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Hart House IV 2026

53 days away · In Person Toronto, Canada · BP

Part of the Hart House IV series →

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The field

Average

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

Based on the 2025 edition. This year’s field isn’t rated yet.

121 teams (2025), 121 teams (2025), 102 teams (2024), 86 teams (2023)

Motions from this series

Hart House IV 2025 (2025)10 motions
  • Round 1This house supports widespread social and legal norms against artistic interpolation.
  • Round 2From behind a veil of ignorance, this house would choose to be born into old money rather than as someone who will become new money in their twenties.
  • Round 3This house believes that the National Hockey League should prioritize expansion into large markets without an established fan base (e.g., Houston, Atlanta) rather than smaller markets with many fans (e.g., Quebec City, Halifax).
  • Round 4This house supports replacing all corporate, capital gains, and property taxes with a Harberger tax on all scarce non-liquid tradable assets (e.g., land and buildings, exclusive rights like intellectual property).
  • Round 5This house regrets the increased consolidation of healthcare services into IDNs.
  • QuarterfinalsThis house regrets the demonization of materialism in dating.
  • SemifinalsThis house believes that commercial wild-capture marine fishing does more harm than good for the wellbeing of nonhuman animals.
  • Grand FinalThis house believes that moral realism is true.
  • Novice SemifinalsThis house supports involuntary interventions for suspected cult members.
  • Novice FinalsThis house regrets the narrative that the parent-child relationship is uniquely meaningful and important.

What gets set here

Social & Identity40%
Arts & Culture10%
Sport10%
Economics10%
Health & Medicine10%
Philosophy10%

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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.

  • Social & Identity · 40% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Arts & Culture · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Sport · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Health & Medicine · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

13% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 16 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.8.

Last edition: 16 of 121 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break16 teams
  • Novice break8 teams

How scoring works here

74.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 71.1 and 78.2.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.6

Top-10 pace 80.4

Top-20 pace 79.2

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

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