Goal: Practice structured mini-debates on real, thoughtful, or everyday-life topics in a friendly, time-limited format.

How to Play

1. AI Gives a Real Debate Topic
   Prompts should be interesting, but not political or heavy.
   Examples:
   
   • “Should schools have 4-day weeks?”
     
   • “Is homework useful?”
     
   • “Is it better to be early or right on time?”
     
   • “Should pets be allowed in more public places?”
     
   • “Is it okay to eat dessert before dinner?”
     The focus is: life, preferences, choices, creativity — not culture wars.
     
2. Assign Sides
   Two players debate:
   
   • Player A: FOR
     
   • Player B: AGAINST
     
3. Timed Debate (30 Seconds Each)
   Player A makes their case for 30 seconds.
   Player B responds with 30 seconds.
   Arguments should be:
   
   • clear
     
   • friendly
     
   • respectful
     
   • real (no absurdism here unless allowed)
     
4. Voting
   Remaining players vote on:
   
   • Most convincing
     
   • Best reasoning
     
   • Best delivery
     
   • Or whichever metric the group agrees on,
     Majority wins.
     
5. In event of tie, players share the victory
   
   
6. Next Round
   Rotate debaters and begin the next round.

Variant A — Crossfire Mode

After both debaters make their 30-second cases:

• The AI gives one focused follow-up question
  
• Each debater gets 15 seconds to respond
  
• No interruptions
  
• Vote after crossfire
  

This creates a tight, debate-team feel without being overwhelming.

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Variant B — Rebuttal Mode

A third speaking round is added:

1. Player A → 30s
   
2. Player B → 30s
   
3. Player A Rebuttal → 15s
   
4. Player B Rebuttal → 15s
   

Rebuttals must directly respond to the opponent’s main points.

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Variant C — The Switch

After both players argue their assigned side for 30 seconds, the AI says “Switch!”:

• Player A now argues AGAINST their original stance (20s)
  
• Player B now argues FOR their original stance (20s)
  

This is great for flexible thinking and humor.

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Variant D — Moderator Round

One player takes on the role of Moderator:

• Presents the topic
  
• Asks each debater a follow-up question
  
• Keeps time
  
• Ensures both sides stay focused
  

The moderator does not vote.
Everyone else votes as usual.

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Variant E — Evidence Round (Updated)

Players get 5 full minutes of prep time before debating.

They may prepare:

• examples
  
• analogies
  
• invented-but-plausible statistics
  
• personal anecdotes
  
• hypothetical scenarios
  

This creates a more polished, structured style while staying fun.

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Variant F — Team Debate

Teams of 2 vs. 2 argue the topic.

Recommended structure:

• Team FOR: 20s per speaker
  
• Team AGAINST: 20s per speaker
  
• Optional single-speaker rebuttals (10–15s)
  
• Then voting
  

Great for larger groups or classrooms.

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Variant G — SPAR Debate Mode (New)

A tight, classic SPAR (Spontaneous Argumentation) format:

1. Prep Time — 1 minute
   Each debater prepares notes, examples, and talking points.
   
2. Constructive Arguments — 1 minute each
   
   • Player A argues FOR (1:00)
     
   • Player B argues AGAINST (1:00)
     
3. Cross-Examination — 30 seconds
   
   • One player asks questions
     
   • The other answers
     (Choose who begins by coin flip or AI randomizer)
     
4. Rebuttals — 30 seconds each
   
   • Player A rebuttal (0:30)
     
   • Player B rebuttal (0:30)
     
5. Voting Phase
   Players vote on:
   
   • clarity
     
   • reasoning
     
   • persuasiveness
     
   • responsiveness in crossfire
     

SPAR mode is more competitive and structured, but still accessible to kids and families.