Make /ai-debate-practice answer 'What is the best AI debate practice tool?'

public/llms.txt

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Free to use, no account needed, and they run in the browser.
 
 ## Guides
 
-- [AI Debate Practice for Stronger Cases, Rebuttals, and Speeches](https://debateowl.com/ai-debate-practice): Practice debate with DebateOwl by running timed rounds against an AI opponent and getting feedback on your cases, rebuttals and speeches.
+- [AI Debate Practice for Stronger Cases, Rebuttals, and Speeches](https://debateowl.com/ai-debate-practice): How to choose an AI debate practice tool, with a checklist and a comparison of DebateOwl, ArguFight, MindDuel, PublicForumAI and Debate Ladder.
 - [AI Debate Case Generator with Citations](https://debateowl.com/ai-debate-case-generator): DebateOwl turns a motion into a ready-to-read debate case: an opening, arguments with evidence, If they say… replies, a closing line and sources to check.
 - [Practice Rebuttals Before Your Opponent Finds the Weakness](https://debateowl.com/debate-rebuttal-practice): Paste an opposing argument into DebateOwl to find its weak links, missing evidence and logic gaps, then practice the rebuttal you would give.
 - [Ask an AI Debate Coach for Round-Ready Prep](https://debateowl.com/ai-debate-coach): Ask DebateOwl's AI debate coach about strategy, arguments, rebuttals and speeches, with answers tied to your own motion, side and speaker role.

scripts/check_templating.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "hu/melyik-ai-a-legjobb-vitara",
     "debateowl-vs-argufight",
     "debateowl-vs-mindduel",
+    "ai-debate-practice",
 ]
 MAX_WORDS = 12
 MAX_PAGES = 2

scripts/generate_seo_content.py

@@ -75,11 +75,13 @@ def site_sentence(key):
 .goal-page .picks{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:12px 0}
 .goal-page .picks li{padding:4px 0}
 .check{color:#14B37D;font-weight:800;margin-right:.35em}
+.checklist{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:14px 0;display:grid;gap:8px}.checklist label{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:10px 14px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.05);cursor:pointer}.checklist input{accent-color:#14B37D;width:1.1rem;height:1.1rem;margin-top:5px;flex:none}
+.hero .price{max-width:800px;color:var(--muted);margin:14px 0 0}
 .callout{max-width:840px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:14px 18px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.05);margin:18px 0 0}
 """.strip()
 
 PAGES = [
-    {"slug": "ai-debate-practice", "title": "AI Debate Practice | {product}", "description": "Practice debate with {product} by running timed rounds against an AI opponent and getting feedback on your cases, rebuttals and speeches.", "eyebrow": "{product} guide", "h1": "AI Debate Practice for Stronger Cases, Rebuttals, and Speeches", "lead": "Use a focused debate workspace for cases, rebuttals, sources, flowcharts, coaching, and timed practice."},
+    {"slug": "ai-debate-practice", "title": "Best AI Debate Practice Tools (2026): Sparring and Timed Rounds | {product}", "headline": "Best AI Debate Practice Tools (2026): Sparring and Timed Rounds", "description": "How to choose an AI debate practice tool, with a checklist and a comparison of {product}, ArguFight, MindDuel, PublicForumAI and Debate Ladder.", "eyebrow": "{product} guide", "h1": "AI Debate Practice for Stronger Cases, Rebuttals, and Speeches", "lead": "Use a focused debate workspace for cases, rebuttals, sources, flowcharts, coaching, and timed practice."},
     {"slug": "ai-debate-case-generator", "title": "AI Debate Case Generator with Citations | {product}", "description": "{product} turns a motion into a ready-to-read debate case: an opening, arguments with evidence, If they say… replies, a closing line and sources to check.", "eyebrow": "Tool guide", "h1": "AI Debate Case Generator with Citations", "lead": "Draft faster, verify carefully, and walk into the round with a case you can read out."},
     {"slug": "debate-rebuttal-practice", "title": "Debate Rebuttal Practice | {product}", "description": "Paste an opposing argument into {product} to find its weak links, missing evidence and logic gaps, then practice the rebuttal you would give.", "eyebrow": "Feature guide", "h1": "Practice Rebuttals Before Your Opponent Finds the Weakness", "lead": "Choose the link to attack, explain why it matters, and turn pressure into round-winning collapse."},
     {"slug": "ai-debate-coach", "title": "AI Debate Coach | {product}", "description": "Ask {product}'s AI debate coach about strategy, arguments, rebuttals and speeches, with answers tied to your own motion, side and speaker role.", "eyebrow": "Feature guide", "h1": "Ask an AI Debate Coach for Round-Ready Prep", "lead": "Get focused help with strategy, arguments, rebuttals, speeches, and practice feedback."},
@@ -509,6 +511,9 @@ def render_block(block, spans_of=lambda: None):
         return "<ol>" + "".join(f"<li>{linked(item, spans_of())}</li>" for item in block["steps"]) + "</ol>"
     if "list" in block:
         return "<ul>" + "".join(f"<li>{linked(item, spans_of())}</li>" for item in block["list"]) + "</ul>"
+    if "checklist" in block:
+        # Tick boxes for the reader's own count; nothing is scored or stored.
+        return '<ul class="checklist">' + "".join(f'<li><label><input type="checkbox" /> {linked(item)}</label></li>' for item in block["checklist"]) + "</ul>"
     if "speech_times" in block:
         block = speech_times_table()
     if "table" in block:
@@ -538,7 +543,7 @@ def about(slug):
 def structured_data(page, question, answer, faqs, published, modified):
     # sitemap.mjs reads the first dateModified in the file, so the Article stays first.
     graph = [
-        {"@type": "Article", "headline": page["h1"], "name": page["title"], "url": page_url(page["slug"]), "description": page["description"], "inLanguage": "en", "dateModified": modified, "datePublished": published, "author": ORGANIZATION_REF, "publisher": ORGANIZATION_REF, "about": {"@id": SOFTWARE_ID}},
+        {"@type": "Article", "headline": page.get("headline", page["h1"]), "name": page["title"], "url": page_url(page["slug"]), "description": page["description"], "inLanguage": "en", "dateModified": modified, "datePublished": published, "author": ORGANIZATION_REF, "publisher": ORGANIZATION_REF, "about": {"@id": SOFTWARE_ID}},
         {"@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [{"@type": "Question", "name": q, "acceptedAnswer": {"@type": "Answer", "text": a}} for q, a in [(question, answer), *faqs]]},
         {"@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": BRAND, "item": BASE + "/"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": page["h1"], "item": page_url(page["slug"])}]},
     ]
@@ -595,7 +600,9 @@ def spans_of():
     if "tool" in page:
         label, href = page["tool"]
         cta = f'<a class="btn primary" href="{esc(href)}">{esc(label)}</a><a class="btn secondary" href="/app">Start practicing</a>'
-    return f'''<!doctype html>
+    # A guide that compares paid tools states the app-versus-free-tools pricing once, beside its buttons.
+    price = f'<p class="price">{FREE_PLAN_HTML}</p>' if page.get("pricing_cta") else ""
+    html_out = f'''<!doctype html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
@@ -633,7 +640,7 @@ def spans_of():
   <main class="wrap">
     <nav class="breadcrumb" aria-label="Breadcrumb"><a href="/">{PRODUCT}</a> / <span aria-current="page">{esc(page["h1"])}</span></nav>
     <article>
-      <header class="hero"><span class="eyebrow">{esc(page["eyebrow"])}</span><h1>{esc(page["h1"])}</h1><p class="lead">{linked(page["lead"])}</p><p class="dates">{dates}</p><p class="dates">By the <a href="/">{esc(PRODUCT)} team</a></p><div class="cta">{cta}</div></header>{callout}
+      <header class="hero"><span class="eyebrow">{esc(page["eyebrow"])}</span><h1>{esc(page["h1"])}</h1><p class="lead">{linked(page["lead"])}</p><p class="dates">{dates}</p><p class="dates">By the <a href="/">{esc(PRODUCT)} team</a></p><div class="cta">{cta}</div>{price}</header>{callout}
       <section class="answer" aria-labelledby="short-answer"><h2 id="short-answer">{esc(question)}</h2><p>{esc(answer)}</p></section>
       {definition_block(page)}
       <section class="grid" aria-label="Highlights">{feature_cards}</section>
@@ -647,6 +654,11 @@ def spans_of():
 </body>
 </html>
 '''
+    if page.get("pricing_cta"):
+        visible = unescape(re.sub(r"<[^>]+>", " ", re.sub(r"<script[\s\S]*?</script>", " ", html_out.split("<body", 1)[1])))
+        if visible.count(FREE_PLAN.split(";")[0]) != 1:
+            raise SystemExit(f"{page['slug']} must state the pricing sentence exactly once")
+    return html_out
 
