Sat 23 Nov 2024
From 4 tabs, newest Durham IV 2024.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2024
In the middle figureOlder, not counted
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 10 (10, 10, 10, newest first). The last team in averaged 78.9 speaks in 2024.
What will they set?
Out of 36 past motions with a topic, from 4 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
9of 45 teams made the open break
in 2024
Field strength: Above Average in 2024, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Who has set the motions?
- 馃嚠馃嚜 Dylan M.
- 馃嚘馃嚬 Paula B.
- Dominic F.
- 馃嚞馃嚙 Ellie M.
Chief adjudicators in 2024, the newest tab that lists them.
Past motions
4 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Durham IV 20248 motions
- Round 1This House Would Legalise GraffitiPractise this motion
- Round 2In places with high levels of crime against women, This House Supports Vigilante FeminismPractise this motion
- Round 3This House Prefers a World where Wealth is Seen as ShamefulPractise this motion
- Round 4This House Regrets the Romanticisation of PregnancyPractise this motion
- Round 5This House Believes That it is in the interests of the Chinese population to fully remove all restrictions on immigrationPractise this motion
- Novice FinalThis House Would Leave CarthagePractise this motion
- SemifinalsAssuming feasibility, This House as California would Secede from the United StatesPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House Would Not Wear the PoppyPractise this motion
Durham IV 20238 motions
- Round 1THP a world with a dominant norm of spiritual fluidityPractise this motion
- Round 2THW ban saviour siblingsPractise this motion
- Round 3THS policies of debt monetisation in times of significant crisis and economic downturn (eg the Covid-19 pandemic, wars)Practise this motion
- Round 4THBT the Scottish government should prioritise teaching Gaelic in schools over modern langauges (eg French, Mandarin, German)Practise this motion
- Round 5THBT the institutionalization of art has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTH predicts that the proportion of people in the UK identifying as religious will be greater in 2060 than it is todayPractise this motion
- ProAm FinalTHP a decriminalised to legalised model of prostitutionPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHP a world where children are raised communallyPractise this motion
Durham IV 202110 motions
- Round 1THBT historically oppressed communities should heavily prioritise teaching values of individualism to their childrenPractise this motion
- Round 2THW build social housing in high wealth areasPractise this motion
- Round 3THS the increased academisation of educationPractise this motion
- Round 4THR the cancellation of the European Super LeaguePractise this motion
- Round 5THW heavily tax corporations which automate their workforcePractise this motion
- Partial QuarterfinalsIn post-colonial states, THBT education (e.g. history curricula) should graphically and exclusively focus on the negative impact of colonialismPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHO 'stock market populism'Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW remove the chipPractise this motion
- Pro-am FinalsTHP a world in which people believe in the Epicurean model of happinessPractise this motion
- ESL FinalsTHP a world where this machine existsPractise this motion
Durham IV 202010 motions
- Round 1This House prefers a world where people are told to aspire towards self-acceptance rather than self-improvementPractise this motion
- Round 2TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax)Practise this motion
- Round 3Assuming he wins, THBT President Biden should repair relations to ChinaPractise this motion
- Round 4THW outsource UN Peacekeeping Missions to Private Military CorporationsPractise this motion
- Round 5TH, as new immigrants, Would prioritise the preservation of their traditional culture in the household over assimilating to the new culturePractise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTHBT France should abandon its policy of LaicitePractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHW encourage the loud reclamation of provocative and vulgar language in pop culture (e.g. Cardi B's WAP, Eminem's Insane)Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHR the increasing usage of memes and political satire in political commentaryPractise this motion
- Pro-Am SemifinalsTHBT Muslim majority countries should boycott ChinaPractise this motion
- Pro-Am FinalsAssuming feasibility, THP a world without clothingPractise 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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 78.9 | 9 of 45 |
| 2023 | 10 | 78.4 | 8 of 34 |
| 2021 | 10 | 76.7 | 12 of 51 |
| 2020 | 10 | 78.2 | 16 of 57 |
Every break in 2024
- Open break9 teams
- Novice break4 teams
Who sets the motions
Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.
- 2024馃嚠馃嚜 Dylan M., 馃嚘馃嚬 Paula B., Dominic F., 馃嚞馃嚙 Ellie M.
- 2023馃嚞馃嚙 Adam M., 馃嚞馃嚙 Alyssa M.
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 4 editions
- 75.6
- where most speakers land
- 72.8 to 78.4
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.9
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.8
- 10th speaker79.2
- 20th speaker77.8
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 4 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Vivaatam Pre-ABP 202675.0
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Adam M. | COMO | This House Believes That it is in the interests of the Chinese population to fully remove all restrictions on immigration | 86 |
| Taylor C. | COOW | In places with high levels of crime against women, This House Supports Vigilante Feminism | 85 |
| Joshua S. | COMO | This House Regrets the Romanticisation of Pregnancy | 85 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Wurdaan K. | CGMG | This House Would Legalise Graffiti | 85 |
| Nora F. | OGPM | This House Regrets the Romanticisation of Pregnancy | 84 |
| Freya Q. | OGDPM | This House Believes That it is in the interests of the Chinese population to fully remove all restrictions on immigration | 84 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Adam M. | OGDPM | This House Regrets the Romanticisation of Pregnancy | 84 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Eli F. | CGGW | This House Would Legalise Graffiti | 84 |
| Nora F. | COOW | This House Believes That it is in the interests of the Chinese population to fully remove all restrictions on immigration | 84 |
| David A. | COMO | In places with high levels of crime against women, This House Supports Vigilante Feminism | 84 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Eli F. | COOW | This House Regrets the Romanticisation of Pregnancy | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Adam M. | CGMG | In places with high levels of crime against women, This House Supports Vigilante Feminism | 83 |