Debate formats
Argument quality score
Composite score (0-100) Logora computes on every reader contribution, combining moderation pass, sourcing, peer upvotes and response patterns. Used to surface the strongest arguments in a debate.
The argument quality score is the metric Logora attaches to every reader contribution in a structured debate. It runs from 0 to 100 and combines four signals :
- Moderation pass : did it clear the AI + human moderation pipeline? Required floor, anything below 50 fails.
- Sourcing : did the contributor attach validated sources (whitelisted by the publisher) to back their claim? Boost up to +20.
- Peer signal : upvotes from other readers, response activity, replies that themselves score high.
- Editorial signal : has a journalist recommended, pinned, or quoted the contribution?
Best-scored arguments surface algorithmically at the top of each side of the debate, while the lowest-scored sink. The result : reading the debate becomes reading the best of the debate.
Why this matters
Without a quality score, comment threads default to chronological or “most upvoted”, both of which reward volume over substance. The quality score is the mechanism that lets a structured debate stay civil at scale.
The score also powers the reader tribunes module (roadmap 2026), readers above a quality threshold over time unlock the right to publish a longer opinion piece.
See structured debate and the Debates module page.