That's not the WHY. Debate isn't trying to be like politics, but having formalized competitive rules for arguing is pretty difficult so there are a lot of ways to game the system. It's not trying to model a broken world.

[–] Anomandaris@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it not? I was under the belief that official political debates have a large influence on the format and rules of these debate clubs.

If not, it shouldn't be that difficult to verify whether competitor's statements are backed by evidence, or if they're made up, or if they're really opinions disguised as facts.

[–] hyperhopper@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's an "official" political debate? The government runs no such thing.

Also in general, many debates on TV are jest talking, no winner is declared. It's the opposite of a competitive format.

[–] Anomandaris@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, fair correction. Perhaps that is a point itself, the way debates between political opponents are presented as formal and official when in fact they are entirely at the whim of the broadcaster and the politicians involved.