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Durham IV 2024

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

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.

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
  1. Round 1This House Would Legalise GraffitiPractise this motion
  2. Round 2In places with high levels of crime against women, This House Supports Vigilante FeminismPractise this motion
  3. Round 3This House Prefers a World where Wealth is Seen as ShamefulPractise this motion
  4. Round 4This House Regrets the Romanticisation of PregnancyPractise this motion
  5. Round 5This House Believes That it is in the interests of the Chinese population to fully remove all restrictions on immigrationPractise this motion
  6. Novice FinalThis House Would Leave CarthagePractise this motion
  7. SemifinalsAssuming feasibility, This House as California would Secede from the United StatesPractise this motion
  8. Grand FinalThis House Would Not Wear the PoppyPractise this motion
Durham IV 20238 motions
  1. Round 1THP a world with a dominant norm of spiritual fluidityPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THW ban saviour siblingsPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THS policies of debt monetisation in times of significant crisis and economic downturn (eg the Covid-19 pandemic, wars)Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THBT the Scottish government should prioritise teaching Gaelic in schools over modern langauges (eg French, Mandarin, German)Practise this motion
  5. Round 5THBT the institutionalization of art has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
  6. SemifinalsTH predicts that the proportion of people in the UK identifying as religious will be greater in 2060 than it is todayPractise this motion
  7. ProAm FinalTHP a decriminalised to legalised model of prostitutionPractise this motion
  8. Grand FinalTHP a world where children are raised communallyPractise this motion
Durham IV 202110 motions
  1. Round 1THBT historically oppressed communities should heavily prioritise teaching values of individualism to their childrenPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THW build social housing in high wealth areasPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THS the increased academisation of educationPractise this motion
  4. Round 4THR the cancellation of the European Super LeaguePractise this motion
  5. Round 5THW heavily tax corporations which automate their workforcePractise this motion
  6. Partial QuarterfinalsIn post-colonial states, THBT education (e.g. history curricula) should graphically and exclusively focus on the negative impact of colonialismPractise this motion
  7. SemifinalsTHO 'stock market populism'Practise this motion
  8. Grand FinalTHW remove the chipPractise this motion
  9. Pro-am FinalsTHP a world in which people believe in the Epicurean model of happinessPractise this motion
  10. ESL FinalsTHP a world where this machine existsPractise this motion
Durham IV 202010 motions
  1. Round 1This House prefers a world where people are told to aspire towards self-acceptance rather than self-improvementPractise this motion
  2. 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
  3. Round 3Assuming he wins, THBT President Biden should repair relations to ChinaPractise this motion
  4. Round 4THW outsource UN Peacekeeping Missions to Private Military CorporationsPractise this motion
  5. Round 5TH, as new immigrants, Would prioritise the preservation of their traditional culture in the household over assimilating to the new culturePractise this motion
  6. QuarterfinalsTHBT France should abandon its policy of LaicitePractise this motion
  7. 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
  8. Grand FinalTHR the increasing usage of memes and political satire in political commentaryPractise this motion
  9. Pro-Am SemifinalsTHBT Muslim majority countries should boycott ChinaPractise this motion
  10. 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.

YearSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Open break
20241078.99 of 45
20231078.48 of 34
20211076.712 of 51
20201078.216 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

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
馃嚞馃嚙 Adam M.COMOThis House Believes That it is in the interests of the Chinese population to fully remove all restrictions on immigration86
Taylor C.COOWIn places with high levels of crime against women, This House Supports Vigilante Feminism85
Joshua S.COMOThis House Regrets the Romanticisation of Pregnancy85
馃嚞馃嚙 Wurdaan K.CGMGThis House Would Legalise Graffiti85
Nora F.OGPMThis House Regrets the Romanticisation of Pregnancy84
Freya Q.OGDPMThis House Believes That it is in the interests of the Chinese population to fully remove all restrictions on immigration84
馃嚞馃嚙 Adam M.OGDPMThis House Regrets the Romanticisation of Pregnancy84
馃嚞馃嚙 Eli F.CGGWThis House Would Legalise Graffiti84
Nora F.COOWThis House Believes That it is in the interests of the Chinese population to fully remove all restrictions on immigration84
David A.COMOIn places with high levels of crime against women, This House Supports Vigilante Feminism84
馃嚞馃嚙 Eli F.COOWThis House Regrets the Romanticisation of Pregnancy83
馃嚞馃嚙 Adam M.CGMGIn places with high levels of crime against women, This House Supports Vigilante Feminism83