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Winter Wars Debate Open: The Redemption 1.0

What it took to break here, the topics that come up, and every past motion.

Mar 21, 2025BP1 edition with resultsField: Average

The tab

Breaking here

of teams broke in 2025 (16 of 106)
15%
safe on
10 pts
average speaks of the last team in, 2025
77.7
teams in 2025
106

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What gets set here

Share of 24 categorised motions across 1 edition. Bars run to 100%.

Practise Social & Identity motionsRead: Generating arguments

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Past motions

2025Winter Wars Debate Open: The Redemption 1.024 motions
  1. Round 1THS the rise of the anti intellectualism movement.
  2. Round 1THBT formal education systems entrench existing power hierarchies.
  3. Round 1TH, as an African parent R the glamorization of education.
  4. Round 2THR the rise in personal Branding of actors.
  5. Round 2THR the popularization of Personalized Music Summaries like Spotify wrapped, apple replay and more PMS.
  6. Round 2THP a world in which credit of team success is given to the head coach over the star player.
  7. Round 3THBT the feminist movement should advocate for the integration of women into mixed teams rather than achieving parity between male and female teams.
  8. Round 3THR the narrative that the use of the "Femme Fatale" architype in media is empowering to women.
  9. Round 3In conservative communities, TH as the feminist movement, W prioritize empowering women to have higher standards over advocating for men to change.
  10. Round 4THP a world where the scientist did not experiment on the existence of God.
  11. Round 4THBT Muslim states in Asia (including but not limited to Malaysia, Indonesia, Afghanistan, etc.) should participate in currency, finance, and resource unions with Arab states rather than regional powerhouses (e.g. China, India, Russia).
  12. Round 4THR religious leaders using scientific evidence to justify their beliefs.
  13. Round 5THBT the United Nations Has Failed in Its Role as a Global Leader in Climate Action.
  14. Round 5THBT environmental movements should be pro-capitalism in their policies and advocacy.
  15. Round 5THP that climate change activists invest in science diplomacy over protests.
  16. QuarterfinalsTHW impose a "Job Displacement Tax" on corporations for replacing human workers with AI tools.
  17. QuarterfinalsTHR the over reliance of African countries on the use of traditional indicators like GDP rather than alternative indicators.
  18. QuarterfinalsTHR the pursuit of hegemonic rule in society.
  19. SemifinalsAssuming Feasibility, THW measure an individual’s empathy levels and only allow voters with high levels of empathy for people beyond their immediate circles, to vote in the countries election.
  20. SemifinalsTHO the demonisation of nationalism.
  21. SemifinalsTHO the norm of African elites outsourcing their ambitions to outsiders.
  22. Grand FinalTHR the concept of martyrdom.
  23. Grand FinalTHP a world where the narrative of Amor Fati is dominant.
  24. Grand FinalTHBT one's public duty should take precedence over personal responsibility to family.

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The field and the judges

Field

  • Field strengthAverage
  • Teams, 2025106

How speakers score here

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.2
where most speakers land
74.3 to 78.1
average at tournaments of similar strength
75.4

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.8
  • 10th speaker78.6
  • 20th speaker78.0

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

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Top speeches

The highest speaker scores at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Alexander T.COMOTHS the rise of the anti intellectualism movement.82
Ezeri G.COMOTHBT the United Nations Has Failed in Its Role as a Global Leader in Climate Action.81
Bracey N.CGMGTHS the rise of the anti intellectualism movement.81
Prince N.OGPMTHBT the feminist movement should advocate for the integration of women into mixed teams rather than achieving parity between male and female teams.81
Henaku-Budu K.COMOTHP a world where the scientist did not experiment on the existence of God.81
Henaku-Budu K.COMOTHBT the feminist movement should advocate for the integration of women into mixed teams rather than achieving parity between male and female teams.81
Chris F.OOLOTHR the rise in personal Branding of actors.81
Ezeri G.COOWTHS the rise of the anti intellectualism movement.81
Bracey N.COMOTHR the rise in personal Branding of actors.81
Thé R.OGPMTHP a world where the scientist did not experiment on the existence of God.80
Anele K.CGGWTHS the rise of the anti intellectualism movement.80
Thé R.CGMGTHR the rise in personal Branding of actors.80

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