More people should participate in a debate club. A common assignment is to argue eloquently for a position you don't believe in, allowing you to see how eloquen

More people should participate in a debate club. A common assignment is to argue eloquently for a position you don't believe in, allowing you to see how eloquent sophistry can be placed in service of any position. I believe the opportunity for that has passed. Every debate competition I've watched in the last decade was just people trying to be as emotive and loud as humanly possible.