Packet F: Tossup 20

A book claims that a form of this concept is the difference between a life where the “keynote” is resignation or hope; that book argues for experiences to be judged “by their fruits, not by their roots” to support the “over” form of this concept. The “right to” this concept is illustrated by a hiker coming across an icy ledge on a mountainous trail. (-5[1])A form of this concept that a philosopher deems amoral is illustrated (-5[1])by a shipowner (10[1])selling trips (-5[1])on a boat (10[2])he knows (-5[1])is dangerous. (10[2]-5[3])A (10[1])principle that defines when this concept is wrong (10[1]-5[1])“always, (-5[1])everywhere, and for anyone” (-5[1])is found (10[1]-5[1])in a W. (-5[1])K. Clifford (10[1])article (10[1])titled for the (-5[1])“Ethics (10[1])of” (10[3])this concept. (10[2]-5[2])This is the second (-5[1])concept in the title of an 1896 lecture (-5[1])that (10[1])argues for having religious faith despite a lack of evidence. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1]-5[2])a William (-5[1])James lecture (-5[1])is titled (10[2])for the “Will to” (10[2]-5[1])what (10[4]-5[1])religious (10[2])concept? (10[4]-5[1])■END■ (10[35]0[23])

ANSWER: belief [accept overbelief; accept religious faith until “Clifford” is read; accept the Will to Believe or the Ethics of Belief]
<EC, Philosophy> | Packet F - Chicago C, McGill C, WashU A, Chicago B
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Carson KesslerWashington BGeorgia Tech A63-5
Ethan RirieUCSD CUCSD B75-5
Michael WuSouthampton AMontpellier7810
Kaiwen XiaoUCLA AArizona State80-5
Vivian MaloufBerkeley AStanford A8310
Micah ColmanWaterloo AOttawa8310
Orion KellerVirginia Tech ALiberty B85-5
Rishabh DaveBerkeley DBerkeley B87-5
Ben WismathToronto BCarleton University8710
Matthew WangUBC AWestern A8710
Khanh NguyenFlorida CCentral Florida C87-5
Rachel EzrielevGeorgetownColumbia A87-5
Mark TawfikRutgers BNYU A8810
John MarvinChicago AIndiana B96-5
Joel MilesMinnesota AMissouri A9610
Lucas JohnsWarwick AManchester97-5
Omer KeskinEdinburgh ACambridge A101-5
Abby SmithBerkeley CStanford B10310
Mikey BrownBirminghamImperial B103-5
Kayla DrajpuchBrandeis ADartmouth B106-5
Rayton LinWaterloo BGuelph10810
Mitch McCullarPenn StateRIT10910
Sicheng JiangToronto FMcMaster A112-5
Jack LewisBruinAlabama A11310
Kevin ZhengMichigan AMichigan B11410
Akshar GoyalIllinois AIllinois B11410
Alex JiangBrownMIT11410
Nick PowersUCSD BUCSD C11610
David NickelPurdue BIndiana A116-5
Emerson PatmoreGeorgia Tech CKentucky11610
Omkar MaratheColumbia BNYU C116-5
Yihong ChenToronto CToronto D120-5
Rick LineCardiffWarwick B128-5
Chauncey LoColumbia CJohn Jay12910
Beck FalettiWashington AClaremont139-5
Emmanuel AlayandeFlorida BCentral Florida A142-5
Lovel HearnEdinburgh BUCL142-5
Ben HellmanSwarthmoreRutgers A14210
Rahul JogadhenuUCLA BUCSD A144-5
Walter CarsonNC State BVirginia146-5
Tiffany ZhouOhio State AMichigan C14810
Kevin LiuMaryland BJohns Hopkins A14810
Travis JohnsonPittsburghMichigan State15210
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame ANorthwestern B152-5
Moses KitakuleColumbia AGeorgetown15210
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State BCWRU A15310
Zachary BornsteinVirginia Tech BJames Madison A15310
Nolan JonesPurdue AIndiana C15310
