Packet 9: Tossup 12
In works like The [these people]-Not, Tommy J. Curry controversially argues that intersectionality does not apply to a specific group of these people. The GRCS scale evaluates attitudes of these people. Philip Zimbardo argued that these people currently suffer from technology-induced “arousal addiction.” A 2022 book on these people argues for revalorizing “positive risk-taking” and for generally applying the athletic practice of “red-shirting” to these people. That book is by Richard (*) Reeves. These people are the subject of bell hooks’ We Real Cool. Simon Baron-Cohen argues that autism comes from an “extreme brain” named for these people, who are more likely to “self-medicate” and to use firearms in suicide attempts. For 10 points, what people are said to be undergoing a namesake “loneliness epidemic?” ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✕ | 4 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 54.25 |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✕ | 2 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 104.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✕ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 106.00 |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✕ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 33% | 86.33 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 60% | 105.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 0% | 60% | 104.20 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✕ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 67% | 107.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✕ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 33% | 60.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✕ | 6 | 100% | 33% | 67% | 94.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✕ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 20% | 79.80 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✕ | 2 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 98.50 |