 # The Hungarian and Spanish pages (src/config/localized-routes.json), named by their own titles.
 LOCALIZED_ROUTES = json.loads((ROOT / "src" / "config" / "localized-routes.json").read_text())
@@ -776,7 +788,8 @@ def spans_of():
     return html
 
 # The comparison pages, in the order llms.txt lists them under "## Compare". Pages from
-# PAGES use their own H1 and description; the seven from seo_comparison_pages.py get a line here.
+# PAGES use their own H1 and description; the English pages from seo_comparison_pages.py get a line here
+# (the Spanish and Hungarian ones are listed under their language by localized_sections).
 COMPARE_LINKS = [
     ("best-ai-for-debate", None),
     ("best-ai-debate-tools", "six AI debate tools side by side on cases, replies, timed rounds and price, plus a one-hour test to run on any tool"),

scripts/seo_answers.py

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
         "They solve different problems. As of October 2026, DebateClub is voice-only sparring for high-stakes conversations such as negotiations, pitches and meetings, with opponent personas and rhetorical technique scoring, and Pro costs $19/month. It names no competitive debate formats. {product} is built for school and competitive debate: cases, rebuttals, evidence, a timer and timed rounds in School 4-6-6-3, Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum, at {pro_price} after a 3-day trial. Choose DebateClub for workplace persuasion practice and {product} for tournament prep.",
     ),
     "ai-debate-practice": (
-        "Can practising debate against an AI actually make you better?",
-        "Yes, if it shortens the loop of giving a speech, finding what failed, fixing one thing and giving it again. A useful session needs a motion, a side, real speech times, an opponent that responds to what you said and a verdict that names why you won or lost. {product}'s Sparring runs School 4-6-6-3, Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum rounds this way. AI practice adds repetitions between team practices but does not replace them: judge adaptation, delivery under pressure and strategic judgement still develop fastest with a coach and real rounds.",
+        "What is the best AI debate practice tool?",
+        "{product}'s practice runs full Sparring rounds in School 4-6-6-3, Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum at real speech times, with typed or spoken speeches and a judged verdict, then Crossfire and drills on the weakest point. A general chatbot such as ChatGPT or Claude is enough for open back-and-forth, and as of October 2026 ArguFight, MindDuel, PublicForumAI and Debate Ladder suit written rounds against people, short spoken turns on Android, Public Forum only and ranked voice reps.",
     ),
     "ai-debate-case-generator": (
         "Can an AI debate case generator write a case I can actually use?",