International Debate Academy 2015 Results



SEMI 1
1 USA - Air Force - Hilliard & Williams
8 USA - Vermont - Gliserman & Tiley ADVANCES
4 Slovenia - Pusnik & Jerman
5 Slovenia & Poland - Fabiani & Bartkowiak ADVANCES

SEMI 2
2 USA - Air Force - Murphy & Nordell ADVANCES
7 Netherlands - Tilburg University - Paas & Buijvoets
3 USA - Air Force - Lerdahl & Ottino
6 Slovenia - Heath & Verdnik ADVANCES

FINAL
1G Fabiani & Bartkowiak
1O Verdnik & Heath
2G Nordell & Murphy
2O Gliserman & Tiley
Heath & Verdnik on unanimous decision.

Tab at
http://debate.uvm.edu/tabs/IDAS%202015%20tab/Round%206%20-%20main/Team%20Tab%20After%20Round%206.html


MOTIONS
1.  THW legalise multi-partner marriages with any gender.
2. We support global maximum wealth limits for individuals
3. THBT we should suffer now to protect the ecological inheritance of the next generation. 
4. THBT further research into the development of Artificial Intelligence would result in more harm than good.
INFOSLIDE: Artificial intelligence involves computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence.
5. THR hook-up apps.
INFOSLIDE: Hookup apps are smartphone (Android, iPhone, etc.) programs which match people to others seeking casual sex, and put them in contact. The two most popular apps are ‘Tinder’ which sees ten million matches per day, and ‘Grindr’ (which is designed for men meeting men), which has over a four million users, one million using it daily
6. TH welcomes Russian military involvement in the Middle East.
Semfinals THBT Freedom of Speech must include freedom to offend

Final THBT class is more important than race.

SPEAKERS:
1Isaac Williams4 Hilliard Williams







1Ana Vilhelmina Verdnik5 Heath Verdnik







3Rico Hilliard4 Hilliard Williams







4Jack Nordell22 Murphy Nordell







4George White28 White Fallot







6Douglas Ottino3 Lerdahl Ottino







6Lauren Pauls19 MacDonald Pauls







8Matija Pušnik21 Pusnik Jerman







8Primoz Fabiani29 Fabiani Bartkowiak







8Arthur Louis Heat5 Heath Verdnik







8Joshua Paas17 Paas Buijvoets

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