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Edinburgh Cup 2022

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

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Fri 25 Feb 2022

From 1 tab, newest Edinburgh Cup 2022.

How many points did it take?

11points were safe
in 2022

The last team in averaged 79.0 speaks in 2022.

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?

8of 41 teams made the open break
in 2022

Field strength: Average in 2022, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Edinburgh Cup 20228 motions
  1. Round 1THBT the feminist movement should advocate for the abolition of marriagePractise this motion
  2. Round 2THS the creation of art which alters the events of culturally significant tragedies to have a happy ending e.g. in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood', Charles Manson's victims are saved from being murdered even though they were killed in real life.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3In cities with scarce housing availability, THW reallocate funds intended for building or subsidizing affordable housing to providing the means for those in need to relocate to different cities with lower costs of living.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4TH, as someone leaving a major organised religion, would seek to join a neopagan syncretic movement rather than abandon religion.Practise this motion
  5. Round 5Assuming it is feasible to measure rehabilitation, THW release prisoners purely based on their level of rehabilitation as opposed to having set prison sentencesPractise this motion
  6. SemifinalsTH as an African-American with admission to both a well-established historically black university (HBU) and a high-ranking ivy league university would choose to attend the historically black university.Practise this motion
  7. Grand FinalTH, as a parent, would raise their child to follow the principles of the law of attractionPractise this motion
  8. Pro Am FinalsTHS the Hikikomori policy of the Japanese GovernmentPractise 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 2022

  • Open break8 teams
  • Pro Am break6 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.

average speaker score, 1 edition
75.5
where most speakers land
72.5 to 78.5
average at tournaments of similar strength
75.0

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker81.8
  • 10th speaker78.4
  • 20th speaker77.0

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Meta Open 202674.8
  • Munich Open 202673.6

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
馃嚞馃嚙 Jason W.COOWAssuming it is feasible to measure rehabilitation, THW release prisoners purely based on their level of rehabilitation as opposed to having set prison sentences83
馃嚠馃嚜 Jack P.OODLOIn cities with scarce housing availability, THW reallocate funds intended for building or subsidizing affordable housing to providing the means for those in need to relocate to different cities with lower costs of living.83
Dylan C.OOLOIn cities with scarce housing availability, THW reallocate funds intended for building or subsidizing affordable housing to providing the means for those in need to relocate to different cities with lower costs of living.83
馃嚞馃嚙 Jason W.CGGWTH, as someone leaving a major organised religion, would seek to join a neopagan syncretic movement rather than abandon religion.83
馃嚟馃嚪 Lovro S.OGDPMIn cities with scarce housing availability, THW reallocate funds intended for building or subsidizing affordable housing to providing the means for those in need to relocate to different cities with lower costs of living.83
馃嚟馃嚪 Lovro S.COOWTHBT the feminist movement should advocate for the abolition of marriage83
馃嚠馃嚜 Daniela W.CGMGTH, as someone leaving a major organised religion, would seek to join a neopagan syncretic movement rather than abandon religion.83
馃嚠馃嚜 Aisling R.OODLOTH, as someone leaving a major organised religion, would seek to join a neopagan syncretic movement rather than abandon religion.83
馃嚠馃嚜 Jack W.CGMGIn cities with scarce housing availability, THW reallocate funds intended for building or subsidizing affordable housing to providing the means for those in need to relocate to different cities with lower costs of living.83
馃嚠馃嚜 Rob F.OODLOTH, as someone leaving a major organised religion, would seek to join a neopagan syncretic movement rather than abandon religion.82
馃嚞馃嚙 Emma C.OGPMIn cities with scarce housing availability, THW reallocate funds intended for building or subsidizing affordable housing to providing the means for those in need to relocate to different cities with lower costs of living.82
馃嚠馃嚜 Ois铆n B.OOLOTH, as someone leaving a major organised religion, would seek to join a neopagan syncretic movement rather than abandon religion.82