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PAUDC 2022

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

2022

From 2 tabs, newest PAUDC 2022.

How many points did it take?

15points were safe
in 2022

Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 15 (15, 9, newest first). The last team in averaged 76.4 speaks in 2022.

What will they set?

Out of 20 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.

How many teams, and how many break?

25of 64 teams broke
in 2022

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

Past motions

2 editions with motions on record, newest first.

PAUDC 202213 motions
  1. Round 1THR the establishment of regional blocs in Africa e.g. COMESA, EAC, SADC, ECOWASPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THR the dominance of the narrative that love is only legitimate if it is long-term.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3THBT the rise of public intellectuals has done more harm than good.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THP a cashless worldPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THS the decision by the Government of Kenya to lift the ban on GMOs.Practise this motion
  6. Round 6THP afterlife A over Afterlife BPractise this motion
  7. Round 7THP a world with the BCSPractise this motion
  8. Round 8Without foresight, THW rather be a late bloomer than a child prodigyPractise this motion
  9. Round 9THBT globalization has failedPractise this motion
  10. Partial QuarterfinalsTHS the creation and use of municipal bonds within developing countries in Africa.Practise this motion
  11. QuarterfinalsTHW establish universal jurisdiction for biodiversity.Practise this motion
  12. SemifinalsTHS the continued existence of consumer company monopolies in Africa.Practise this motion
  13. Grand FinalTHBT that the AU should recognise the statehood of Somaliland.Practise this motion
PAUDC 20217 motions
  1. Round 1THW put lockdown directives to a referendum votePractise this motion
  2. Round 2THP teaching the sanitised history of a nation -one with narratives like "no victim, no vanquished"- to depicting the true horrors of civil strife THIS HOUSE PREFERSPractise this motion
  3. Round 3TH as nation states most threatened by climate change will take direct action against the world's worst polluting industriesPractise this motion
  4. Round 4THBT the IMF should provide termPractise this motion
  5. SemifinalsTH supports the use of mirroring in popular culture (eg. music videos, movies, art, literature, etc.)Practise this motion
  6. Grand FinalTHBT a proportional response is not obligatory in asymmetric conflictsPractise this motion
  7. Novice FinalTHS a reduction in the carbon tax for 3rd world countriesPractise 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)Teams broke
20221576.425 of 64
2021977.116 of 44

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
72.6 to 77.6
average at tournaments of similar strength
75.1

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker80.0
  • 10th speaker77.9
  • 20th speaker77.0

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Meta Open 202674.8
  • Munich Open 202673.6

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
馃嚞馃嚟 Prosper A.OGDPMTHP afterlife A over Afterlife B83
馃嚞馃嚟 Elisha A.CGGWTHP a world with the BCS82
Desmond D.OOLOTHBT the rise of public intellectuals has done more harm than good.81
馃嚦馃嚞 Ayafa T.OOLOTHP a world with the BCS81
馃嚦馃嚞 Ayafa T.OOLOTHBT the rise of public intellectuals has done more harm than good.81
Swing M.OOLOTHS the decision by the Government of Kenya to lift the ban on GMOs.81
馃嚢馃嚜 Ted I.CGGWTHP afterlife A over Afterlife B81
馃嚦馃嚞 Ayafa T.CGMGTHS the decision by the Government of Kenya to lift the ban on GMOs.81
馃嚢馃嚜 Becky A.OGDPMTHP a world with the BCS81
Wesoamo Z.CGMGTHP a world with the BCS81
Swing M.COMOTHP a world with the BCS81
馃嚞馃嚟 Elisha A.COOWTHBT globalization has failed81