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Thistle Cup 2023

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

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Fri 16 Jun 2023

From 1 tab, newest Thistle Cup 2023.

How many points did it take?

5points were safe
in 2023

The last team in averaged 71.4 speaks in 2023.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 11 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 39 teams made the open break
in 2023

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Thistle Cup 202311 motions
  1. Round 1THBT AI art platforms should be bannedPractise this motion
  2. Round 2TH prefers religious doctrines that teach that people are inherently good to religious doctrines that teach that people are inherently sinfulPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THBT the environmental movement should strongly advocate for the prohibition of financial settlements in environmental lawsuitsPractise this motion
  4. Round 4THR the commercialisation of sportsPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THBT social movements should focus their campaigning towards local level changes as opposed to national policy changePractise this motion
  6. QuarterfinalsTHS the use of extraction rights to natural resources as a form of collateral for external debtPractise this motion
  7. SemifinalsThis House would impose a BBC-style impartiality requirement on all news platformsPractise this motion
  8. Grand FinalTHP a world where no one has more innate skill and talent in any field than other persons and that is known to be the case, as opposed to one where each person naturally has varying skills and talents and that is known to be the casePractise this motion
  9. Novice SemifinalsTHW prioritize providing students in rural areas with digital access and remote degrees from good schools over developing schools in rural areas.Practise this motion
  10. Novice FinalsTHO agency-based/gentle parentingPractise this motion
  11. Junior FinalsTHO agency-based/gentle parentingPractise 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 2023

  • Open break8 teams
  • Novice break6 teams
  • Junior break4 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
70.2
where most speakers land
69.2 to 71.3

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker73.4
  • 10th speaker71.8
  • 20th speaker71.5

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.