Resources
Everything on the site, and how it is put together.
90+DEBATES
900+ARGUMENTS
360+SOURCES
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If you are new to the site, these explain what it is and how to use it.
AboutWho makes this, how topics and sources
are chosen, and why both sides always get equal length.
For EducatorsClassroom uses, what each topic
page contains, reading level, and what to tell students.
How this compares to AllSides and ProCon
What each site does, where they overlap, and which is better for what.
Browse
Two ways into the same material. Topic pages are the arguments themselves.
Blog posts are the data and background behind them.
All the debatesEvery topic, grouped into eleven
categories from the economy to foreign affairs.
All the blog postsLonger analysis with original
charts, one for every topic on the site.
Glossary of political termsPlain definitions
for the terms that come up across the debates, each linked to where it matters.
How a topic page works
Every one follows the same structure, so nothing about the format
signals which side is meant to win.
A worked example: Gun ControlOne framing
question, five arguments each side, every argument expandable, four sources.
Try the quizzes
Three short quizzes drawn from the same debates as the rest of the site. Two minutes each, no sign-up.
See the three quizzes →
Questions and corrections
If a statistic is out of date, a source has moved, or an argument is stated
unfairly, that is worth fixing.
ContactTopic suggestions, press enquiries,
corrections, or anything else.