Rules of the debate
- Text debate
- Individual debate
- 3 rounds
- No length restrictions
- No reply speeches
- No cross-examination
- Community Judging Standard (notes)
- Forfeiting rounds means forfeiting the debate
- Images allowed
- HTML formatting allowed
- Rated debate
- Time to post: 1 month
- Time to vote: 3 months
- Time to prepare: None
Scientific skepticism is defined as questioning claims on the basis of scientific research.
The BOP relies on con to show that there is a method in addition to the scientific method used by scientists to discredit questionable claims based on current scientific research.