HOW IT

WORKS.

Master Debater is a video debate platform. Argue your case on camera, and the crowd decides who won.

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THE DAILY MOUNTAIN

Every day there's one prompt. Pick a side, FOR or AGAINST, and record your take on camera. Takes are ranked within each side by the votes they get, and the day closes at midnight Eastern.

  • โ†’Up to 2 minutes, re-record as many times as you like
  • โ†’Vote on takes from the other side, not your own
  • โ†’Top takes on each side earn the most points
  • โ†’Challenge a take you disagree with to a 1v1
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CHALLENGE SOMEONE TO A 1V1

Debate one person, turn by turn, at your own pace. Each debate has three phases: Opening, Rebuttal and Closing. Neither of you can see the other's turn until both are in, so nobody gets to answer first.

  • โ†’Up to 2 minutes per turn
  • โ†’Each turn has a deadline, from 12 hours to a week
  • โ†’Miss a deadline and you forfeit
  • โ†’Start one from a take, or challenge someone directly
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OR DEBATE LIVE

Post a live challenge and debate face to face when someone takes it. It's a direct video call between the two of you, and nobody else watches while it happens. You each record your own side, and the recordings go up for the crowd afterwards.

  • โ†’Your challenge stays open for 5, 15 or 30 minutes
  • โ†’Up to 10 minutes, and each of you ends your own side
  • โ†’Wear headphones so each recording carries one voice
  • โ†’Your opponent can see your IP address, as with any direct call
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THE CROWD DECIDES

When both sides are in, voting opens for 48 hours. Voters score each debater from 1 to 10 on Logic, Evidence, Delivery and Rebuttal, and pick a winner.

  • โ†’Debaters can't vote on their own debate
  • โ†’Votes are private: only totals and averages are shown
  • โ†’Results are published only after voting closes
  • โ†’A debate needs at least 3 votes to be scored
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CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD

Everything you do earns points: debating, voting and posting takes. The leaderboard ranks everyone by points.

  • โ†’Win or lose, taking part earns points
  • โ†’Voting earns points too
  • โ†’Your profile tracks your record and scores
  • โ†’Follow debaters to hear when they go live

POINTS SYSTEM

What earns points, and how many.

1V1 DEBATES

Win a debate+100 pts
Win because your opponent forfeited+50 pts
Lose a debate+25 pts
Forfeit a debate+10 pts
Debate ends unscored (too few votes or a tie)+10 pts
Rate a debate (first 4 a day)+25 pts

โ›ฐ๏ธ THE DAILY MOUNTAIN

1st on your side+25 pts
Top 3 on your side+15 pts
Top 10+8 pts
Post a take+3 pts

Losing still earns points, and so does showing up. A debate with fewer than 3 votes, or a tie, isn't scored: no win or loss, and +10 to each side. A quiet day on the mountain (fewer than 3 votes in total) isn't ranked, and everyone who posted gets the +3 instead.

THE RULES

Keep it competitive. Keep it clean.

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No personal attacks, harassment or hate speech

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Stay on topic, and argue the side you picked

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Don't record other people without their consent

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No copyrighted music, film or TV in your recordings

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Vote honestly: no alt accounts and no vote trading

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Never record while driving, or anywhere it isn't safe

The full rules are in our Community Guidelines. Breaking them can get your content removed or your account closed.

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