Quote Originally Posted by seireikhaan View Post
Depends on a few factors:

1) Is this going to be judged, by a neutral observer?

2) If so, in what format is the debate?

3) If judged, be sure to try and find sources for whatever you're backing, even if flimsy at best. Bad sources are better than none. Of course, if you can somehow find good sources on your subject, use those first.

4) If its not going to be judged, strawman the hell out of your opponent and most people will not notice the difference. IE- Bringing up lots of examples of violent people who didn't become have violent videogames. Quite likely, you'll goad your opponent into spewing more nonsense than yourself.
AFAIK they take it in turns, and it's judged by popular vote/acclaim of whoever decides to read it and comment on it (there's a debate thread and an accompanying commentary thread). 4) won't work, as I'll warn him for off-topic posting.