THBT Brazil should fully privatize Petrobras (Petrobras)
Government 0.70
Opposition 2.30
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.80
Closing 1.20
Average Points per half
OG
1.00
OO
2.60
CG
0.40
CO
2.00
average points per position (5 debates)
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2
3rd
3
4th
4
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1
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2
OO results
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3
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4
CG results
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Ronda 2
THBT that Western countries should revoke the citizenship of individuals that traveled to the Middle East to join Jihadi groups, even if they were minors at the time of their departure (Middle East)
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 (6 debates)
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1
2nd
2
3rd
3
OG results
1st
1
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2
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4
OO results
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1
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2
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4
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1
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2
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3
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Ronda 3
THS state attempts to help their citizens find and sustain love (e.g. subsidizing subscriptions to matching agencies such as match.com, significant funding for research on what makes a relationship last, creating courses on how to woo and keep a spouse) (Love)
Government 1.08
Opposition 1.92
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.33
Closing 1.67
Average Points per half
OG
0.83
OO
1.83
CG
1.33
CO
2.00
average points per position (6 debates)
1st
1
2nd
2
4th
4
OG results
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1
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2
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3
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4
OO results
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1
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3
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4
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1
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Ronda 4
THBT major awards of meritocratic distinction (e.g. the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, Oscars, etc) should include a moral clause* *a provision that allows the honoree to receive, or hold, the award only in the case they meet a behavioral standard set by the awarding panel (Meritocratic)
Government 1.33
Opposition 1.67
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.50
Closing 1.50
Average Points per half
OG
1.83
OO
1.17
CG
0.83
CO
2.17
average points per position (6 debates)
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1
2nd
2
3rd
3
4th
4
OG results
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2
3rd
3
4th
4
OO results
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1
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3
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4
CG results
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1
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Ronda 5
THBT developing countries should pursue the establishment of charter cities (Charter cities)
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For the purposes of this debate, a charter city is where a developing country grants a long term lease on a city to a developed country. The developed country receives a siginificant autonomy to govern the city for the time of the lease.
Government 1.00
Opposition 2.00
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.50
Closing 1.50
Average Points per half
OG
0.83
OO
2.17
CG
1.17
CO
1.83
average points per position (6 debates)
2nd
2
3rd
3
4th
4
OG results
1st
1
2nd
2
3rd
3
OO results
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1
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2
3rd
3
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4
CG results
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1
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2
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4
CO results
Ronda 6
THBT the general educational approach in schools should be to discourage children from assessing their achievements in comparison to their peers (Education)
Government 1.42
Opposition 1.58
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.83
Closing 1.17
Average Points per half
OG
1.67
OO
2.00
CG
1.17
CO
1.17
average points per position (6 debates)
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1
2nd
2
4th
4
OG results
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1
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4
OO results
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1
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CG results
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1
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3
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4
CO results
Ronda 7
In countries with proportional representation, THS founding political parties that exclusively represents women's interests (Politics)
Government 1.75
Opposition 1.25
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.25
Closing 1.75
Average Points per half
OG
1.67
OO
0.83
CG
1.83
CO
1.67
average points per position (6 debates)
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1
3rd
3
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4
OG results
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2
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3
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OO results
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CG results
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1
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3
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Semifinales
THW prohibit businesses from adopting a public position on social justice issues (e.g. LGBTQIA+, racial relations, abortion, etc) (Businesses)