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Johns Hopkins Pre-WUDC 2023

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

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Fri 24 Nov 2023

From 2 tabs, newest Johns Hopkins Pre-WUDC 2023.

How many points did it take?

10points were safe
in 2023

Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 11 (10, 11, newest first). The last team in averaged 78.7 speaks in 2023.

What will they set?

Out of 21 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.

How many teams, and how many break?

16of 53 teams made the open break
in 2023

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

Who has set the motions?

  • 馃嚠馃嚜 Jack S.
  • Sher M.
  • Tan H.
  • 馃嚞馃嚙 Wajeeh M.
  • 馃嚚馃嚘 Jacob S.

Chief adjudicators in 2022, the newest tab that lists them. And 1 more.

Past motions

2 editions with motions on record, newest first.

Johns Hopkins Pre-WUDC 202310 motions
  1. Round 1THO the glorification of digital nomadismPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THO horse-race journalismPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THBT Latin American states should nationalize their hard commodities extraction industriesPractise this motion
  4. Round 4THBT feminists in Muslim-majority countries should advocate for the abolition of Sharia Courts rather than for feminist reforms within them (e.g., more female judges/qadi, feminist interpretations of the Quran)Practise this motion
  5. Round 5THO techno-optimist narrativesPractise this motion
  6. Novice FinalsTHS the normalization of being singlePractise this motion
  7. Open QuartersTHW impose domestic arts requirements on all media and streaming platformsPractise this motion
  8. ESL FinalsTHBT ASEAN should recognize the National Unity Government in MyanmarPractise this motion
  9. Open SemisTHBT ASEAN should recognize the National Unity Government in MyanmarPractise this motion
  10. Open Grand FinalsTHW ignore the SCOTUS decision by considering race, in isolation, when selecting and advocating for BIPOC applicantsPractise this motion
Johns Hopkins Open 202211 motions
  1. Round 1THBT you should inform the beings of the simulation that they live in a simulationPractise this motion
  2. Round 2TH, as China, would condemn Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3TH, as Mike Pence in 2020, would go along with the Trump coup attempt.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THW create a social credit program for corporationsPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THBT the final say in the medical treatment of minors should belong to medical professionals instead of parents.Practise this motion
  6. QuarterfinalsTHW impose a heavily progressive tax on university endowmentsPractise this motion
  7. ESL SemifinalsTHS a draft for policingPractise this motion
  8. SemifinalsTHW press the buttonPractise this motion
  9. Novice FinalTHR the social narrative that forgiveness is a virtuePractise this motion
  10. ESL FinalTH, as Gill Bates, would fund and support clandestine operations aimed at disrupting or destroying all attempts to develop superintelligent AI.Practise this motion
  11. Grand FinalTH, as Al Qaeda, regrets 9/11.Practise 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)Open break
20231078.716 of 53
20221179.316 of 95

Every break in 2023

  • Open break16 teams
  • ESL break4 teams
  • Novice break7 teams

Who sets the motions

Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.

  • 2022馃嚠馃嚜 Jack S., Sher M., Tan H., 馃嚞馃嚙 Wajeeh M., 馃嚚馃嚘 Jacob S., Ashish K.

How speakers score here

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

average speaker score, 2 editions
77.0
where most speakers land
74.8 to 79.3
average at tournaments of similar strength
76.5

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker84.2
  • 10th speaker81.0
  • 20th speaker79.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • GME Pra-KDMI 202576.0
  • Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Sonam W.COMOTHO the glorification of digital nomadism89
Khanh N.COOWTHO the glorification of digital nomadism88
Wajeeh M.OGDPMTHO techno-optimist narratives85
馃嚭馃嚫 Omesh D.OGDPMTHO the glorification of digital nomadism83
Sonam W.CGMGTHO horse-race journalism83
Speaker S.COMOTHBT Latin American states should nationalize their hard commodities extraction industries83
Sonam W.CGMGTHO techno-optimist narratives83
Sonam W.OGDPMTHBT feminists in Muslim-majority countries should advocate for the abolition of Sharia Courts rather than for feminist reforms within them (e.g., more female judges/qadi, feminist interpretations of the Quran)83
馃嚭馃嚫 Jenna H.CGGWTHO the glorification of digital nomadism83
馃嚞馃嚙 Max R.COOWTHO techno-optimist narratives83
馃嚞馃嚟 Saleem S.CGMGTHO the glorification of digital nomadism83
馃嚞馃嚙 Max R.OODLOTHO the glorification of digital nomadism82