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Nutifafa PAUDC 2023

2023-06-01 · BP

Part of the Pan-African Universities Debating Championship (PAUDC) series →

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

64 teams (This edition), 64 teams (2022), 44 teams (2021)

Motions from this series

Nutifafa PAUDC 2023 (2023)13 motions
  • Round 1THS the gig economy in developing Africa countries
  • Round 2THBT the criteria for determining the G.O.A.T in team sports, such as football and basketball, should prioritise individual achievements and impact over team success and championships.
  • Round 3THR the glamorisation of being a savage in pop culture
  • Round 4THW Hold accountable all existing African kingdoms that took part in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade
  • Round 5THW prohibit the media from reporting on the mental illness of those accused of crimes
  • Round 6THR eco-terrorism by citizens in the Niger Delta
  • Round 7THW use Social Impact Bonds for charitable programmes as opposed to direct government funding
  • Round 8THS The Rise of Product Placement in the Production of Movies
  • Round 9THW ban the use of gene editing technology for the creation of genetically enhanced children.
  • Pre-QuarterfinalTHR the "Kill Them With Kindness" narrative.
  • QuarterfinalsTHBT Economically unstable countries should leverage foreign insurrections that boost it's economy e.g Turkey leveraging power over the Gulf Nations via it's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the US leveraging power over the middle east via its ocuupation of Afghanistan or the Taliban leveraging Uighurs in China for legitimacy.
  • SemifinalsAs the Pevensie siblings, THW never leave Narnia.
  • Grand FinalChampagne socialism refers to a form of socialism where a group of rich / upper class individuals advocate for a fair society where everyone has equal rights and the rich people help the poor.
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

Economics24%
Social & Identity15%
International Relations9%
Sport6%
Media6%
Environment6%

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You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Economics · 27% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 21% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Environment · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Sport · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

38% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 13 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.7.

Last edition: 24 of 64 teams broke.

  • 20219 pts · 77.1 speaks16/44
  • 202215 pts · 76.4 speaks25/64
  • 202315 pts · 76.6 speaks24/64
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How scoring works here

75.0 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.4 and 77.6.

This is 0.4 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.0

Top-10 pace 77.9

Top-20 pace 77.0

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 3 editions.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Phewby V.PMTHW use Social Impact Bonds for charitable programmes as opposed to direct government funding83
🇬🇭 Prosper A.DPMTHS The Rise of Product Placement in the Production of Movies82
Agyemang J.MGTHW use Social Impact Bonds for charitable programmes as opposed to direct government funding82
🇬🇭 Prince A.DPMTHW use Social Impact Bonds for charitable programmes as opposed to direct government funding82
🇷🇼 Israel S.GWTHS The Rise of Product Placement in the Production of Movies82
🇬🇭 Desmond D.MGTHS the gig economy in developing Africa countries81
🇬🇭 Umuhairu A.PMTHS The Rise of Product Placement in the Production of Movies81
🇬🇭 Prosper A.OWTHW Hold accountable all existing African kingdoms that took part in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade81
🇬🇭 Kojo A.DPMTHW use Social Impact Bonds for charitable programmes as opposed to direct government funding81
Edwin O.MOTHR eco-terrorism by citizens in the Niger Delta81
🇳🇬 Collins U.DLOTHW Hold accountable all existing African kingdoms that took part in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade81
🇬🇭 Prosper A.DPMTHR the glamorisation of being a savage in pop culture81

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