Where arguments are weighed, not shouted.
A public floor for the questions that divide us. Every reply must answer a point. Dismissals don't count. Unanswered points stand. And Haqai, an AI judge, weighs the reasoning while the audience decides who changed their mind.
Cities should make public transport free.
Three rules of the floor
Real debating chambers have rules so nobody wins by talking over the other side. So does Haqora.
Every reply must answer something.
You pick the point you're answering. It's drawn as a line across the floor, so everyone can see the exchange.
A dismissal answers nothing.
Haqai rules insults, sneers and one-liners non-substantive. The line falls short, and the point stays open.
An unanswered point stands.
When the debate closes, every open point counts for the side that made it. Changing the subject doesn't work here.
Haqai annotates. It doesn't take sides.
Haqai reads every post the way a careful editor reads a manuscript. It marks the passage that commits a fallacy, notes why, and scores the reasoning. It never rules on whose values are right; when a disagreement comes down to values, it says so.
- 01Scores logic, evidence, relevance and civility, 0 to 10, with reasons.
- 02Checks 18 named fallacies, and only flags what it can quote.
- 03Treats debaters' text as material to judge, never as instructions.
- 04Publishes its rubric, model and prompt version with every ruling.
Honestly, this is what people say when they've never actually run a remote team1. Office-first managers just want to watch people at desks, and everyone knows it2.
- 1 · Ad hominem
Questions the opponent's experience instead of answering their evidence on mentoring.
- 2 · Appeal to popularity
What most people think doesn't show that the claim is true.
B1's point on mentoring junior engineers is still open. A dismissal doesn't answer it.
Two scores, never mixed
The scale is Haqai's weighing of the reasoning. The crowd is the audience, polled before and after reading, so Haqora measures who changed minds rather than who arrived with the most supporters.
The heavier argument sinks, as on a real balance.
Each square is 2% of the audience. Office-first gained 17 points among readers.
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Index of subjects
If people disagree about it in good faith, it belongs on the floor.
Free to everyone. Funded by people who value good argument.
Sponsor a topic or a headline debate. Sponsored slots are always labelled, and sponsorship never touches how Haqai judges.
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Talk to usFair questions
Can an AI really judge a debate fairly?+
Haqai is good at checking whether a conclusion follows and whether claims are supported, and it holds every side to one rubric. It can still be wrong, so every judgment shows its reasons, the audience votes separately, and any ruling can be challenged.
Does Haqai decide what's true?+
No. It judges the reasoning and evidence presented in the debate. When two sides argue validly from different values, it names the value disagreement instead of picking a winner on values.
What happens to rude or dismissive replies?+
They stay visible, but Haqai rules them non-substantive. They score zero and don't answer the point they reply to, so it stays open.
Is it free?+
Reading, voting and debating are free. Paid plans add more draft checks from Haqai and private debates for classrooms and teams.
Which topics are allowed?+
Any contested question, including politics, religion and history, argued in good faith. Harassment, hate speech and incitement are removed.