McGill IV

166 days away · In-Person · BP

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

Based on the 2026 edition. This year’s field isn’t rated yet.

86 teams (2026), 86 teams (2026), 68 teams (2025), 85 teams (2024)

Round 1THR smartphones
Round 2In nations with a very high prevalence of substance use disorders, This House prefers Model A over Model B.
Round 3THBT Western governments should bail out AI firms in the event of an AI crash
Round 4THP a world in which all resource-rich developing countries constitutionally mandated that all profits from those resources were evenly distributed amongst the population
Round 5From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would rather be born in China than in the United States this year
QuarterfinalsTH, as an Arab novellist born and living in Israel, W write an assimilation narrative rather than a heritage narrative
SemifinalsTHS private credit firm's rise in the retirement savings market (eg, launching new vehicles compatible with 401(k)s and other defined-contribution plans for retirement, reaching more large funding deals from pension funds)
Grand FinalTHR the victory of Barack Obama in 2008
Novice FinalTH as Canada W mandate conscription

Technology22%

Economics22%

Social & Identity22%

Politics22%

Health & Medicine11%

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

Built from what this tournament sets most. Import more tabs and this plan tunes itself to your weak spots.

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Technology motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Technology motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THR smartphonesMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Technology motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: EconomicsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

19% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.6.

Last edition: 16 of 86 teams broke.

~??% estimated break chance

??.?–??.? estimated speaker score

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

75.9 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.0 and 78.7.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.8

Top-10 pace 80.2

Top-20 pace 79.4

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

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Same kind of motions, same kind of field. Worth running through their past motion sets too.