Practical guides on argument skills, debate techniques, logical fallacies, and the psychology of persuasion — from the team behind ShouldaSaid.
Practical techniques used by lawyers, negotiators, and debate champions — without shouting or getting personal. Covers steelmanning, the Socratic method, framing, epistemic calibration, and more.
Reference15 logical fallacies with real examples and counter-strategies. How to respond when someone uses a fallacy on you — and why fallacies work even when logically wrong.
PsychologyThe neuroscience of being put on the spot, why shower arguments feel so satisfying, and what to actually do about the gap between thinking and performing under pressure.
Curated debate topics across technology, ethics, education, environment, politics, and everyday life — with notes on what makes each one work as a debate topic.
FeatureHow the Personal Redo mode works, when to use it, and the psychology of rehearsing difficult conversations before you have them for real.
FeatureThe psychology of venting, why expressive disclosure helps process emotion, and how Vent Mode differs from the scored debate modes.
ShouldaSaid supports debate practice in four languages. Each landing page has language-specific guides to argument techniques and logical connectors.