Note. We highly recommend watching the platform's easy-to-follow overview video above before reviewing the Quick Start section.

Getting started with nlite is easy. To start investigating a controversial topic, create a new page by clicking on the New Topic button in the top navigation bar. You will be asked to enter a title and a short description for the topic. Initially, you can stick to the default values for all other inputs.

Once the topic is created, users can add viewpoints to it. Typically, the person who creates the topic adds at least two viewpoints. In the next step, they share the URL of the page with their audience, which can be a group of friends or the public.

The audience will then submit arguments for the listed viewpoints by clicking the Submit Argument button below each viewpoint (See the figure below). Submitted arguments will appear as yellow boxes below the respective viewpoint. The color yellow symbolizes the idea that arguments aim to enlighten society.

Users can also submit counters for existing arguments using the Submit Counter button below each argument (See the figure below). Submitted counters will be displayed as green boxes below the respective argument. The color green reflects a friendly and good-faith attempt to highlight a point that the argument submitter might have overlooked.

The topic page displays the top few arguments identified for each viewpoint in real time. It also shows the single top counter identified for each argument. Please visit here for additional insights on platform usage.

The elements mentioned here are illustrated in the sample page below.