Solo practice pits you against an AI opponent. Debate a friend pits you against an actual person — someone you know, arguing for real. Both of you write your case across three rounds, and each of you gets your own full adjudication ballot, on the same World Schools rubric as a solo round.
Debate a friendCreate a room — pick today's motion or write your own, and ShouldaSaid generates a room with a shareable link.
Share the link — send it to the friend, partner, or roommate you're arguing with. They open it and join — no account needed.
Both argue — across three rounds, you each write your case for your own side. Neither of you sees the other's speech until you've both submitted.
Each gets a ballot — once all rounds are in, an AI judge reads your speeches against your friend's and returns your own ballot: Content, Strategy, and the decision.
Practicing solo pits you against an AI opponent — good for practice any time, no one else needed. Debating a friend flips that: there's no AI opponent this time, because you're arguing against a real person. The AI's only job is judging — reading both sides after all three rounds and grading each of you on the same rubric it uses solo. That's the whole difference: solo practice simulates an opponent, rooms simulate the judge.
Rooms are async — you don't both have to be online at the same time. Submit your round whenever you're ready; the ballots are ready as soon as both sides are in, and you'll see them next time you check the room.
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Debate a friend