Exactly. You don’t debate to find facts. You find facts to debate. And you debate in order to convince.
Andonepersonrattlingoff1200pointsyoucantactuallycheckinthemomentandalsotheresahardtimelimitandyoucantactuallyquitetellwhatsactuallybeingsaidwaitaseconddidhejustcallmefattyboombaladdyandwinkatme?
Is less than persuasive and convincing. It seems really vulnerable to Gish Gallop where you have one debater arguing in bad faith and just spouting as many lies and fabrications as possible so that the other side would have to spend weeks correcting and clarifying.