Sat 14 Dec 2024
From 3 tabs, newest SSE Riga IV 2024.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2024
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 10 (10, 10, 10, newest first). The last team in averaged 77.3 speaks in 2024.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity27%
- International Relations3 of 22
- Economics3 of 22
- Philosophy2 of 22
Out of 22 past motions with a topic, from 3 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 42 teams made the open break
in 2024
Field strength: Below Average in 2024, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
3 editions with motions on record, newest first.
SSE Riga IV 20248 motions
- Round 1THR the ‘new year, new me’ narrativePractise this motion
- Round 2THS the agreement between the US and PanamaPractise this motion
- Round 3THO Stirner’s ethical egoismPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT the European Union should institute a common armyPractise this motion
- Round 5THBT Germany should abolish the 'debt brake'Practise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT Zainichi Koreans should aggressively retain their Korean identityPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTH predicts that humanity will conquer death by the end of the millenniumPractise this motion
- Novice FinalsTH, as Satan, would refuse to punish sinnersPractise this motion
SSE Riga IV 20237 motions
- Round 1THW require all teachers to have a local teaching licensePractise this motion
- Round 2This House regrets the rise of climate finance as an environmental conservation measurePractise this motion
- Round 3THBT the US should offer significant funding to the Guyanese government to guard against a potential Venezuelan annexation of the Essequibo regionPractise this motion
- Round 4THR the trend of upcoming artists collaborating with controversial figures in the music industry, such as artists, music executives, producers (e.g. Chris Brown, Marilyn Manson, Scooter Braun, posthumous Michael Jackson)Practise this motion
- Round 5THBT the governments of countries with emerging economies (e.g. Indonesia, Nigeria, Poland) should use political and economic measures to develop regional hubs over a dominant capital cityPractise this motion
- SemifinalsIn September 1991, THBT the government of the independent Latvia should have published this informationPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHBT a meaningful life is one lived in resistance to deathPractise this motion
SSE Riga IV 20227 motions
- Round 1This House Would introduce compulsory ethics classes at all levels of educationPractise this motion
- Round 2This House Opposes the ownership of petsPractise this motion
- Round 3This House Supports the narrative that women should be selfishPractise this motion
- Round 4This House Regrets the glorification of soldiers as heroesPractise this motion
- Round 5This House Prefers the use of direct cash transfers to citizens as opposed to traditional forms of development aid (e.g., infrastructure projects, loans to governments, etc.)Practise this motion
- Semi-finalThis House, as the EU, would replace the independent national healthcare systems with a collectively funded regional systemPractise this motion
- FinalThis House Prefers a world with memory writing technologyPractise 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) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 77.3 | 8 of 42 |
| 2023 | 10 | 77.2 | 8 of 28 |
| 2022 | 10 | 76.0 | 8 of 28 |
Every break in 2024
- Open break8 teams
- Novice break4 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 3 editions
- 74.1
- where most speakers land
- 71.0 to 77.2
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.7
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.6
- 10th speaker77.0
- 20th speaker75.8
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 3 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Macau Debate Open 202675.6
- Tilburg Open 202675.3
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent K. | CGGW | THO Stirner’s ethical egoism | 84 |
| Richard K. | COMO | THO Stirner’s ethical egoism | 83 |
| 🇪🇪 Tanel M. | CGGW | THBT Germany should abolish the 'debt brake' | 83 |
| Anastassia S. | CGMG | THBT the European Union should institute a common army | 83 |
| Hunter N. | COMO | THBT Germany should abolish the 'debt brake' | 83 |
| Heleriin O. | CGGW | THO Stirner’s ethical egoism | 83 |
| Hunter N. | CGMG | THO Stirner’s ethical egoism | 83 |
| 🇪🇪 Kristjan S. | CGMG | THBT Germany should abolish the 'debt brake' | 83 |
| 🇪🇪 Kristjan S. | COMO | THS the agreement between the US and Panama | 83 |
| 🇪🇪 Tanel M. | COOW | THS the agreement between the US and Panama | 83 |
| Anton G. | COOW | THO Stirner’s ethical egoism | 82 |
| Iurii S. | COOW | THBT the European Union should institute a common army | 82 |