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Leader of Opposition LO

Speaker scores for the LO speech, from majors and strong-field tournaments only, so weak or inflated-scale events don't skew them.

OOFirst speaker for Opening Opposition

What does LO score?

77.2speaker average

91highest score

From 28,762 LO speeches by 7,899 debaters in imported tabs. People known only from the historical archive are left out, as on the leaderboard.

Best LO speeches

The highest speaker scores given from this speech.

DebaterScoreMotionTournament
🇨🇦Naomi P.91THS Nayib Bukele's anti-gang measuresStructural Reasons Volume 2 2023Structural Reasons Volume 2 2023
🇧🇬Rumen M.90THBT it is in the interests of Taiwan to pursue friendlier ties with China (e.g. economic, political and cultural ties)Madrid WUDC 2023Madrid WUDC 2023
🇺🇸Tejas S.88In hindsight, THBT the European Union should have never formed the EurozoneEconomics Open 2021Economics Open 2021
🇦🇺William P.88This House Regrets the rise of TikTok trends that encourage self-diagnosis of mental health conditions.ANU Winter 2022ANU Winter 2022
🇭🇷Petar Z.87This House prefers Hayekian economic policies to Keynesian economic policiesGlasgow European Universities Debating Championships 2024Glasgow European Universities Debating Championships 2024
🇬🇧Arth M.87No motion on fileLSE Open 2021LSE Open 2021
🇮🇪Jack W.87This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil warLSE Open 2026LSE Open 2026
🇬🇧Max R.87This House Believes That developed economies should heavily prioritise the elimination of their budget deficitsLSE Open 2025LSE Open 2025
Ayal M.87This house would redefine the criterion for excessive force in the US to be any use of force beyond what is reasonable given all the facts of the case, including the benefit of hindsight (e.g. whether the individual had a gun, not whether it was reasonable to believe he had a gun).Mexico WUDC 2018Mexico WUDC 2018
🇨🇦Naomi P.87THS the inclusion of tradable carbon emission permits in the COP28India WUDC Fundraiser 2023India WUDC Fundraiser 2023
🇵🇭Mikko V.87THR the pre-dominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders)Hart House IV 2021Hart House IV 2021
🇮🇱Hadar G.86This House Would dissolve the position of High Representative for Bosnia and HerzegovinaZagreb European Universities Debating Championships 2022Zagreb European Universities Debating Championships 2022

Motions LO scores highest on

Speaker average from this speech on each motion. Practise any of them with a prep timer.

  • THR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies

    LO speeches
    50
    speaker average
    79.0

  • THW ban viatical settlements

    LO speeches
    40
    speaker average
    78.9

  • THR the rise of ‘Publish or Perish’ culture.

    LO speeches
    28
    speaker average
    78.4

  • THO the use of VAR in football in its current form

    LO speeches
    28
    speaker average
    78.3

  • During times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy

    LO speeches
    50
    speaker average
    78.0

  • THBT parents should primarily use reward power rather than legitimate power when trying to modify behaviour

    LO speeches
    22
    speaker average
    77.7

  • THO close collaboration between government intelligence agencies and social media companies in liberal democracies

    LO speeches
    30
    speaker average
    77.6

  • This House Opposes the popularization of therapy speak

    LO speeches
    83
    speaker average
    77.6

LO by motion topic

Speaker average from this speech on each kind of motion.

TopicSpeechesSpeaker average
Comedy & Novelty21177.9
History23477.5
Philosophy20477.4
Health & Medicine60377.4
Religion96277.3
Arts & Culture82477.3
Social & Identity5,57177.3
International Relations2,40677.3
Fiction18477.3
Video Games24077.2
Media1,03577.1
Environment50177.1

Who gives it best

Highest speaker average from the LO speech, among debaters with 4 or more scored.

DebaterSpeechesSpeaker average
🇺🇸Tejas S.484.3
🇵🇭Ignacio V.683.0
🇦🇺Stuart D.583.0
🇦🇺Ellie S.782.9
🇭🇷Tin P.3182.8
🇺🇸Madeleine W.482.8
🇬🇧Max R.1482.7
🇷🇸Milos M.682.7
🇵🇭David A.1082.4
🇺🇸David E.582.4