There's a difference between oral and written debate as well, and when a lot of people thinking about "arguing" or "debating" they are thinking of live imprompt

There's a difference between oral and written debate as well, and when a lot of people thinking about "arguing" or "debating" they are thinking of live impromptu discussion. That's not a place to do detailed reasoning. Most people are bad at impromptu and have loads of shit habits. And live impromptu is not necessarily the right setting to shed yourself of shit habits either.