Sat 4 Apr 2026
From 2 tabs, newest Middlebury IV 2026.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2026
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 10 (10, 10, newest first). The last team in averaged 76.8 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity36%
- International Relations3 of 14
- Law & Crime1 of 14
- Economics1 of 14
Out of 14 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
4of 16 teams broke
in 2026
Field strength: Below Average in 2026, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Middlebury IV 20266 motions
- Round 1In public discourse, this house prefers a norm of presuming good faith to one of withholding judgment about others’ intentions absent evidence.Practise this motion
- Round 2This house opposes the doctrine of male captus, bene detentus.Practise this motion
- Round 3This house supports long-term couples significantly increasing their use of hall passes.Practise this motion
- Round 4This house believes that China should substantially increase rather than decrease its efforts to internationalize the renminbi.Practise this motion
- Round 5This house predicts that average global life satisfaction in 2050 will be higher rather than lower than it is today.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalThis house regrets the Cuban Revolution of 1953–1959.Practise this motion
Middlebury IV 20248 motions
- Round 1TH as a first-generation minority immigrant, W raise their kid in an ethnic enclavePractise this motion
- Round 2TH, as a humanitarian aid organization, would not operate in highly unstable conflict zonesPractise this motion
- Round 3This House believes that new democracies should embrace the politics of forgetting rather than the politics of confrontingPractise this motion
- Round 4THR the glorification of loyalty in relationshipsPractise this motion
- Round 5THR the dominance of positivism in social science researchPractise this motion
- Novice FinalTHBT South Korea should develop nuclear weaponsPractise this motion
- SemifinalsFrom behind the veil of ignorance, THW choose to be born in MasqueradePractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW, as NATO, push Ukraine to accept a peace deal with Russia, which ends the war at the cost of losing territory currently de facto under Russian control (eg. Crimea, large parts of Donetsk, and Lugansk)Practise 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) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 76.8 | 4 of 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 77.0 | 8 of 28 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 75.1
- where most speakers land
- 72.7 to 77.5
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.3
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.0
- 10th speaker78.0
- 20th speaker76.0
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Macau Debate Open 202675.6
- Tilburg Open 202675.3
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇬 Lit W. | OGPM | This house supports long-term couples significantly increasing their use of hall passes. | 83 |
| 🇸🇬 Justin T. | CGMG | This house predicts that average global life satisfaction in 2050 will be higher rather than lower than it is today. | 82 |
| 🇸🇬 Lit W. | CGGW | This house predicts that average global life satisfaction in 2050 will be higher rather than lower than it is today. | 82 |
| 🇸🇬 Justin T. | OGDPM | This house supports long-term couples significantly increasing their use of hall passes. | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Nirvan B. | CGMG | This house supports long-term couples significantly increasing their use of hall passes. | 81 |
| 🇸🇬 Lit W. | OOLO | This house believes that China should substantially increase rather than decrease its efforts to internationalize the renminbi. | 81 |
| 🇸🇬 Lit W. | OOLO | This house opposes the doctrine of male captus, bene detentus. | 81 |
| 🇸🇬 Justin T. | OODLO | This house opposes the doctrine of male captus, bene detentus. | 81 |
| 🇨🇦 Nirvan B. | OGDPM | This house opposes the doctrine of male captus, bene detentus. | 80 |
| 🇺🇸 Toby P. | COMO | This house opposes the doctrine of male captus, bene detentus. | 80 |
| 🇨🇦 Ricky Z. | OGPM | This house opposes the doctrine of male captus, bene detentus. | 79 |
| 🇸🇬 Justin T. | COMO | In public discourse, this house prefers a norm of presuming good faith to one of withholding judgment about others’ intentions absent evidence. | 79 |