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Doxbridge I 2020

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

EnglandBPThe tab

2020

From 1 tab, newest Doxbridge I 2020.

How many points did it take?

9points were safe
in 2020

The last team in averaged 80.4 speaks in 2020.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 8 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

13of 80 teams made the open break
in 2020

Field strength: Premier in 2020, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Doxbridge I 20208 motions
  1. Round 1THS online piracy in developing countriesPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT environmental movements should be pro-capitalism in their policies and advocacy (e.g., appealing to corporations for green policies, advocating for individual responsibility and sustainable consumption; rather than lobbying governments for extreme regulation, protesting for divestment)Practise this motion
  3. Round 3THBT it is in the interest of Germany to support EU bondsPractise this motion
  4. Round 4THP a world with radical honestyPractise this motion
  5. Cambridge FinalTHBT it is preferable to be single, than pursuing a successful long-term monogamous relationshipPractise this motion
  6. Oxford FinalTHW allow companies to buy the rights to govern economically failing cities.Practise this motion
  7. Durham FinalTHBT parents should teach morality to their children through religious context (e.g. “it is a sin to lie”; "help thy neighbour" etc.).Practise this motion
  8. Schools FinalTHBT, when allocating resources to their children, working class families should allocate most of their resources to support the most talented child in the family.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.

Every break in 2020

  • Schools break8 teams
  • Durham break13 teams
  • Oxford break9 teams
  • Cambridge break5 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
77.1
where most speakers land
74.6 to 79.6
average at tournaments of similar strength
76.3

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker84.5
  • 10th speaker80.3
  • 20th speaker79.5

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • GME Pra-KDMI 202576.0
  • Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9