Complete transcripts of debates on the hardest questions, the full exchange, an editorial intro, and how each side was scored. Browse the arguments, then take a side yourself.
A human-versus-human round on capital punishment. The abolition side leads with wrongful execution and unequal application; the retention side answers with proportionate justice and incapacitation, then tries to narrow the fight to fixing flaws. The error argument proves hard to dislodge.
Both sides explained →A timely exchange on artificial intelligence. The risk side stacks misuse, disruption, and loss of control; the optimist side concedes the harms are real but argues they are governable and outweighed by concrete benefits. The decisive move is insisting on separating timeframes.
Both sides explained →An economics clash that quickly moves past slogans. The defense grounds billionaires in value creation and capital allocation; the challenger concedes the value point and pivots to political power. The pivot is what decides the round.
Both sides explained →A disciplined exchange on the oldest question in philosophy. The Theist builds from contingency and fine-tuning; the Atheist answers with the problem of evil and the burden of proof. Notably, both debaters stay on the strongest version of the other's case rather than the easiest target.
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