One thing I find is that academic-oriented debaters often view the criteria for the value of a tool/language/system/etc. very different than those used to think

One thing I find is that academic-oriented debaters often view the criteria for the value of a tool/language/system/etc. very different than those used to thinking in terms of business (profit, resources, deadlines, etc.). For example, assuming easy access to elite staff (dev & users) and having lots of time for perfecting a domain model is often unrealistic in business. Getting the "right" answer seems more important to them than resource constraints a typical business faces. They are perfectionists in their models and tools but not perfectionists in resource management because they either don't have enough practice there, or are rusty. One has to agree on resource metrics up front, otherwise the debate won't get anywhere.