DebateMate is a unique AI tutor that coaches users in Conversational Receptiveness, an empirically validated toolkit for demonstrating engagement with opposing views.

DebateMate gives users practice disagreeing on a policy topic of their choice and gives them feedback and coaching on using the H.E.A.R. framework to help them master conversational receptiveness.

H.E.A.R. stands for…

Hedging Your Claims

Emphasizing Agreement

Acknowledging the Other Perspective

Reframing to the Positive

Type “start” in the window to the left to try it yourself!

DebateMate can be re-configured to help users disagree on different issues and practice a variety of skills. We are working with educational institutions and healthcare providers to create AI tutors for improving disagreement in their settings/ Please let us know if you are interested in using DebateMate in your work!