Featured Debates
Big questions. Strong matchups.
Watch two prepared sides take on questions people care about, with room for both arguments to develop.Watch featured debates
Get better at making your point, handling pushback, and understanding the other side, so when an argument matters, you're ready for it.
Featured Debates
Big questions.Strong matchups.
Clubs
Meet people who like a good argument.
Online
Debate from anywhere.
Practice
Practice against an AI that pushes back.
Featured Debate Series
The Featured Debate Series takes questions people care about and gives two prepared sides room to make their strongest argument.
Watch a complete exchange: opening cases, direct challenges, rebuttals, and closing arguments.
Is Michael Jordan still the greatest basketball player of all time?
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Wilfred Reilly vs. Armand Domalewski
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Scott Santens vs. Malcolm Collins
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Upcoming debates include professors and researchers from Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and other leading institutions.
Why Debate
Good debate is not just about becoming more persuasive. It forces you to listen, respond under pressure, and understand arguments you do not agree with.
Turn what you think into an argument another person actually has to answer.
Respond while the argument is happening, not after it is over.
You cannot answer an argument you have not understood.
Defending a position you do not hold forces you to understand how it works from the inside.
Starting Out
Watch a round. Meet the room. Join when you're ready. No experience required, and no pressure to speak on your first night.
Clubs
SuperDebate clubs are recurring local debate nights. Come to watch, join a debate when you want, and keep the conversation going afterward.
Some rounds are casual. Some get competitive. Keep showing up and you get sharper.
Find a clubFirst-timers welcome.
How It Works
Real debate is a productive clash. Both sides get equal time to make their case, question each other directly, rebut what was actually said, and close clearly.
The same core format works for club debates, live online debates, and tournaments.
Competitive rounds can also be scored on persuasion, evidence, clarity, and refutation.
See the full format →Debate Online
Start a live one-on-one video debate from anywhere. Choose a topic, take a side, and invite an opponent.
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Aurelius
Aurelius is SuperDebate's AI debate coach.
Choose a topic, make your argument, and get challenged where your reasoning is weakest.
Should downtown districts ban private cars?
Choose your approach
Essential-access permits protect necessary trips without reopening every street to unrestricted traffic.
Who decides what counts as essential, and how do you stop the permit system from favoring people with time and money?
Good concession. Now make the safeguard concrete: name one eligibility rule and one independent appeal process.
Watch a featured debate, find a club, or debate online.
1 on 1
You vs one
2 on 2
Teams
Relay
Rotating
Pro
Argue for
Con
Argue against
Short
~4 min
Standard
~10 min
Long
~20 min
Real room setup and live audience scoring