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Southampton Open 2023
2023-06-01 · England · BP
Motions from this series
Southampton Open 2023 (2023)6 motions
- Round 1THW hold online platforms liable for third-party content displayed on their websites
- Round 2THR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community
- Round 3THR the rise in the prominence of Geoeconomics in Western foreign policy
- Round 4THS the European Union imposing further measures to control refugee and asylum seeker inflow into the European Union (i.e., directing refugees to specific ports of entry, mandating yearly asylum seeker quotas, giving more powers to an EU border security agency, etc.)
- Pro Am FinalsTHBT the use of non-human animals in scientific experimentation is inherently immoral
- Silver FinalsTHO the narrative that the world ultimately behaves in ways describable through reason
Southampton Open 2022 (2022)6 motions
- Round 1TH, as the state of Florida, would attempt to kill all the meth gators
- Round 2THO the shift in non-STEM academia and higher education teaching to focus on quantitative research as opposed to qualitative research
- Round 3THR the prevalence of 'choice feminism'
- Round 4 (Closed)THP localised attempts at post conflict justice (e.g. prosecutions, truth and reconciliation commissions, etc.) over international attempts
- Open FinalTHS the concept of an art canon
- Pro-Am FinalTHW legalise consensual cannibalism
What gets set here
Law & Crime25%
Social & Identity25%
International Relations17%
Philosophy8%
Comedy & Novelty8%
Education8%
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20% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 77.8.
Last edition: 8 of 37 teams broke.
- 20229 pts · 79.2 speaks5/28
- 202312 pts · 76.3 speaks8/37
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Gold break4 teams
- Pro Am break8 teams
- Silver break8 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Shaurya C. | DPM | THR the rise in the prominence of Geoeconomics in Western foreign policy | 86 |
| 🇬🇧 Shaurya C. | MO | THR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Elena R. | DPM | THR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community | 83 |
| Stuart J. | DLO | THR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Arthur C. | PM | THR the rise in the prominence of Geoeconomics in Western foreign policy | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Stefan M. | MG | THS the European Union imposing further measures to control refugee and asylum seeker inflow into the European Union (i.e., directing refugees to specific ports of entry, mandating yearly asylum seeker quotas, giving more powers to an EU border security agency, etc.) | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Shaurya C. | MG | THS the European Union imposing further measures to control refugee and asylum seeker inflow into the European Union (i.e., directing refugees to specific ports of entry, mandating yearly asylum seeker quotas, giving more powers to an EU border security agency, etc.) | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Elena R. | DLO | THR the rise in the prominence of Geoeconomics in Western foreign policy | 82 |
| 🇬🇧 Hamza N. | DLO | THS the European Union imposing further measures to control refugee and asylum seeker inflow into the European Union (i.e., directing refugees to specific ports of entry, mandating yearly asylum seeker quotas, giving more powers to an EU border security agency, etc.) | 82 |
| 🇬🇧 Kamila K. | GW | THR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community | 82 |
| Rayne A. | GW | THR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community | 82 |
| 🇬🇧 Arthur C. | OW | THR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community | 82 |
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