THBT social media should aggressively promote content that is divergent to the user's current opinions.
Government 1.42
Opposition 1.58
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.50
Closing 1.50
Average Points per half
OG 1.50
OO 1.50
CG 1.33
CO 1.67
average points per position (30 debates)
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Round 2
THBT countries should tax their citizens for the income they generate while working and living abroad.
Government 1.48
Opposition 1.52
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.55
Closing 1.45
Average Points per half
OG 1.60
OO 1.50
CG 1.37
CO 1.53
average points per position (30 debates)
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Round 3
THBT the United Kingdom should not have handed control of Hong Kong back to China
Government 1.55
Opposition 1.45
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.47
Closing 1.53
Average Points per half
OG 1.37
OO 1.57
CG 1.73
CO 1.33
average points per position (30 debates)
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Round 4
THW replace the teaching of established classics (e.g. Shakespeare) with popular contemporary literature (e.g. Harry Potter)
Government 1.55
Opposition 1.45
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.52
Closing 1.48
Average Points per half
OG 1.24
OO 1.79
CG 1.86
CO 1.10
average points per position (29 debates)
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Round 5
TH, in hindsight, supports the 2016 election of Donald Trump
Government 1.32
Opposition 1.68
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.70
Closing 1.30
Average Points per half
OG 1.47
OO 1.93
CG 1.17
CO 1.43
average points per position (30 debates)
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Round 6
THW criminalise blasphemy in Western Liberal Democracies
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Blasphemy is the act of offending or showing contempt towards a religious deity or a sacred object/person
Government 1.71
Opposition 1.29
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.62
Closing 1.38
Average Points per half
OG 1.72
OO 1.52
CG 1.69
CO 1.07
average points per position (29 debates)
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Round 7
THW abolish all grading in primary, secondary, and tertiary education
Government 1.53
Opposition 1.47
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.59
Closing 1.41
Average Points per half
OG 1.55
OO 1.62
CG 1.52
CO 1.31
average points per position (29 debates)
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Octofinals
THW only allow women to make new purchases of real estate and land
results from 8 debates
advanced
elim.
OG results distribution
advanced
eliminated
OO results distribution
adv.
eliminated
CG results distribution
advanced
eliminated
CO results distribution
High School Quarter Finals
THW only allow women to make new purchases of real estate and land
results from 4 debates
advanced
eliminated
OG results distribution
advanced
eliminated
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advanced
elim.
CG results distribution
advanced
eliminated
CO results distribution
Quarterfinals
THBT the US and the EU, should stop all military, political and financial support to both Israel and the Palestinians until they reach a peace agreement
results from 4 debates
advanced
eliminated
OG results distribution
advanced
eliminated
OO results distribution
advanced
eliminated
CG results distribution
advanced
eliminated
CO results distribution
High School Semi Finals
THBT the US and the EU, should stop all military, political and financial support to both Israel and the Palestinians until they reach a peace agreement
results from 2 debates
advanced
eliminated
OG results distribution
advanced
eliminated
OO results distribution
advanced
eliminated
CG results distribution
advanced
eliminated
CO results distribution
Semifinals
THR the emotion of regret (i.e TH prefers a world in which people cannot feel the emotion of regret)
results from 2 debates
advanced
eliminated
OG results distribution
advanced
eliminated
OO results distribution
advanced
eliminated
CG results distribution
advanced
eliminated
CO results distribution
High School Grand Finals
TH prefers polyamourous relationships over monogamy
results from 1 debate
adv.
eliminated
OG results distribution
advanced
elim.
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adv.
eliminated
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adv.
eliminated
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Grand Final
THW allow American soldiers to sue their government for waging " unjust war"