Vienna IV 2023

2023-06-01 · Austria · BP

The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

89 teams (This edition)

Motions

Vienna IV 2023 (2023)11 motions

Round 1THO the perception that psychoanalysis is a science
Round 2THBT media should be allowed unrestricted access to war zones
Round 3THBT it is in the interest of Vienna to be the "Capital of Spies"
Round 4THS laws setting maximum markup for a product to be 30%.
Round 5THW impose volunteer duty
QuarterfinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the EU to reinstate all EU import taxes on Ukrainian farm exports
ESL SemifinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the EU to reinstate all EU import taxes on Ukrainian farm exports
Novice FinalTHP a world where Match.AI is widely used
SemifinalsGiven the existence of an Artificial General Intelligence, THP that it would be based on virtue ethics and not utilitarian framework.
ESL FinalGiven the existence of an Artificial General Intelligence, THP that it would be based on virtue ethics and not utilitarian framework.
Grand FinalTHBT that human nature is incompatible with communism.

What gets set here

Philosophy27%

International Relations27%

Politics18%

Media9%

Economics9%

Technology9%

Practice Philosophy motions ›Read: Weighing arguments ›

You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

Philosophy · 27% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
International Relations · 27% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Media · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Technology · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Weighing arguments"Foundations for Philosophy motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for International Relations motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Philosophy motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THO the perception that psychoanalysis is a scienceMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Philosophy motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: International RelationsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

18% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.9.

Last edition: 16 of 89 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

Open break16 teams
ESL break18 teams
Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

75.9 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.8 and 79.0.

This is 0.0 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.0

Top-10 pace 80.8

Top-20 pace 79.6

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2026 (75.0)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
🇧🇬 Nikolay A.	DPM	THBT media should be allowed unrestricted access to war zones	85
Omer B.	GW	THS laws setting maximum markup for a product to be 30%.	85
Yuval K.	MG	THS laws setting maximum markup for a product to be 30%.	85
🇮🇪 Lucy M.	DLO	THW impose volunteer duty	85
🇨🇦 Naomi P.	LO	THS laws setting maximum markup for a product to be 30%.	85
Andrei O.	OW	THO the perception that psychoanalysis is a science	85
🇧🇬 Rumen M.	PM	THBT media should be allowed unrestricted access to war zones	85
Miriam K.	DLO	THBT media should be allowed unrestricted access to war zones	85
🇧🇬 Maria M.	OW	THBT it is in the interest of Vienna to be the "Capital of Spies"	84
🇧🇬 Rumen M.	PM	THS laws setting maximum markup for a product to be 30%.	84
🇧🇬 Nikolay A.	DPM	THS laws setting maximum markup for a product to be 30%.	84
Laura D.	MO	THO the perception that psychoanalysis is a science	84

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