NSDA Nationals 2023 - World Schools Debate Final Round

West Los Angeles Violet (Proposition) wins the National Tournament on a 12-1 decision over Hoosier Crossroads Gold (Opposition).

Motion: “This House supports a people’s democratic right to secede.”

West Los Angeles Violet: Alex Lee (Harvard-Westlake School), Cameron Hong (La Cañada High School), Mihika Chechi (Burbank High School), Audrey Bae (Fullerton Union High School), and James Miller (Westlake High School).

Hoosier Crossroads Gold: Caroline Donahue and Claire Curran (Brebeuf Jesuit High School), Liam Hoffman (Avon High School), Julia Hurley (Cathedral High School), and Pahal Sehgal (Carmel High School).

00:00 Introduction
01:30 Proposition acknowledgments
06:15 1st Proposition (Cameron Hong)
14:45 Opposition acknowledgments
15:51 1st Opposition (Liam Hoffman)
24:24 2nd Proposition (Alex Lee)
33:15 2nd Opposition (Caroline Donahue)
41:47 3rd Proposition (Mihika Chechi)
51:05 3rd Opposition (Claire Curran)
59:38 Opposition Reply (Caroline Donahue)
1:04:20 Proposition Reply (Alex Lee)

[bentucky]

Big regret! I blew off public speaking in college, but now in the corporate world, I see how crucial it is. This video is amazing! These young adults are so impressive – they express themselves with such intellectual professionalism. Makes me wish I'd taken it more seriously back then.

[alliechoyang]

I look up to the Los Angeles Violet team so much! I do speech and I'm scared of debate but this video has inspired me to step out of my comfort zone :)

[deadlysho-ban]

I got to watch this round in person and y'all killed Deserved win!!!!

[Sir.Archduke]

This is great! I just started debate, and I hope that I can achieve something close to this, one day!

[jjp]

1:07:18 -1:07:38 that was so good, you found a way to almost flat out insult their argument in round and come out not sounding like a total jerk.

[derpnerpwerp]

Idk how I got here.. but arguing against the democratic right to secede is a tough place to be in

[jakezeng]

"secession is not an act of rebellion" is the new "the global poor all around the world"

[chidubemnwosu]

Watched this in-person, y’all all ate 😭😭

[kovicos]

The flow of the first speakers is wow.

[auroita]

This was absouloutly amazing on both prop and opp. I'm not sure who won but I know for a fact this was deserved. I watched this round to practice and take notes on the amazing achievements yall have made!! congratsss

[mingshili]

What a chill round, the opposite to policy final

[lexi-hfse]

i felt like the last opposition speaker did amazingly well help

[Noasey]

Me when Alex Lee makes a joke about the motion: 😍

[MarioTSC]

Y'all didn't even make a slight chance for other team to win =)))
(Btw you're prob the only Youtuber with an educational video having >200K views, congrats)

[Elena_CTKofficial]

You did amazing! thanks to you I've started debate. I hope I can be like you someday.

[trueSavageSage]

I think debates as competition is quite weird. Though maybe better call it - logic manipulation competition

[rafeaiman]

Do they like prepare there debates before hand or are they given a topic on spot?

[Ninjakat]

Ik this is a late comment but how would one combat the examples of the seceding state being the new oppressors (an example being the confederate states or the republic of turkey)

[arianrolex]

Since when did final round have a whole 6min thank you speech thing LOL

[Peculiargeorge-uuqz]

Everybody gave valid reasons oh my God watched this and was like what have i been doing since 😢