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Debate
Debate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.
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Both words in one sentence
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Crookshanks' actions turned out to be heroic, Scabbers turned out to be evil, and Crookshanks never even ate Scabbers in the first place, so the debate doesn't really apply.
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For a few months, a hot topic of debate in some parts of the country was the creation of "school vouchers", which allowed residents to apply their school taxes to a school of their choosing.
Source: Useful Notes / The '90s -
Note that this doesn't just apply to video games — anything with both a casual and competitive scene, such as sports or tabletop games, can also spiral into this debate.
Source: Casual/Competitive Conflict
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