#Critical Thinking

A guest asks the host a question back, and the original question quietly ceases to exist. It works because refusing to answer costs nothing. Podcasting solved almost everything else, and the missing piece has existed for centuries.

The loudest voice rarely wins the room. These are the concrete techniques strong debaters use to stay calm, stay sharp, and win on substance.

The version of AI in debate being built fastest is the one everyone should refuse: a machine that tells you who won. There is enormous useful work for AI in a debate, and none of it involves deciding who is right.