Hmm, I kind of like that. “Dialogue” does feel like it has pretty good connotations. “Invite X to dialogue with you” feels like it also works reasonably well. “Dialogue participants”. Yeah, I feel sold on this being better than “debate”.
I also think it’s more natural for a dialogue feature to be used for a debate, than it is for a debate feature to be used for a dialogue. A dialogue is a more agnostic term for the structure of the conversation, and I expect some rationalists will want to bring in specific norms for different conversations (e.g. “you’re defending your position from the other two, and she’s the facilitator”).
(Seriously, some explicit distinction between “dialogue as collaboration”, “dialogue as debate” and “dialogue as explanation” would be nice. Not necessary at all, but nice.)
“New Dialogue”
Hmm, I kind of like that. “Dialogue” does feel like it has pretty good connotations. “Invite X to dialogue with you” feels like it also works reasonably well. “Dialogue participants”. Yeah, I feel sold on this being better than “debate”.
I also think it’s more natural for a dialogue feature to be used for a debate, than it is for a debate feature to be used for a dialogue. A dialogue is a more agnostic term for the structure of the conversation, and I expect some rationalists will want to bring in specific norms for different conversations (e.g. “you’re defending your position from the other two, and she’s the facilitator”).
Peregrin/Periklynian/Suvinian Dialog!
(Seriously, some explicit distinction between “dialogue as collaboration”, “dialogue as debate” and “dialogue as explanation” would be nice. Not necessary at all, but nice.)