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Central Novice 2024

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

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Sat 28 Sep 2024

From 1 tab, newest Central Novice 2024.

How many points did it take?

8points were safe
in 2024

The last team in averaged 77.6 speaks in 2024.

Every year

What will they set?

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

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

16of 52 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.

Central Novice 20249 motions
  1. Round 1THBT it is in the interest of media companies (film studios, video game developers, publishers, etc.) to prioritize the development of original content over the continued development of old intellectual propertyPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THW allow people to sell organs and blood in a regulated marketPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THP a world where the Merit Machine technology is widely accessible.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THBT it is within the feminist movement's best interests to strongly embrace sex positivityPractise this motion
  5. QuarterfinalsTHO the narrative that adult children are responsible for the care of their elderly parentsPractise this motion
  6. No HS experience SemifinalsTHS the subsidization of professional sports teams by municipal governments.Practise this motion
  7. SemifinalsTH, as the Catholic Church, P a world where Christian messaging primarily emphasized the horrors of Hell (i.e. Dante's inferno, Peter Huys) over messaging that emphasizes the glory of Heaven.Practise this motion
  8. No HS experience FinalsAssuming the existence of the technology, THS the use of time dilation chambers as punishment for a crime.Practise this motion
  9. Grand FinalTHBT America will no longer be the dominant world power by 2075Practise 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 break16 teams
  • No HS Experience break8 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.5
where most speakers land
74.7 to 78.2
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.2

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker80.5
  • 10th speaker79.0
  • 20th speaker78.0

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Macau Debate Open 202675.6
  • Tilburg Open 202675.3