Wrangl
Make sense of both sides of the argument
For
It's good to have an argument now and again
A debate helps people understand the issues
Against
We don't need a debate about this, okay? Go to bed.
I'm quite happy not knowing about the opposing viewpoint, thanks.
It will cause arguments
Try it: Alternative Vote or First Past The Post
A Wrangl can be useful in lots of situations:
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News
When a news story breaks and you want to help your readers understand the issues involved, construct a Wrangl and embed it in your news story.
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Crowd-sourcing
Don't know the answer to a difficult question? Create a Wrangl and ask others to contribute arguments to help you answer it.
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Essay-writing
Work alone, or collaboratively in constructing a for/against essay on a particular issue. Share links to references and quickly sketch out a good essay structure covering the main arguments.
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Decision-making
If you or your team have to make a decision between two courses of action, document your thinking and share it with others via a private Wrangl. Anyone can contribute thoughts and opinions and once everyone has had their say you can work out which course to take.
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Archive
If you're making a decision and want to leave a permanent record of the arguments you considered, make a Wrangl. It's a permanent archive of the points that were considered in making your decision.
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Public policy
Help people understand the issues involved in decisions about local and national government policy. Save time and money communicating complex issues in long documents - create a simple graphical overview of the issue and publish it via the web.
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Democracy
Referendums, votes and other two-way decisions that require input from members of the public can be helped when voters have access to the facts. Construct a Wrangl from both points of view to help the public reach their own decision about which way to vote.
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And more...
Wrangl is constantly improving. If you have a feature that it doesn't have, but have a great idea for what you could do with it, get in touch!