as Al Qaeda, regrets 9/11.
What gets set here
Social & Identity24%
International Relations19%
Economics14%
Media10%
Politics10%
Law & Crime5%
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24% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.0.
Last edition: 16 of 53 teams broke.
- 202211 pts · 79.3 speaks16/95
- 202310 pts · 78.7 speaks16/53
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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 break7 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonam W. | MO | THO the glorification of digital nomadism | 89 |
| Khanh N. | OW | THO the glorification of digital nomadism | 88 |
| 🇬🇧 Wajeeh M. | DPM | THO techno-optimist narratives | 85 |
| Speaker A. | MO | THBT Latin American states should nationalize their hard commodities extraction industries | 83 |
| 🇬🇭 Saleem S. | MG | THO the glorification of digital nomadism | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Jenna H. | GW | THO the glorification of digital nomadism | 83 |
| Sonam W. | MG | THO horse-race journalism | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Max R. | OW | THO techno-optimist narratives | 83 |
| Sonam W. | DPM | THBT feminists in Muslim-majority countries should advocate for the abolition of Sharia Courts rather than for feminist reforms within them (e.g., more female judges/qadi, feminist interpretations of the Quran) | 83 |
| Sonam W. | MG | THO techno-optimist narratives | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Omesh D. | DPM | THO the glorification of digital nomadism | 83 |
| 🇺🇸 Miles W. | MG | THO the glorification of digital nomadism | 82 |
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