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LSE Open 2023
2023-02-24 · BP
Motions from this series
LSE Open 2023 (2023)9 motionsCA: Klaudia M., 🇮🇪 Jack S., 🇬🇭 Erasmus S., 🇷🇸 Janko D.
- Round 1TH Opposes the FIFA "non-interference" rule
- Round 2In countries with constitutional courts, TH Would replace the bill of rights with a free-standing right to justice
- Round 3TH Supports the continued increase of windfall taxes on energy companies who made high profits within the period of high energy prices
- Round 4TH Prefers a world where Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party won the 2019 British General Election
- Round 5Assuming feasibility, TH Would give all animals human levels of cognition and powers of speech
- Partial Semi-FinalsTH, as Job, Would keep the Faith
- SemifinalsTH, as France, Would withdraw from its former colonies in Africa
- Pro-Am FinalTH Prefers a world where all children are randomly reassigned to a new parent at birth
- Grand FinalTH, as Hamlet, Would kill Claudius.
LSE Open 2022 (2022)11 motionsCA: 🇷🇸 Milos M., 🇦🇺 Jessica M., Harish N., Mubarrat W.
- Round 1This House opposes left wing media (e.g. The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight) using mockery to cover the right
- Round 2This House believes that declining cities should be allowed to impose an "exit tax" on leaving businesses
- Round 3THBT Bruce should become a masked vigilante
- Round 4 (Closed)This House believes that the West should introduce a complete ban on the purchase of Russian oil and natural gas
- Round 5 (Closed)This House would ban the advertising of consumer goods and services
- QuarterfinalsTHO organised religion
- SemifinalsThis House would rather be a part of the "27 Club" than live an average anonymous life
- Grand FinalThis House believes that the International Criminal Court should prosecute US presidents for war crimes (including but not limited to: Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama)
- ESL SemifinalsTHO organised religion
- ESL FinalsThis House opposes the human desire to leave behind a legacy
- Novice FinalsTHBT the rise of online video streaming websites (e.g. Netflix, HBO Max, Disney + etc.) has done more harm than good
LSE Open 2021 (2021)9 motions
- Round 1THR modern medicine's prioritisation of longevity over quality of life (e.g. extending lifespan vs. palliative care)
- Round 2THP a world where, after COVID-19 is no longer a threat to public health and safety, remote work remains the norm
- Round 4THO 'political consumerism'
- Round 5THS the rise of private cities in the developing world
- QuarterfinalsTHW require no-fee brokerages (e.g. Robinhood) to introduce a minimum asset threshold for all investors
- ESL SemifinalsTHW require no-fee brokerages (e.g. Robinhood) to introduce a minimum asset threshold for all investors
- SemifinalsTHBT the election of Joe Biden is in the interests of Israel
- ESL FinalTHBT the election of Joe Biden is in the interests of Israel
- Grand FinalTHBT the LGBTQ+ movement should emphasise family values as a part of their activism, rather than adopt the view that family values do not matter
What gets set here
Economics21%
International Relations17%
Social & Identity14%
Religion10%
Politics7%
Media7%
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Practice Economics motions ›Read: Generating arguments ›Breaking here
18% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 80.5.
Last edition: 12 of 70 teams broke.
- 202111 pts · 81.5 speaks16/95
- 202211 pts · 79.1 speaks17/90
- 202311 pts · 80.9 speaks12/70
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break12 teams
- Pro-Am break6 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Mark R. | DLO | In countries with constitutional courts, TH Would replace the bill of rights with a free-standing right to justice | 86 |
| 🇭🇷 Robert R. | MO | Assuming feasibility, TH Would give all animals human levels of cognition and powers of speech | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Matt C. | PM | TH Supports the continued increase of windfall taxes on energy companies who made high profits within the period of high energy prices | 85 |
| 🇭🇷 Paula D. | OW | Assuming feasibility, TH Would give all animals human levels of cognition and powers of speech | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Taha I. | PM | TH Prefers a world where Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party won the 2019 British General Election | 85 |
| 🇨🇦 Naomi P. | PM | TH Supports the continued increase of windfall taxes on energy companies who made high profits within the period of high energy prices | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Aidan W. | LO | In countries with constitutional courts, TH Would replace the bill of rights with a free-standing right to justice | 85 |
| 🇨🇦 Naomi P. | MG | TH Prefers a world where Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party won the 2019 British General Election | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Ahmed S. | OW | TH Opposes the FIFA "non-interference" rule | 84 |
| Debi O. | MO | TH Prefers a world where Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party won the 2019 British General Election | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Hamza C. | GW | TH Supports the continued increase of windfall taxes on energy companies who made high profits within the period of high energy prices | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Hamza C. | DLO | In countries with constitutional courts, TH Would replace the bill of rights with a free-standing right to justice | 84 |
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