The OP was endorsing debates of ideas, not one-sided passionate speeches. In fact the example of a Lincoln-Douglas format was suggested. https://en.wikipedia.

The OP was endorsing debates of ideas, not one-sided passionate speeches. In fact the example of a Lincoln-Douglas format was suggested. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Douglas_debates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Douglas_debate...