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Vanguard Open 2025
Sep 27, 2025 · BP
Motions
Vanguard Open 2025 (2025)10 motions
- Round 1THP the Grimm Brothers' method of storytelling over Disney's method of storytelling when it comes to producing children's media
- Round 2This House believes humanity would be better off without organized religion.
- Round 3THBT developing countries with large carbon sinks should demand financial compensation from high-carbon-emitting countries.
- Round 4THBT feminism in the Global North has a moral obligation to centre the struggles of women in the Global South.
- Round 5TH, as a post conflict state, W adopt the Juche ideology.
- QuarterfinalsTHW choose option A over option B.
- SemifinalsTHP reparations to former colonies take the form of investments in critical infrastructure (e.g. railways, ports, telecommunications) rather than direct financial payments to governments.
- Grand FinalTHW choose to be born in Fluidum.
- Novice Partial FinalsTHP a society where all assets and wealth are subject to public redistribution.
- Novice Grand FinalTHBT it is in China's best interests to involve itself in proxy wars as a Patron.
What gets set here
Economics20%
Media10%
Religion10%
Environment10%
Social & Identity10%
Politics10%
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18% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 77.3.
Last edition: 23 of 131 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break23 teams
- Novice break8 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aristotle | MG | This House believes humanity would be better off without organized religion. | 82 |
| Alia S. | MO | THBT developing countries with large carbon sinks should demand financial compensation from high-carbon-emitting countries. | 82 |
| Bulelani M. | DLO | TH, as a post conflict state, W adopt the Juche ideology. | 82 |
| Francicsa M. | GW | THBT feminism in the Global North has a moral obligation to centre the struggles of women in the Global South. | 82 |
| Miletus | GW | This House believes humanity would be better off without organized religion. | 82 |
| 🇿🇦 Zukisani N. | PM | THBT feminism in the Global North has a moral obligation to centre the struggles of women in the Global South. | 81 |
| Aristotle | DPM | THP the Grimm Brothers' method of storytelling over Disney's method of storytelling when it comes to producing children's media | 81 |
| Okpara M. | OW | This House believes humanity would be better off without organized religion. | 81 |
| Miletus | PM | THP the Grimm Brothers' method of storytelling over Disney's method of storytelling when it comes to producing children's media | 81 |
| Ajayi T. | MO | This House believes humanity would be better off without organized religion. | 81 |
| 🇯🇲 Matthew D. | PM | This House believes humanity would be better off without organized religion. | 81 |
| 🇯🇲 Matthew D. | LO | TH, as a post conflict state, W adopt the Juche ideology. | 81 |
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