I believe the debating part does not actually help in developing critical thinking. Instead, it helps you to express your opinion and listen to others. This par

I believe the debating part does not actually help in developing critical thinking. Instead, it helps you to express your opinion and listen to others. This part focuses on distributing and adjusting information, rather than being a process of learning critical thinking. The debates that occur internally (comparing viewpoints with facts) or arguing with yourself (or an imaginary opponent) are not equivalent to communicating thoughts externally, especially if arguing could potentially harm your future. I doubt that I have to provide any examples on the argument and the constraint that you have set.