> In-person "debate" is probably a really bad vehicle for truth-finding to begin with. I don't think that's its purpose. At its best, having your ideas challen

> In-person "debate" is probably a really bad vehicle for truth-finding to begin with. I don't think that's its purpose. At its best, having your ideas challenged helps you sharpen and refine them so they're more nuanced and persuasive. But at a minimum it helps you understand what rhetoric works and what doesn't.