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ANU Spring 2023

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

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Fri 17 Nov 2023

From 2 tabs, newest ANU Spring 2023.

How many points did it take?

11points were safe
in 2023

Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 11 (11, 11, newest first). The last team in averaged 79.7 speaks in 2023.

Every year

What will they set?

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

Practise Education motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 45 teams made the open break
in 2023

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

Past motions

2 editions with motions on record, newest first.

ANU Spring 20239 motions
  1. Round 1aTHS a significant increase in the prevalence of bilingual education systemsPractise this motion
  2. Round 1bTBHT education systems should heavily prioritise the teaching of local literature over the global canonPractise this motion
  3. Round 2TH, as a wealthy art collector, would choose to invest in red-chip art over blue chip art.Practise this motion
  4. Round 3TH, as a world-class female football (played with a round ball) manager working in women’s football, would publicly declare that you would never take a job in the men’s gamePractise this motion
  5. Round 4TH, as Vietnam, would significantly prioritize relations with the West over ChinaPractise this motion
  6. Round 5THW livestream criminal trialsPractise this motion
  7. SemifinalsTHP regionally/nationally focused news outlets (e.g. The Sydney Morning Herald, Aaj Tak, NDTV India) to international news outlets (e.g. The New York Times, The Guardian)Practise this motion
  8. Grand FinalTHP a world where the US had aggressively pushed for total global nuclear disarmament at the end of the Cold WarPractise this motion
  9. Novice FinalsIn ethnically diverse countries, THW require all neighbourhoods to represent the ethnic makeup of that countryPractise this motion
ANU Spring 202111 motions
  1. Round 1AThis house believes that large companies should be made financially responsible for the pollution caused by sabotage by environmental activists (for example, clean up costs from the sabotage of oil pipelines)Practise this motion
  2. Round 1BThis house supports the manufacture of cheap, generic versions of medications and vaccines, in violation of western patents.Practise this motion
  3. Round 2This house prefers the holistic education model to systems of student choice.Practise this motion
  4. Round 3This house believes prominent male feminists should actively encourage cis-straight men to participate in drag culture.Practise this motion
  5. Round 4This house, as China, would abandon Wolf-Warrior diplomacy.Practise this motion
  6. Round 5This house supports norms and institutions which give significant political power to opposition parties (for example, a norm of bipartisan coalitions, appointment to powerful roles in the Executive)Practise this motion
  7. QuarterfinalsThis house would impose B-Corporation requirements into the governing constitutions of all large companies.Practise this motion
  8. SemifinalsThis house opposes the ascension of Naftali Bennet to the Israeli premiership.Practise this motion
  9. ESL Grand FinalThis house believes that journalists who support a Palestinian state should deprioritise Hamas' role in the escalation of the conflict.Practise this motion
  10. Novice GFThis house believes that religious leaders should abandon the use of the narrative of "test of God" in religious preachings.Practise this motion
  11. Grand FinalThis house supports the use of ‘right to privacy’ arguments to advance social causes (for example, the decriminalisation of abortion and homosexuality).Practise this motion

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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)Open break
20231179.78 of 45
20211179.716 of 85

Every break in 2023

  • Open break8 teams
  • Novice break4 teams

How speakers score here

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

average speaker score, 2 editions
77.8
where most speakers land
75.2 to 80.3
average at tournaments of similar strength
76.8

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker84.0
  • 10th speaker81.4
  • 20th speaker80.2

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9
  • LSE Open 202178.3

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇧 Mark R.COOWTHW livestream criminal trials84
🇦🇺 Kat C.CGGWTH, as a world-class female football (played with a round ball) manager working in women’s football, would publicly declare that you would never take a job in the men’s game83
🇦🇺 Jordyn G.COMOTBHT education systems should heavily prioritise the teaching of local literature over the global canon83
🇦🇺 Sierra T.OOLOTH, as a world-class female football (played with a round ball) manager working in women’s football, would publicly declare that you would never take a job in the men’s game83
🇺🇸 Xiao-Ke L.COOWTH, as a world-class female football (played with a round ball) manager working in women’s football, would publicly declare that you would never take a job in the men’s game83
🇦🇺 Udai K.CGMGTH, as a world-class female football (played with a round ball) manager working in women’s football, would publicly declare that you would never take a job in the men’s game83
🇦🇺 Matthew T.OOLOTH, as a world-class female football (played with a round ball) manager working in women’s football, would publicly declare that you would never take a job in the men’s game83
🇦🇺 Nicola B.CGGWTH, as a wealthy art collector, would choose to invest in red-chip art over blue chip art.83
🇺🇸 Xiao-Ke L.CGGWTHS a significant increase in the prevalence of bilingual education systems83
🇦🇺 Rose H.OODLOTH, as a world-class female football (played with a round ball) manager working in women’s football, would publicly declare that you would never take a job in the men’s game83
🇦🇺 Jordyn G.CGMGTH, as a wealthy art collector, would choose to invest in red-chip art over blue chip art.83
🇬🇧 Muhammad Z.OGPMTBHT education systems should heavily prioritise the teaching of local literature over the global canon82