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Automatic flowing for debate

Turn any debate into a map.

Drop in a round. Deliberate builds the flow — the resolution, both sides’ positions, every pro and con — and links each argument to the exact second it was said.

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IssuePro · 3:31Speaker 3
A Deliberate map of an LBC debate on North Sea oil: the central question branches into two positions, each with its pros and cons, and a quote card shows what Speaker 3 said at 3:31.
Works from YouTube linksMP4 & audio files Pasted transcripts

Every claim, grounded in what was said

  • Each argument carries the speaker, timestamp and verbatim quote behind it
  • Click any box and the video jumps to the moment it was argued
  • Film review without scrubbing through a 45-minute round
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A selected pro argument with its source quote: “According to government stats, around 80% of the oil produced in the North Sea is actually exported.” — Speaker 1 at 0:11.

Flow at the speed of speech

  • Press Tab, then 1–6, to add a question, position, pro, con, evidence or note
  • Arrow keys move through the tree; just start typing to edit
  • Start from a blank map to prep cases before the round
Start a prep map
The keyboard hotbar for adding nodes: 1 Question, 2 Position, 3 Con, 4 Pro, 5 Evidence, 6 Note.

From recording to map

  1. 1

    Upload the round

    Paste a YouTube link, drop in each speech as an audio file, or paste a transcript.

  2. 2

    Deliberate listens

    Speech is transcribed with speakers and timestamps, so nothing is paraphrased away.

  3. 3

    Get the flow

    An editable map of the clash — rearrange it, add to it, save it and share it with your team.

See your next round as a map.

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