Debates have really gone off the deep end with their scoring rules. They should be about convincing the audience not scoring based on how many points of the ot

Debates have really gone off the deep end with their scoring rules. They should be about convincing the audience not scoring based on how many points of the other side were responded to. If the other side makes a ridiculous claim the audience can see through it. It does mean that topics need to be apolitical in order to ensure a fair score - no debate will turn a Republican into a Democrat. But for other topics this scoring works extremely well.