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by curlftpfs 1433 days ago
Some existing alternatives

https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Should_animal_testing_be_leg...

https://idebate.org/debatabase/environment-animals-philosoph...

What's the difference vs a reddit poll?

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Haven't seen these before thanks for sharing.

It's different from a reddit poll in two ways:

1) Artificial scarcity - like Wordle or a NYTimes cover photo, there's only one per day. This focuses attention to one topic at a time.

2) Before/after polling. The audience is polled initially and then asked if they've changed their mind after a while reading arguments. The winner is the debate that changes the most minds.