Root - Debate & Discuss

What do you actually think? Root is the debate app that turns today's news and biggest questions into real conversations. Take a stance, share your reasoning, and see how your thinking compares to everyone else's. What's new in 1.4 Root now has a Community tab — where users like you drive the conversation. Submit your own debate questions, browse what the community is discussing, and join live rooms to debate in real time. Community questions Have a question you want Root to debate? Submit it from the Ask tab. Add an inspiration source — a Reddit thread, YouTube video, or anything that sparked the idea. Questions go through instant AI review and are live within seconds if approved. Live Rooms browser See every active Breakout Room across Root in one place. Search by keyword, filter by topic, and jump straight into a live AI-moderated discussion without having to find the question first. How Root works Pick your stance — Agree, Disagree, or Neutral on any question Share your reasoning — add context, tag your perspective, cite a source See the breakdown — how does the community actually split? Go deeper — explore the top reasons on each side, drill into the arguments, join a live Breakout Room to debate in real time In the news Root surfaces real articles twice daily and turns them into debate questions — so you're not just reading the headlines, you're weighing in on them. Tap any headline to read a summary before you respond. For You Your personalized feed mixes weekly curated questions, news-driven debates, and community submissions matched to your interests — all in one place. Trending See what's generating the most discussion on Root right now across all question types, ranked by real engagement. Breakout Rooms When a question gets heated, jump into a live AI-moderated discussion with other users. Real conversation, structured debate, no pile-ons. Built for thinkers Root isn't social media. There are no likes, no follower counts, no algorithmic rage-bait. Just questions worth debating and a community willing to engage seriously with them.