Fri 3 May 2024
From 3 tabs, newest Southampton Open 2024.
How many points did it take?
7points were safe
in 2024
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 9 (7, 12, 9, newest first).
What will they set?
- Social & Identity4 of 19
- Politics3 of 19
- Law & Crime3 of 19
- International Relations2 of 19
Out of 19 past motions with a topic, from 3 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
12of 28 teams broke
in 2024
Field strength: Below Average in 2023, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
3 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Southampton Open 20247 motions
- Round 1THP a world with a universal norm of filial pietyPractise this motion
- Round 2THW dollarize Argentina's economyPractise this motion
- Round 3TH Hopes for the SNP to lose the next Scottish Parliament ElectionPractise this motion
- Round 4THS Nayib Bukele's aggressive crackdown on gangs in El SalvadorPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW legalize secession from the Indian Union of StatesPractise this motion
- Silver Finals FinalsTHP to be born in Factionland as opposed to a Western Liberal DemocracyPractise this motion
- Pro-Am Finals FinalsTHW teach the twins to readPractise this motion
Southampton Open 20236 motions
- Round 1THW hold online platforms liable for third-party content displayed on their websitesPractise this motion
- Round 2THR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist communityPractise this motion
- Round 3THR the rise in the prominence of Geoeconomics in Western foreign policyPractise this motion
- Round 4THS the European Union imposing further measures to control refugee and asylum seeker inflow into the European Union (i.e., directing refugees to specific ports of entry, mandating yearly asylum seeker quotas, giving more powers to an EU border security agency, etc.)Practise this motion
- Pro Am FinalsTHBT the use of non-human animals in scientific experimentation is inherently immoralPractise this motion
- Silver FinalsTHO the narrative that the world ultimately behaves in ways describable through reasonPractise this motion
Southampton Open 20226 motions
- Round 1TH, as the state of Florida, would attempt to kill all the meth gatorsPractise this motion
- Round 2THO the shift in non-STEM academia and higher education teaching to focus on quantitative research as opposed to qualitative researchPractise this motion
- Round 3THR the prevalence of 'choice feminism'Practise this motion
- Round 4 (Closed)THP localised attempts at post conflict justice (e.g. prosecutions, truth and reconciliation commissions, etc.) over international attemptsPractise this motion
- Open FinalTHS the concept of an art canonPractise this motion
- Pro-Am FinalTHW legalise consensual cannibalismPractise 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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | not recorded | 12 of 28 |
| 2023 | 12 | 76.3 | 8 of 37 |
| 2022 | 9 | 79.2 | 5 of 28 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 75.6
- where most speakers land
- 72.5 to 78.8
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker84.0
- 10th speaker79.0
- 20th speaker77.5
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.