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Seattle IV 2023

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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Thu 1 Jun 2023

From 1 tab, newest Seattle IV 2023.

How many points did it take?

10points were safe
in 2023

The last team in averaged 76.8 speaks in 2023.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 10 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

16of 65 teams made the open break
in 2023

Field strength: Below Average in 2023, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Who has set the motions?

  • Grace S.
  • 馃嚭馃嚫 Isabel B.

Chief adjudicators in 2023, the newest tab that lists them.

Every panel

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Seattle IV 202310 motions
  1. Round 1https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gs9kaYb-RllHjpWqaoKtmOSjuVwbyAGg43JFfpavmLU/edit?usp=sharingPractise this motion
  2. Round 2https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gzTTMr3Yp07T_vJpd34e826Ukd6vi48gaCBxuRr7SGA/edit?usp=sharingPractise this motion
  3. Round 3https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fg7EyHL5ORmuSF3zjMmaAHgSGnTVcbLqFs9DEO9aJ9E/edit?usp=sharingPractise this motion
  4. Round 4https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9nQUSZPxf4FfutZ9XTPWecYT7-N7DqxGO0iF8FwS_w/edit?usp=sharingPractise this motion
  5. Round 5https://docs.google.com/document/d/186O1aBcx5qGj9ZAkO43QDfk3zgM6DKRsIGRfW8pbNVo/edit?usp=sharingPractise this motion
  6. Novice Semifinalshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1A3ch6beFiPmzcFEh7XhzqSOy6mtqUm5ZusvTnl-mn-U/edit?usp=sharingPractise this motion
  7. Open Quartershttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1-RK3jR8t20HfYPoD5DK0gTuTNoX9QYfiDveZSzpdNhE/edit?usp=sharingPractise this motion
  8. Novice Finalshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1rD5rypz9ANlcBnojgSj0ODKQ2CTVPzh1oUcAAGirGfc/edit?usp=sharingPractise this motion
  9. Open Semishttps://docs.google.com/document/d/191uvRC_RvKONUcFGXL5hv_N7ymDOr_lf0eiVs5PWZpk/edit?usp=sharingPractise this motion
  10. Open Finalshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/14pZ-hpEZYk_XoagXp9HntLWE4CN2_Ydiw_y9d4pFFx4/edit?usp=sharingPractise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

Every break in 2023

  • Open break16 teams
  • Novice break11 teams

Who sets the motions

Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.

  • 2023Grace S., 馃嚭馃嚫 Isabel B.

How speakers score here

Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.

average speaker score, 1 edition
75.4
where most speakers land
73.7 to 77.2
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.7

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.7
  • 10th speaker77.7
  • 20th speaker77.3

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Macau Debate Open 202675.6
  • Tilburg Open 202675.3

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
馃嚭馃嚫 Johnny N.COOWhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9nQUSZPxf4FfutZ9XTPWecYT7-N7DqxGO0iF8FwS_w/edit?usp=sharing84
Brian S.OGDPMhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/186O1aBcx5qGj9ZAkO43QDfk3zgM6DKRsIGRfW8pbNVo/edit?usp=sharing84
馃嚭馃嚫 Alice S.COMOhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9nQUSZPxf4FfutZ9XTPWecYT7-N7DqxGO0iF8FwS_w/edit?usp=sharing84
馃嚭馃嚫 Sophie B.OOLOhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9nQUSZPxf4FfutZ9XTPWecYT7-N7DqxGO0iF8FwS_w/edit?usp=sharing83
馃嚭馃嚫 Dilys W.CGMGhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fg7EyHL5ORmuSF3zjMmaAHgSGnTVcbLqFs9DEO9aJ9E/edit?usp=sharing83
馃嚭馃嚫 Daelyn A.OODLOhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/186O1aBcx5qGj9ZAkO43QDfk3zgM6DKRsIGRfW8pbNVo/edit?usp=sharing83
Trinity D.OGPMhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/186O1aBcx5qGj9ZAkO43QDfk3zgM6DKRsIGRfW8pbNVo/edit?usp=sharing82
馃嚭馃嚫 Sophie B.OGPMhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fg7EyHL5ORmuSF3zjMmaAHgSGnTVcbLqFs9DEO9aJ9E/edit?usp=sharing82
馃嚭馃嚫 Akshal J.CGGWhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fg7EyHL5ORmuSF3zjMmaAHgSGnTVcbLqFs9DEO9aJ9E/edit?usp=sharing82
馃嚭馃嚫 Maggie P.OODLOhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1gs9kaYb-RllHjpWqaoKtmOSjuVwbyAGg43JFfpavmLU/edit?usp=sharing82
馃嚭馃嚫 Kitana H.OOLOhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1gs9kaYb-RllHjpWqaoKtmOSjuVwbyAGg43JFfpavmLU/edit?usp=sharing82
馃嚭馃嚫 Jillian R.OODLOhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9nQUSZPxf4FfutZ9XTPWecYT7-N7DqxGO0iF8FwS_w/edit?usp=sharing82