debate

Examples

• All

• In AI research, the teams engaged in a debate to determine the most effective algorithm for data analysis.

• In fact, even "ordinary" proselytizers engage in discussion, debate, etc. with their interlocutors.

  Blog text (1)

• Their findings were presented in a debate format or as part of a panel discussion.

  Academic text (1991)

• Last night's first Presidential Debate took many, even the political veterans, by surprise.

  Blog text (12)

• Many of you have read their book, The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate, which explores the question in very provocative detail.

  Academic text (2007)

• His remark implies that much of the debate over peak oil is perhaps over.

  Blog text (11)

• The government teachers helped students organize their notes in a debate format and held the debates in their classrooms.

  Academic text (2007)

• Though there is debate on this point, many researchers believe that metacognitive knowledge is domain- or task-specific initially.

  Academic text (1997)

• There is a long tradition of computer-aided debate systems with roots in e-democracy, decision support, and so on.

  Academic text (2017)

• She participated in an online debate where each side presented their arguments regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on society.

Synonyms

A

argumentation

vsdebate

• Formal

7.7

Using computers to represent and test arguments

is a specific method where two agents present opposing cases for a judge

Compounds

P

political debate

• Formal

27 3.0

An organized discussion where people argue about government or public issues

H

heated debate

12 3.5

An argument with strong feelings and different opinions

P

public debate

• Literature

12 3.0

A discussion among many people and the media about an issue in newspapers, TV, and online

P

public debate

• Formal

1 3.6

A formal event where people argue for or against a proposal and then vote

T

topic of debate

1 3.4

A subject people often argue about

D

debate bro

• Offensive

9.9

A person, often a young man, who loves arguing online and tries to win every discussion

E

euthanasia debate

• Literature

7.2

A public discussion about whether helping someone die to end suffering is right and legal

M

mass debate

4.1

A large public discussion with many people about important issues

P

perennial debate

5.8

A discussion that happens again and again over a long time

Surface Forms

Etymology