Paul Graham's Post "How to Disagree", as well as many other resources, have progressed by debate style from "destroy the other person and claim victory" to "calmly work to find common truths and update beliefs".

I often try and guide friends to this form of debate, but found that there was no one resource that summarized the mindset, knowledge and techniques needed to get there, so I wrote one.

Alternative title: the antidote to the first 2020 Presidential Debate