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RPDA Pre-PAUDC 2023

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

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2023

From 2 tabs, newest RPDA Pre-PAUDC 2023.

How many points did it take?

15points were safe
in 2023

Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 15 (15, 15, newest first). The last team in averaged 78.5 speaks in 2023.

What will they set?

Out of 16 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.

How many teams, and how many break?

19of 120 teams broke
in 2023

Field strength: Average in 2023, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Past motions

2 editions with motions on record, newest first.

RPDA Pre-PAUDC 20238 motions
  1. Round 1THS the rise of Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT athletes should not be sanctioned for their political expression on and off the field of playPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THP a world where hyphenated faith is the dominant normPractise this motion
  4. Round 4TH Predicts the unification of African states in a 100 years.Practise this motion
  5. Round 5THS the dollarization of the Argentinian economy.Practise this motion
  6. QuarterfinalsTHR the portrayal of military scientific advancement in mainstream media and movies as an achievement in human progression. (E.g celebration of the creation of the nuclear bomb in Oppenheimer, Alfred Novel’s creation of dynamite)Practise this motion
  7. SemifinalsTHR the decision of ECOWAS to not invade Niger.Practise this motion
  8. Grand FinalThis house believes that the moral agency of humans should not supersede that of animals and the environment.Practise this motion
RPDA Pre-PAUDC 20228 motions
  1. Round 1THS the use of artistic license in biopics about minority groups.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2THP a world where Vtubing is the dominant norm of streaming THP: This house prefersPractise this motion
  3. Round 3TH as the British Monarchy will live their lives in full transparency of the publicPractise this motion
  4. Round 4THBT Trade Liberalization Hurts SME'sPractise this motion
  5. Round 5Assuming it did not result in their statelessness, THW establish a market for individuals to trade and/or gain citizenships.Practise this motion
  6. QuarterfinalsTHW implement gender-neutral language in curriculums of Primary and Secondary level of education.Practise this motion
  7. SemifinalsTHR the rise of Prime Time political satire (e.g. The Daily Show, Mock the Week, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)Practise this motion
  8. Grand FinalTHBT political apathy in Africa is an assault on the furtherance of Democracy in AfricaPractise 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
20231578.519 of 120
20221578.816 of 132

How speakers score here

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

average speaker score, 2 editions
76.4
where most speakers land
73.8 to 79.0
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.8

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker81.0
  • 10th speaker79.2
  • 20th speaker78.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Tilburg Open 202675.3
  • Munich Open 202673.6

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Adeyemi S.CGMGTHS the rise of Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships.85
Mohammed H.CGGWTHS the rise of Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships.85
Esther O.COOWTHS the dollarization of the Argentinian economy.83
Muhammadbaqir A.OGDPMTH Predicts the unification of African states in a 100 years.83
Muhammadbaqir A.COMOTHS the dollarization of the Argentinian economy.83
Mohammed H.CGGWTHBT athletes should not be sanctioned for their political expression on and off the field of play82
Mohammed H.COOWTHS the dollarization of the Argentinian economy.82
Realeboga M.CGGWTHS the dollarization of the Argentinian economy.82
Sodiq A.CGGWTHP a world where hyphenated faith is the dominant norm82
Alex O.CGMGTHP a world where hyphenated faith is the dominant norm82
Dewilaa F.CGGWTHS the rise of Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships.82
Abigael E.OGPMTHP a world where hyphenated faith is the dominant norm82