Dialectic over Debate Why do they even teach debate, while most high school student probably have never even heard of dialectic. Debate is useful in competitiv

Dialectic over Debate Why do they even teach debate, while most high school student probably have never even heard of dialectic. Debate is useful in competitive environments of power, where you have your self interest as a goal. It doesn't seem very healthy for society to be teaching such self centered tactics to high schoolers without at least also teaching about truth centered tactics like dialectics.