For example, making the topic "is X true", not "X is true", keeps the burden of proof on equal ground instead of on one side.

Dude am I the only one who noticed that Sally deleted

Like literally 30 seconds ago

BRO
I knew someone deleted but I didn't know it was her 😭

radium’s gonna flip if he finds out about this

Most kinds of debating are stupid and it tends to be very overrated. The entire point of debating is to just to convince the other party of something. It has no regard for the actual truth.

That tends to be the case with every conflict of opinion.

My point is that it's useless. Live debates are just slightly more organized arguments. Neither side gains anything from it. Just look at the 2024 presidential debates, and the debate videos that Jubilee has made

Yeah those are pretty useless, but debate in itself is NOT a dead concept and is still used well at times. I mostly brought up the idea of debate as an example of how strategy is useful in the internet with plenty of people who just want to prove their point, even if they present themselves in a civil manner.

But debates are usually about changing the minds of the audience so you have a point there.