 You're learning how to debate both on the affirmative side and the negative side, how to make your argument, how to critique somebody else's argument, how to break their argument down, how to listen generously and charitably, how to know when to hold them, when to fold them, when to walk away and when to run, all of that stuff. It measurably helps you in life if you take a debate class. Again, for me, it was being a member of the debate team. But debate is such a useful tool, and I always encourage college students to