Jisoo YooTexas AMurray State A15310
Roselyn DaffinSouthampton BOxford C153-5
Justin HawkinsIndiana APurdue B15410
Rohan GaneshanHarvard ABrandeis B15410
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BBerkeley D15510
Matthew StallCWRU BOhio State C155-5
Lucas BarnesMissouri BIowa State15510
Agnijo BanerjeeCambridge AEdinburgh A15510
Charlie LowmanImperial ABristol15510
Katherine MackUC IrvineUC Santa Barbara15610
James O'ReillyArizona StateUCLA A1560
Sumukh MurthyUCSD AUCLA B15610
Charlotte BauerMcGill BWestern C15610
Yusuf BaigMcMaster BBrock15610
Andrew McCowanQueen'sSimon Fraser15610
Ethen SunToronto DToronto C1560
Seth AllenMcMaster AToronto F1560
Ishan JoshiToronto MetropolitanWestern B1560
Anh Khoa TranCentral Florida AFlorida B15610
Jacob GoodsonOhio State CCWRU B15610
David RoppDukeNC State A15610
Summer SolisJames Madison BVCU15610
Gabriel DoddsLiberty CLiberty A1560
Josh SchmidtLiberty ALiberty C15610
Liam RojasVirginiaNC State B15610
Chris YooWilliam and MaryNorth Carolina A15610
John McQueenSouth Carolina AWake Forest15610
Kabir ZamanSouth Carolina BNorth Carolina C1560
Jeffery AustinNorth Carolina CSouth Carolina B15610
Abby KeithLiberty BVirginia Tech A1560
Alana DickeyIndiana BChicago A15610
Samuel LipsutzChicago ENorthwestern C15610
Raymond JiangIllinois CNorthwestern D1560
Matthew VidalNorthwestern DIllinois C1560
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BChicago D1560
Mats MillerChicago DNotre Dame B1560
Christopher BradleySouthern Connecticut StateDartmouth A1560
Elliott GomesDartmouth ASouthern Connecticut State15610
Wren HorneHarvard BBowdoin A1560
William OrrYaleBowdoin B1560
Jackson PriceDartmouth BBrandeis A1560
Akshay SeetharamClaremontWashington A15610
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech AWashington B15610
Owen GilroyTexas BTexas A&M A1560
Sushanth BalaramanTexas A&M ATexas B15610
Beckett GillmoreLouisville BAlabama B15610
Snehan SarochLouisville AMississipi State15610
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech DTennessee B1560
Alina MooreTennessee BGeorgia Tech D1560
Katie FarthingVanderbilt BSewanee15610
Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech BWashU B15610
Joseph CollinsImperial BBirmingham1560
Danny FisherWarwick BCardiff1560
Richard PollardUCLEdinburgh B15610
Rafael CastroImperial CCity St. George's15610
Albert NyangLSEDurham15610
Kai MadgwickManchesterWarwick A15610
Eveline OngOxford ACambridge B1560
Ben LaFondCambridge BOxford A15610
Paige CrawleyOxford BCambridge C15610
Julian SungOxford CSouthampton B1560
Eli YoungVassarJohns Hopkins B15610
Kelvin NiNYU BMaryland C15610
Pranay MalhotraNYU CColumbia B15610
Violet PageBinghamton BBinghamton A15610
Derek LiCornell CCornell A15610
Killian SimonsonRochesterCornell B1560

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%33%113.67
California (South)Main Site475%75%142.67
CanadaMain Site1070%20%119.00
FloridaMain Site333%67%156.00
Great LakesMain Site5100%20%144.60
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site989%22%155.63
MidwestMain Site863%38%146.60
NortheastMain Site650%17%141.33
OverflowMain Site4100%50%140.75
South CentralMain Site2100%0%154.50
SoutheastMain Site786%0%142.17
UKMain Site1275%50%147.11
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site8100%25%140.88
Upstate NYMain Site475%0%140.33