Hogwarts Round Robin 2024
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
2024
From 3 tabs, newest Hogwarts Round Robin 2024.
How many points did it take?
21points were safe
in 2024
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 21 (21, 24, 11, newest first). The last team in averaged 79.6 speaks in 2024.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity28%
- International Relations4 of 29
- Technology4 of 29
- Sport3 of 29
Out of 29 past motions with a topic, from 3 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
5of 16 teams broke
in 2024
Field strength: Premier in 2024, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
3 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Hogwarts Round Robin 202411 motions
- Round 1Assuming you could do so without getting caught, TH, as the player, Will dope tooPractise this motion
- Round 1BAssuming you could do so without getting caught, TH, as the player, Will dope tooPractise this motion
- Round 2THO governments reliance on historical comparatives when making policy decisions on contemporary economic crisisesPractise this motion
- Round 2BTHO governments reliance on historical comparatives when making policy decisions on contemporary economic crisisesPractise this motion
- Round 3THS the rise of gun ownership among blacks in the USAPractise this motion
- Round 3BTHS the rise of gun ownership among blacks in the USAPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT the African Union should abandon its policy of preservation of colonial era borders and recognize secessionist movements deemed legitimate by the unionPractise this motion
- Round 4BTHBT the African Union should abandon its policy of preservation of colonial era borders and recognize secessionist movements deemed legitimate by the unionPractise this motion
- Round 5THO the stigmatization of selfishnessPractise this motion
- Round 5BTHO the stigmatization of selfishness.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTH, as a Squib, will choose to integrate into muggle society with all memories of the wizarding world wipedPractise this motion
Hogwarts Round Robin 202311 motions
- Round 1ATH, as an attractive young person, W choose to be featured in a reality dating show (e.g. Single's Inferno, Too Hot to Handle, Love is Blind, etc.).Practise this motion
- Round 1BTH, as an attractive young person, W choose to be featured in a reality dating show (e.g. Single's Inferno, Too Hot to Handle, Love is Blind, etc.).Practise this motion
- Round 2ATHS the existence of a technology that lets people see the alternative outcomes of major life decisions they had made in the distant pastPractise this motion
- Round 2BTHS the existence of a technology that lets people see the alternative outcomes of major life decisions they had made in the distant pastPractise this motion
- Round 3ATHBT the UK should have supported the independent state of BiafraPractise this motion
- Round 3BTHBT the UK should have supported the independent state of BiafraPractise this motion
- Round 4ATHP a world in which it is impossible for people to post anything on the internet without including their real identity.Practise this motion
- Round 4BTHP a world in which it is impossible for people to post anything on the internet without including their real identity.Practise this motion
- Round 5ATHBT schools should teach children collectivist rather than individualist values (e.g. emphasizing duty to one's community over individual freedomPractise this motion
- Round 5BTHBT schools should teach children collectivist rather than individualist values (e.g. emphasizing duty to one's community over individual freedomPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW abolish the International Statute of Wizarding SecrecyPractise this motion
Hogwarts Round Robin 20227 motions
- Round 0THR the romanticisation of nostalgiaPractise this motion
- Round 1THR the romanticisation of nostalgiaPractise this motion
- Round 2In disaster prone areas, THW prioritize giving direct cash transfers to affected citizens over maintaining and rebuilding state infrastructure.Practise this motion
- Round 3THBT the Norwegian Nobel Committee should prevent Dmitry Muratov from auctioning off his Nobel Peace PrizePractise this motion
- Round 4THS “conscientious objectors” like Idrissa Gueye in sports.Practise this motion
- Round 5THR the dominant media coverage of the Russo-Ukrainian war by Western mediaPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHS supports the existence of evils like Lord Voldemort.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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | 79.6 | 5 of 16 |
| 2023 | 24 | 82.5 | 4 of 16 |
| 2022 | 11 | 79.8 | 4 of 16 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 3 editions
- 78.8
- where most speakers land
- 77.2 to 80.4
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 76.8
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.2
- 10th speaker79.4
- 20th speaker78.0
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 3 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- GME Pra-KDMI 202576.0
- Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalvin M. | CGMG | THO the stigmatization of selfishness. | 85 |
| 🇬🇭 Umuhairu A. | COOW | Assuming you could do so without getting caught, TH, as the player, Will dope too | 85 |
| 🇬🇭 Umuhairu A. | CGGW | THO the stigmatization of selfishness. | 84 |
| Emmanuel M. | CGGW | Assuming you could do so without getting caught, TH, as the player, Will dope too | 84 |
| Collins U. | CGMG | Assuming you could do so without getting caught, TH, as the player, Will dope too | 84 |
| 🇳🇬 Ayafa T. | OODLO | THO the stigmatization of selfishness. | 84 |
| Kalvin M. | COMO | Assuming you could do so without getting caught, TH, as the player, Will dope too | 84 |
| John-Kalio P. | OOLO | THO the stigmatization of selfishness. | 83 |
| 🇬🇭 Edem B. | OOLO | Assuming you could do so without getting caught, TH, as the player, Will dope too | 83 |
| Jedidiah H. | OGPM | THO the stigmatization of selfishness. | 82 |
| Chris F. | OGPM | Assuming you could do so without getting caught, TH, as the player, Will dope too | 82 |
| 🇬🇭 Prosper A. | OGPM | THBT the African Union should abandon its policy of preservation of colonial era borders and recognize secessionist movements deemed legitimate by the union | 82 |