I don't find modern debate useful. I found myself with more "intellectual stakes" in an argument. In good faith, I would be more willing and able to change my m

I don't find modern debate useful. I found myself with more "intellectual stakes" in an argument. In good faith, I would be more willing and able to change my mind or conclusions based on facts or good points made. Rather than make me more informed, it only served to weaken the side I presented in an argument, as the other sides of the debate would _not_ argue in an equivalently good-faith. In hindsight, I would identify some fallacy or point I didn't consider - usually well after the debate had ended, meaning I didn't even benefit from the good-faith approach that I took. Nowadays, I try to read as much as I can and come to my own conclusions in quiet contemplation. The debate was merely a distraction from my real goal of improved understanding. In that context, I don't have any expectations on debating at all, let alone using a rhetorical technique like steelmanning.