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Generally, ''Citizendium'' policy discussion takes place on [http://forum.citizendium.org/ the Forums,] not the wiki. But we might occasionally find it useful to ''summarize and standardize'' some arguments on different sides of a controversial issue--and for that, the wiki will be useful. | Generally, ''Citizendium'' policy discussion takes place on [http://forum.citizendium.org/ the Forums,] not the wiki. But we might occasionally find it useful to ''summarize and standardize'' some arguments on different sides of a controversial issue--and for that, the wiki will be useful. | ||
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# Our purpose here is to summarize and standardize arguments--not to argue niggling and idiosyncratic points that would be irrelevant outside the context of a particular person-to-person exchange. In other words, we are dealing with a relatively "universal" question and we are summing up "universal" arguments on each side. | # Our purpose here is to summarize and standardize arguments--not to argue niggling and idiosyncratic points that would be irrelevant outside the context of a particular person-to-person exchange. In other words, we are dealing with a relatively "universal" question and we are summing up "universal" arguments on each side. | ||
# In designing the structure for our debate, simplicity is best. | # In designing the structure for our debate, simplicity is best: one side presents an argument; the other side presents a counter-argument. | ||
# These must be excellent, largely fallacy-free formulations of the arguments. | |||
Note, some ideas about how to proceed are given on this [http://www.textop.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_construct_a_debate_summary old Textop wiki page.] See also [http://www.debatepedia.com Debatepedia.] | # We will learn/settle on more rules as we go. Note, some ideas about how to proceed are given on this [http://www.textop.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_construct_a_debate_summary old Textop wiki page.] See also [http://www.debatepedia.com Debatepedia.] | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 23 March 2007
Generally, Citizendium policy discussion takes place on the Forums, not the wiki. But we might occasionally find it useful to summarize and standardize some arguments on different sides of a controversial issue--and for that, the wiki will be useful.
The rules for summarizing policy arguments
- Our purpose here is to summarize and standardize arguments--not to argue niggling and idiosyncratic points that would be irrelevant outside the context of a particular person-to-person exchange. In other words, we are dealing with a relatively "universal" question and we are summing up "universal" arguments on each side.
- In designing the structure for our debate, simplicity is best: one side presents an argument; the other side presents a counter-argument.
- These must be excellent, largely fallacy-free formulations of the arguments.
- We will learn/settle on more rules as we go. Note, some ideas about how to proceed are given on this old Textop wiki page. See also Debatepedia.