Debate your most unpopular view

Meet on the 2nd floor of Northwestern, common area lounge seating near Fare, and BW BBQ (see pictures).

Description
How do you combine the thrill of debate with the kinds of truth-seeking and intellectual exploration that leads to lasting friendship

We've been experimenting with debate game rules that can serve as a repeatable method for fostering fulfilling discussions that leave everyone wise

Bonus points if you can guess the double meaning of "Take my Point"! Include your guess in your request to join.

Vision
For now, this is just a fun set of experiments, but one day we imagine the game could be used in higher-stakes situations like presidential debates, where candidates would win based on their ability to understand, satisfy, and rejoin the opposition's deepest concerns.

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### Why You're Probably Debating Wrong: Fix it on Wed Night!

### Want to actually change someone's mind? Most debates aren't designed for that. This week, we're trying something different: debate to win, find the point that would actually change each other's minds, and debate that.

Dear Debaters!

We'll try out a new format this week. Everybody will write down their most controversial view, then pair with whoever has the view they think is most different from their own. Points will be awarded based on popular vote.

Here are the rules. 🙂

Round 1 - Battle (5 pts)
An opening 2-minute round where you battle to win as if it were a public debate. Make the strongest case you can through logic, rhetoric, wit, confidence, or sheer force of personality. The goal is to "beat" your opponent in the eyes of most people who would be watching.
Collaboration - Double Crux
Then you'll talk one-on-one and try to find your double crux: a point of disagreement where flipping each other's opinions on that particular issue would actually flip their opinion to your own. Think of this as a central load-bearing argument for your belief. The point is it's also a critical load-bearing point for the other person. If you convinced them of it, they agree that they would have to come over to your view. You'd also be willing to adopt their view, or at least give up your own, if they convinced you on that one point.
Round 2 - Debate Your Double Crux (Pair With Best Double Crux: 10 pts each;
Best Single Argument: 5 pts)
Then you'll have another debate in front of the group where you announce your shared focus on the double crux. Here's where "winning" on the most fruitful point of contention actually counts because it has the highest chance of winning the other person over to your view and vice versa.
You can't win just by beating the other person in both rounds, although that helps. You need to understand your opponent, and then make the strongest case you can from there.