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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a debate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a discussion or argument presented in the format of a debate.
Example: "The topic was presented as a debate, allowing both sides to express their viewpoints clearly."
Alternatives: "in the form of a debate" or "as a discussion".
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That's not the same as a debate.
That isn't quite the same thing as a debate.
The event is not being billed as a debate.
A few months earlier, there wouldn't have been so much as a debate.
The political standoff has been largely defined as a debate over tax hikes versus spending cuts.
But he admonished Blankenhorn directly not to treat the occasion as a debate.
New York increasingly framed the dispute as a debate over fairness.
He thinks of his internal arguments as a debate between "Charlie and Charleses".
It started out as a debate about the tax rates that wealthy fund managers pay.
That became less likely as a debate emerged among Republicans: Is the fund there to address revenue needs during recessions and in the event of natural disasters?
Jaron Lanier, a Microsoft researcher and tech commentator, told me that even framing the differing views as a debate was a mistake.
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