I have strong upvoted this because of how helpful I think it is to understanding the post (even for people who disagree with your methods, knowing what they are should be very helpful!)
I think those sound like awesome ways to facilitate high-quality conversation between many more people than otherwise. You need a way for beginners to get good, of course, but sometimes it’s hard to build those skills without some help. It almost sounds like your goal (getting lots of people involved and sharing ideas) is intentionally opposed to a discussion that’s solely among practiced debaters with extremely coherent arguments (and little room for disagreement, since “correct” thinkers shouldn’t diverge by much, presumably). That seems OK to me, but I’m not certain you’d agree.
I have strong upvoted this because of how helpful I think it is to understanding the post (even for people who disagree with your methods, knowing what they are should be very helpful!)
I think those sound like awesome ways to facilitate high-quality conversation between many more people than otherwise. You need a way for beginners to get good, of course, but sometimes it’s hard to build those skills without some help. It almost sounds like your goal (getting lots of people involved and sharing ideas) is intentionally opposed to a discussion that’s solely among practiced debaters with extremely coherent arguments (and little room for disagreement, since “correct” thinkers shouldn’t diverge by much, presumably). That seems OK to me, but I’m not certain you’d agree.