Sat 13 Apr 2024
From 1 tab, newest Middlebury IV 2024.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2024
The last team in averaged 77.0 speaks in 2024.
What will they set?
- International Relations3 of 8
- Social & Identity2 of 8
- Politics1 of 8
- Education1 of 8
Out of 8 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
Practise International Relations motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 28 teams made the open break
in 2024
Field strength: Below Average in 2024, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
Middlebury IV 20248 motions
- Round 1TH as a first-generation minority immigrant, W raise their kid in an ethnic enclavePractise this motion
- Round 2TH, as a humanitarian aid organization, would not operate in highly unstable conflict zonesPractise this motion
- Round 3This House believes that new democracies should embrace the politics of forgetting rather than the politics of confrontingPractise this motion
- Round 4THR the glorification of loyalty in relationshipsPractise this motion
- Round 5THR the dominance of positivism in social science researchPractise this motion
- Novice FinalTHBT South Korea should develop nuclear weaponsPractise this motion
- SemifinalsFrom behind the veil of ignorance, THW choose to be born in MasqueradePractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW, as NATO, push Ukraine to accept a peace deal with Russia, which ends the war at the cost of losing territory currently de facto under Russian control (eg. Crimea, large parts of Donetsk, and Lugansk)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.
Every break in 2024
- Open break8 teams
- Novice break7 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 75.8
- where most speakers land
- 73.7 to 77.9
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.5
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.6
- 10th speaker78.0
- 20th speaker76.0
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Tilburg Open 202675.3
- Munich Open 202673.6
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humaid S. | CGGW | TH, as a humanitarian aid organization, would not operate in highly unstable conflict zones | 83 |
| Stephanie C. | CGGW | THR the dominance of positivism in social science research | 82 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Ananya G. | CGMG | TH, as a humanitarian aid organization, would not operate in highly unstable conflict zones | 82 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Maria X. | COMO | THR the glorification of loyalty in relationships | 82 |
| Stephanie C. | COOW | THR the glorification of loyalty in relationships | 82 |
| Stephanie C. | OODLO | TH, as a humanitarian aid organization, would not operate in highly unstable conflict zones | 82 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Annushka A. | CGGW | THR the dominance of positivism in social science research | 81 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Maria X. | CGMG | THR the dominance of positivism in social science research | 81 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Annushka A. | COMO | TH, as a humanitarian aid organization, would not operate in highly unstable conflict zones | 81 |
| Stephanie C. | CGGW | TH as a first-generation minority immigrant, W raise their kid in an ethnic enclave | 81 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Tom C. | OGDPM | This House believes that new democracies should embrace the politics of forgetting rather than the politics of confronting | 81 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Ahmed S. | CGMG | THR the dominance of positivism in social science research | 81 |