💭 Motion Statistics
Round 1

That we prefer a world where football knockout matches used “next-goal-wins” rather than penalty shootouts (World Cup)

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9%
18%
1 Aff win 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
14%
14%
3 Aff vetoes 3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we prefer the "collegiate" model to the "club" model for top level youth team sports (Chet vs Wemby)

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36%
9%
4 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
18%
1 Aff veto 4 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we support boycotts (i.e., by athletes, families, alumni, and fans) of the sports programs of public universities located in southern US states whose governments are attacking African American voting rights (Out of bounds)

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9%
18%
1 Aff win 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
32%
18%
7 Aff vetoes 4 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 2

That, as Pope Leo, we would emphasise the moral influence theory of atonement rather than the satisfaction theory (Pope)

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25%
0 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
13%
25%
3 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That, where it is ambiguous, we prefer teaching classic literary texts as if they are purposeful critiques of the prejudiced representations they contain rather than perpetrators themselves of prejudice (e.g., Othello, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) (Othello)

8%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
25%
25%
6 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
probably balanced

That, as an individual, we would prefer to be born with a predisposition to be less future-oriented (e.g., experience less anxiety or excitement about the future) (Predisposition)

25%
42%
3 Aff wins 5 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
13%
3 Aff vetoes 0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 3

That we support the use of Clearview or other AI Facial Recognition Technology for law enforcement (terminator)

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8%
8%
1 Aff win 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
8%
21%
2 Aff vetoes 5 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we regret the formation of the Commission (goodfellas)

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17%
8%
2 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
38%
8%
9 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level

That, assuming equal manpower, we support measures that aim to increase the visibility of policing (e.g., reducing plain-clothed policing, increasing public patrols, communication and signage about operations) (beverly hills cop)

58%
7 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
21%
1 Aff veto 5 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 4

That we support the use of freight equalisation policies in developing countries (freight)

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36%
4 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
23%
1 Aff veto 5 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we would implement a cap and trade system among corporations for the total amount of automated labor (cap and trade)

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18%
18%
2 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
23%
9%
5 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we regret US policies aimed at homeshoring semiconductor production (e.g., through subsidies, tariffs, export restrictions) (TSMC)

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27%
3 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
23%
14%
5 Aff vetoes 3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 5

That we prefer a strong mayoral system to a weak mayoral system (the name is mamdani)

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30%
0 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
10%
15%
2 Aff vetoes 3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we should abandon cabinet collective responsibility (the room where it happens)

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30%
10%
3 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
15%
15%
3 Aff vetoes 3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That, in response to legislative deadlock in nascent democracies, we prefer the appointment of technocratic administrators to temporarily govern rather than calling fresh elections (technocracy vs democracy)

30%
3 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
15%
5 Aff vetoes 3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Semifinals

That we should break up the largest commodity trading firms (Commodity)

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50%
50%
1 Aff win 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Grand Final

That we prefer a world where the UK and France intervened in favour of the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War (Spain)

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100%
1 Aff win 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion