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Oldham Cup 2024

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

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Thu 11 Apr 2024

From 1 tab, newest Oldham Cup 2024.

How many points did it take?

Results for 2024 are not in yet.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 9 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Oldham Cup 20249 motions
  1. Round 0This House would require all world maps to be drawn using equal-area projectionsPractise this motion
  2. Round 1TH, as a vegan advocacy group, would focus advocacy on the environmental impacts of eating meat rather than on animal suffering.Practise this motion
  3. Round 2THS the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used in the criminal justice system.Practise this motion
  4. Round 3THS the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used in the criminal justice system.Practise this motion
  5. Round 4THBT developing countries should adopt English as the primary language of instruction in schoolsPractise this motion
  6. Round 5THBT governments should be able to access all encrypted user communications and data on tech platforms (e.g., Google, Apple, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.)Practise this motion
  7. Round 6In authoritarian countries, THBT opposition movements should work within the system to reform the regime (e.g., lobbying, vote-trading, introducing court challenges), as opposed to working towards regime change (e.g., publicly criticising the government, engaging in mass protests, military coups).Practise this motion
  8. Round 7THP a world where 'black and white' children's media is predominant, over a world where 'grey' children's media is predominant.Practise this motion
  9. Round 8THO the aggressive adoption of free market policies in developing countries (e.g., removal of import tariffs, removal of protectionist policies for local industries, incentives for foreign companies to enter the country).Practise this motion

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
70.7
where most speakers land
69.4 to 72.0

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker73.3
  • 10th speaker72.3
  • 20th speaker72.0

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.