Debate has a duality; it is simultaneously conciliatory and domineering. We believe we can resolve our differences because we believe that a good new idea can trounce a bad old one. The kids in these ...

High school debate teaches students that real-world topics are complex and involve competing values. Debate helps students turn arguments into understanding by identifying central clashes and ...

Debate-based learning is an active pedagogical approach in which healthcare students engage in structured argumentation around contemporary clinical controversies. By assigning pro and con positions ...

Some coworkers debate every idea to signal status, not improve the work. Leaders must separate useful challenge from ...